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Geoffrey Beene

folio, 144 pages, illustrated throughout. Signed by Geoffrey Beene eng

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.

Vogue Magazine (US) 1 April 1971

180 pages. Features: Ad for the ill-fated Ford Pinto inside front cover; Day and evening summer clothes you can't wait to wear; The best new looks from Spanish couture and boutique collections; Gwen Davis - a novel way of dieting; Sex Appeal is a state of mind; The body - a woman's own environment; Skin in bed; The easy pretty head - wigs, coiffures - the shortest, kindest cut; A pretty woman uses all the help she can get - 25 quick beauty tricks; Scarlet nails - male bait; A 1971 Gigi looks at sex; Cubism - making a new reality; Picasso and Braque - their cubist years; Lording it!; Dr. Linus Pauling talks about Vitamin C; Audrey Hepburn Dotti and her family in their Swiss farmhouse; and much more. Above-average wear. 2" x 3" piece missing from bottom of back cover. Tape along spine. Numerous tape repairs to front cover which is missing a 2" x 2" piece from lower edge. Usual library markings. A worthy reference copy. Book

Women's Costume of the Ancient World: 700 Full-color Illustrations

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Light wear to cover.

EMBELLISEZ-VOUS.

The National Home Monthly Magazine, February (Feb.) 1934 - Present and Future Transportation / Australia's Central Bank

64 pages. Features: Nice cover illustration of sledding scene; Classy two-page 1934 Chevrolet ad with prominent illustration of handsome grille; One-page yeast ad features photos of Dr. Edouard Antoine of Paris; Australia's Central Bank - interesting article on contemporary developments in central banking; One-page color Crisco ad; Mean People (short story); The Beginning (short story); Taking Children to Sea - interestin photo-illustrated article on attractions offered for children aboard ocean liners; The Trimming of Paul Lumiere (short story); The Girl in Green (short story); White Cargo (part 2 of short story); Tomorrow's Transportation - interesting photo-illustrated article; The Impregnable "Mountain" - photo-illustrated article on Stony Mountain Penitentiary and its escapee California Bill; Pond's ad features photo of Mrs. Henry Field of Chicago; Two-page Dodge photo ad features crowd gathered around car and another photo of car flying over cliff; Photos of Hollywood stars; Interesting Lux ad includes photo of Barbara Rainforth; Movie News and photos; Nice two-page photo ad for the New Plymouth Six includes photo of Walter P. Chrysler; Radio Stars - news and photos; Movie Reviews; Beauty article; Cooking article about Tea; One-page ad for Magic Baking Powder features photo of Madame R. Lacroix; Interesting Bovril ad includes photos of their product being loaded onto ship, the "Bear of Oakland", of Antarctic explorer Admiral Byrd; Fashion illustrations; One-page Kodak ad entitled "Snapshots at Night!"; Magnificent colour ad for Heinz ketchup inside back cover entitled "Wonderful Wedding" depicts 'blue-blood' female tomatoes being paired with Asian spicy males!; Colour Dutch Cleanser ad on back cover; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy of this wonderful vintage issue. Book

Disney's Beauty and the Beast - Disney Classic Series

96 pages. Unmarked inside. Light signs of wear and soiling overall. Recounts the famous Disney tale of Beauty and the Beast. Book

Canadian Home Journal [Magazine], December 1936, Volume 33, Number 8, Vol. 33, No. 8 - Wonderful Christmas Cover Illustration

Wonderfully illustrated front cover by Rex Woods depicts two medieval musicians performing a Christmas tune. 96 pages. Features: Charming colour ad for Green Giant canned tomatoes inside front cover includes map of Essex County, Ontario, where "the swankiest tomatoes in Canada' are grown; Nice one-page ad for the 1937 Chevrolet; Christmas 1936-2000 - a thoughtful article on the the future of the church and those born in 1936; Gorgeous one-page colour ad for the new 1937 V-8 Ford cars, featuring a maroon sedan; Lucky Keyes - short story by A.D. Divine; Silver Legs - short story by Margaret Nyren Hoffman; Christmas poems; I Was A Stranger - a true Canadian story as told to Janet Erskine Scott; Santa Claus for a Quarter - short story by Emma-Lindsay Squier; The Transit of Venus - short story by Gertrude Macaulay Sutton; Fog Over Fundy - short story by Louis Arthur Cunningham; Marvelous one-page colour-illustrated Campbell's Soup ad features grocer talking to well-heeled lady; Teens and Twenties; Fulfill Wishes - by Eva Nagel Wolf; Nice one-page ad for Jane Seymour Beauty Preparations; Movie reviews of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Gorgeous Hussy", "Craig's Wife", and "Seven Sinners"; A Peek at the Books - Margaret Lawrence reports on the Toronto Book Fair; One-page Carnation Milk ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Lovely one-page colour ad for Five Roses flour features Christmas baking; Eight delicious-looking recipes by Mona Parr for Christmas puddings and sauces - Rich Plum, Plum, Simple Dark Fruit, Carrot, Fluffy Mocha, Chilled Moulded Plum, Hard Sauce, Brown Sugar Sauce; One-page Libby's baby food ad features photos of the Dionne Quints; Fashion ideas - 'Dresses for Dates'; Delightful page of illustrations to be cut out entitled "Mary Lou and Bobby's Christmas" by Lydia Fraser; and more. A quality copy of this heartwarming depression-era piece of Christmas Canadiana Book

