Beautés

Polly's principles; Polly Bergen tells you how you can feel and look as young as she does

147pp. 26 cm. Hardcover Very good condition good

Debrett's Cities of the World : London

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 303pp. The volume which is distributed to peers and baronets, chairmen, managing directors, Members of Parliament, and Members of the European Parliament and others selected from Debretts (of Debrett's Peerage Ltd fame) - primarily those living within a 150 mile radius of London. A limited number is circulated among London's top hotels. A heavy book.

Guide for Your Holidays : Supplement to 'The Motoe Cycle' 1937

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked covers, slight fraying to spine and no bumping to corners. 32pp. Advice and information for the 1937 motor bike tourer on where to go in Britain and even on the Continent..

Great British Detectives

Book is in excellent condition with very light shelf wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Stories include: The Beauty specialist (the Saint), Oracle of the Dog (Father Brown), The Cleaners (Patrick Petrella), The Incredible Elopement of Lort Peter Wimsey. 220 pages.

Fashions of a Decade - The 1950s

Ex-library book with the usual stickers, stamps, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and unmarked in any way. Corners are worn, as are bottom edges. 64 pages filled with mostly color illustrations and photos. Glossary, reading list and time chart at back. Please note this book has the identical ISBN to the same title of the 1940's.

Medieval Theatre Costume: A Practical Guide to the Construction of Garments

Institutional ex-library book with stamps and pocket at back. No library markings on cover or spine. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 112 pages. Full red cloth boards. Small tears on dust jacket. Iris Brooke presents diagrams for laying out material and cutting, and stresses the importance of costume as an aid to actors in their roles. Contents: Introduction; Diagrams of Measurement; Wardrobe; Religious Drama; Heraldry and Symbolism; Hoods; Head-dress and Crowns: Hose and Shoes; Properties, Armour, Masks and Wings; Royalty and Nobility.

Costumes Suisses (Orbis Pictus Volume #27)

46 page booklet with 24 full page plates with drawings in color, depicting costume and traditional dress from regions in Switzerland.. Covers show light wear only with light edge wear only, text/interior is unmarked and binding is solid. Text is in French.

Second-time Cool: The Art of Chopping Up a Sweater

Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings. 92 pages.

Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays: Volume 4, the Georgian Period

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior has occasional check marks in pencil beside the illustrations, otherwise clean. 96 pages, line drawings, some in color, accompany the text. Covers Early & Late Georgian, French revolution, French directoire & First empire, Scottish costume. Stage settings: furniture, musical instruments, military weapons, kitchen utensils, architectural forms.

Costumes and Settings for Historical Plays; Volume 3: The Elizabethan and Restoration Period

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior has occasional check marks in pencil beside the illustrations, otherwise clean. 96 pages, line drawings, some in color, accompany the text. Covers Elizabethan (Spanish fashion 1558 - 1603, James I, 1603 - 1625, Charles I 1625 - 1649, The commonwealth 1649 - 1660. Stage properties: furnitue, kitchen utensils, musical instruments, costume jewellery, armour, weapons, architectural forms.

A World of Embroidery

Ex-library book with the usual stickers, stamps, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. From the reference section, book shows very light wear to lower cover edges only. 512 page enclopedic reference of types of embroidery from all over the world arranged in two sections: The nations and The stitchery, each in alphabetical order. Heavily illustrated with photographs, mostly in b&w, some color, many full and half page

Earth Line and Morning Star: Nlaka'Pamux Clothing Traditions

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 137 pages with many illustrations. For the NLaka'pamux of the southern British Columbia Interior, the art of dress and adornment has been an act of aesthetic, social and religious significance. Using a technology developed over thousands of years, people sewed tanned skins and wove cedar, willow, lichen and Indian-hemp to make their garments. Colourful feathers, seeds and shells were used as decoration. Images drawn with paints and dyes reflected their dreams, visions and life experiences. With the arrival of European traders, NLaka'pamux clothing style quickly changed to adopt new materials and fashions. Yet, the skills needed to produce traditional clothing and the knowledge of its symbolic importance continued and are still taught in NLaka'pamux communities today. Earth Line and Morning Star is the first in-depth study of NLaka'pamux clothing traditions.

Vintage Fashion: Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics, 1900-1990

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 224 pages. Slight edge wear to cover.

Costumes of the East

Ex-library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Book has been re-bound by the library into heavy, strong white hardback covers. Pages/contents are very clean, with no tears and sharp corners. Many full color plates. 160 pages on heavy paper. Contents include Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine; Near east, Iran, Central Asia, India and Pakistan; Kishmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Tibet, China, Siberia, Manchuria, Hokkaido, Bonins. Book is from referance section & not allowed to be checked out.

Military Uniforms in America: The Era of the American Revolution, 1755-1795

Institutional ex-library book with stamps and pocket at back. Cover and spine show no library markings. Interior pages clean and unmarked; tight binding. 140 pages. Edge wear to dust jacket, which is taped to cover. Full-page color illustrations faced with a written description of the uniforms. Glossary.

Fashions of a Decade - The 1950s

Ex-library book with the usual stickers, stamps, etc. Binding is solid and text/interior is clean and unmarked in any way with sharp corners, in as-new condition. 64 pages filled with mostly color illustrations and photos. Glossary, reading list and time chart at back.

Runway madness, photographs by Lucian Perkins ; text by Robin Givhan.

1 v. (unpaged) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 x 40 cm. Hardcover very good condition The unexpected runway moment, the candid dressing room expression, the steely eyed scrutiny of the front-row denizens. Runway Madness is a personal invitation to New York's infamous Fashion Week. More than 100 arresting photographs by Pulitzer Prize- winning photographer Lucian Perkins many never published until now tell the behind-the-scenes story of this unparalleled fashion event. Perkins captures the models up-close and personal: Kate Moss without make-up, Naomi Campbell in curlers, and Shalom Harlow, Amber Valetta, Christy Turlington, and many others in high pomp as well as unguarded circumstance. Also exposed are the fashion editors and buyers, journalists, and stars whose high-visibility presence is essential. Quotes from fashion insiders provide a running commentary and captions by Washington Post fashion writer Robin Givhan explain each image. The beat, the lights, the cascade of beauty and color: this is not only a performance, but also a performance art. Long and lean like the runway itself, Runway Madness is the total high fashion experience.

MAQUILLAJE. TU GUIA DE BELLEZA Y ESTILO PARA EL ÉXITO.

Shirley Temple Paper Dolls - Two Books

Two books: Original Shirley Temple Paper Dolls in Full Color and Authentic Shirley Temple Paper Dolls and Dresses. Each book is 9 1/4"w x 12 1/4"h and 32 pages.

Naked Fear

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Yellowing pages. 190 pages.

Costume in Pictures

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 144 pages. 6 3/4"w x 9 1/4"h. "Here is a descriptive and pictorial survey of American and British costume from the middle ages to the 20th century, which documents costume changes, not with the usual line drawings, but with over 150 reproductions of contemporary paintings, drawings, carvings, prints, and photographs, ranging from the 12th century illuminated manuscripts to fashion photographs of the 1930's."

Modern Menswear

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 208 pages.

Magic of Scarf Fashion...with the Scarf Clip: The Knaughty Look

This spiral bound book flips open and stands up --- so you can have both hands free to tie your scarf, of course. Some color photos and many line drawings of eighties fashion at its knaughtiest. 126 pages. 5 7/8"w x 9 1/4"h.

North of 36

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Yellowing paper. 336 pages. Previous owner's name inside.