Punk: The Whole Story

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 288 pages. 8 3/4"w x 11 1/8"h. Slight edge wear to dust jacket. Many color photos. The definitive story of Punk, from Anarchy in the UK to American Idiot.

Confessions of a Window Dresser: Tales from a Life in Fashion

A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 240 pages. Edge wear to dust jacket. Many color photos. Chronicles the work of the author making sometimes outlandish window displays along with a list of practical tips of what to do and what not in working with fashion designers, models, dummies, etc.

National Home Monthly Magazine, March (Mar.) 1937 - Crowning of George the Sixth / Aviation to the Patricia District of Ontario

80 pages. Features: Nice colour-photo ad for Green Giant / Fine Foods ad inside front cover features Essex County of Ontario; Nice one-page Easter ad for Parker Pens; Fascinating editorial about Russia/Stalin/Trotsky; Nice colour one-page ad for Chateau Cheeses; The Crowing of our King-Emperor George the Sixth (IV) - photo-illustrated article; Big Business (short story); Account Balanced (short story); Tam McWhirker's Elephant (short story); Bustin' Open Patricia - excellent photo-illustrated article on the opening of the vast Patricia District of Northwestern Ontario by commercial aviation; The Evil Eye (short story); The Man with the Purple Claw (short story); Sport Pot Pourri - nice sports article with photos of tennis player Ellsworth Vines, Golver Tony Manero, and tennis player Herr von Cramm; Fantastic one page ad for Colgate toothpaste features large photo of the Dionne Quints with their doctor; Nice one-page ad for the Dodge Custom Six, four-door Touring Sedan; Nice one-page ad says you can play a period of hockey on 2 slices of bread, and includes photo of hockey players skating on a large slice of bread; Nice one-page Plymouth car ad; Palmolive ad includes photo of Montreal Society girl Peggy Oliver; Sweet Caporal ad features photo of dog 'Squeaks' owned by Mrs. W. Allan Black, Jr. of Montreal; Movie news includes photos of Deanna Durbin, Miriam Hopkins, Claudette Colbert, Lily Pons, and others; Great LifeSavers ad includes photo of small boy wearing huge boxing gloves; Richard Hudnut cosmetics ad includes photos of Gergrude Lawrence and Jane Pickens; Before and After - house renovation article with before and after photos; Great one-page colour ad for Westinghouse fridges; Beauty ad; Cooking article; Great One-page Carnation milk ad includes small photos of the Dionne Quints; One-page Heinz soup ad features formal dinner scene; World Sayings; Colour ads for Rinso and Lifebuoy inside back cover; Classy back cover colour ad for the 1937 Ford V-8 (maroon) shows evening scene with man bringing coffees to ladies in car; and more. Center page loose but present. Spine rolled. Average wear and soiling. A worthy copy of this nice vintage issue. Book

EL ARTE DE TEÑIRSE EL CABELLO. LAS 100 MEJORES FORMULAS DE TINTURAS PROGRESIVAS E INSTANTANEAS.

Segunda edicion.

Superior: The Haunted Shore

176 pages with selected bibliography. Oblong tan cloth boards have browned around the edges but are only lightly soiled and worn. Contents are clean with some yellowing at the edges. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Bright gilt lettering on spine. List of 98 plates is placed loose inside front cover. A haunting but beautiful look at this enormous lake and its environs. Book

Floor Decor : Decorating Techniques for Beautiful Floors and Floorcloths

128 pages including index. Why settle for plain floors when you can turn them into decorative accents that add as much to the beauty of your home as the furniture or window treatments do? New products - such as acrylic varnishes that resist yellowing - make it easier than ever to achieve terrific results using a variety of time-honored techniques. From dramatic backdrops with broad expanses of color to repeated stamped motifs, you'll make masterpieces underfoot - indoors and out, and even up the stairs. Clean, bright and unmarked. Light wear to attractive dust jacket. Lovely copy. Book

Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, April 1927 - Arbor Lodge, The Home of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day

122 pages. Features: Purina Chick Chow color ad inside front cover; Poppies for your garden; Screening casement windows; My Wild Flower Corner; Gardening on a steep hillside; Arbor Lodge - Home of J. Sterling Morton, Founder of Arbor Day; Plant a tree for the baby this year; Prairie Wild Flowers; The heart of the house - the kitchen; Year-round beauty from evergreens; Make the architect a partner when you build; Where our readers live - photos of homes of Ralph Garrison of Kalamazoo, E.L. Venning of Glen Ellyn, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Beat of Portland and Mrs. H.E. Roth of Sheboygan; What to do with the walls and floors; Unit House No 20 is designed for comfort - house plan; Nature lore for youthful readers; Nice one-page ad for Holland Furnaces; Good books for girls; Nice one-page photo-llustrated ad for Simmons mattresses features photo of Mrs. J. Borden Harriman; Have you a room with an inferiority complex?; Is your porch comfortable?; Ponderosa pine ad; The Soup and Salad Garden; Lovely one-page color ad for Sun-Maid raisins; Nice one-page color ad for Dutch Boy White-Lead paint; Tips from Garden Notebooks; A talk on hearts - fourth in a series of articles on present-day health problems; How to cook the tender cuts of meat; For dinner on your afternoon out; Aids to better housekeeping; One-page ad for Hoosier kitchen working centers; Simple bird baths and how to make them; We grow vegetables, by Professor J.A. Huffman of Marion, Indiana; Montgomery Ward catalog ad; Standard plumbing fixture ad; Spray calendar for the home garden; Nice 2/3-page ad for the Maytag aluminum clothes wasther; Clifford Bloom - Musical Missionary - with piano and voice sheet music for his 'A Slight Mistake'; Screening casement windows; The story of the piano - concerning the choice, location and care of this instrument; ad for Yale door hardware; ad for American Face Brick; Vintage 2/3-page ad for Stanley Tools shows man and boy with wooden bench; Great one-page color ad for Johns-Manville asbestos shingles; Recipes; Illustrated needlework article; Nice color Valspar varnish ad inside back cover; Color Congoleum ad on back cover. Average wear and soiling. A sound vintage copy. Magazine

Duke Ellington's Piano Solos - Piano Sheet Music

32 pages. Undated but appears to be circa 1931. "Dubbed by his legion of followers as 'Harlem's Aristocrat of Jazz', Duke Ellington has been often and aptly referred to as the 'creator' of a new vogue in American music." - page 1. Songs include: Mood Indigo; Black and Tan Fantasy; Rockin' in Rhythm; Sweet Chariot; Syncopated Shuffle; Sweet Mama; The Creole Love Call; Black Beauty; The Blues With a Feeling; The Breakfast Dance. Includes black and white reproduction of nice photo of Duke and his band. Writing on illustrated front cover. Somewhat above-average external wear. Binding intact. A worthy vintage copy. Book

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.

Manuel D'archeologie Francaise Depuis Les Temps Merovingiens Jusqu'a La Renaissance Tome Iii: Le Costume

Ex-library colored vinyl binding with the usual stamps and markings. 614 pages. Black and white illustrations and photos. Text in French.

EL ARTE DE MAQUILLARSE EN 10 MINUTOS. 50 ESTILOS PASO A PASO.

Profusion de fotografias en color.

Patou

A clean, unmarked copy with a tight binding. Full red cloth boards. Open tears on dust jacket. Around 160 pages. Many photos. Text in French.

NAWCC Bulletin - National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors - December 1995, Volume 37/6, Number 299

Features: Spring Suspensions for Accurate Pendulums; Silas B. Terry and His Timepieces with Springs; The Rise and Fall of the Wallace Electric; An American Beauty - The Samuel Mulliken II, Salem, Mass. Dwarf Clock; At the Bench, "Adjusted" vs. "Unadjusted" Watches; Radio-Controlled Watches & Clocks; A Watch by Frederick Funk; and more. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Nice copy. Book

Sopra alcune impetigini, memoria con tavola colorita

In-4° grande; pp. (6), 93, (3), una tavola ripiegata, tirata a inchiostro seppia e colorata; tra le pagine sono inseriti 7 fogli bianchi che contengono annotazioni manoscritte, correzioni al testo forse di mano dello stesso autore; alcune note manoscritte nel testo. Legatura in cartonato rigido. Copia in barbe.

Costumes of the East

Ex-institutional library book with the usual stamps, stickers, etc. Text/interior is clean and unmarked in any way. Text block and boards both have sharp corners, no edge or corner wear, binding is very tight. Dust jacket is worn with multiple small tears and chipping at edges, heavy scuffing, no large or open tears. 160 pages on heavy paper with color plates on glossy paper. Profusely illustrated in b&w and color. Contents include costume of Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine, Near East, Iran, (Persia) Afghanistan, Central Asia, India and Pakistan, High Borderlands, Kashmir, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, tibet, Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea, Southeast Siberia, Manchuria, Hokkaido, Bonins & Siberia with b&w illustrations of typical clothing and then several full-page museum quality color photos of examples of actual clothing for MOST of the above regions.