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190562191St. Paul MN: McKibbin Driscoll & Dorsey Broadway and Fifth Streets St. Paul Printing Co. 1905. Tall 8vo. 27 1 pp. With text illustrations photo illustrations throughout. Gray decorated softcovers Arts & Crafts cover art & lettering in blue factory & warehouse & offices depicted on back cover small hole punch at upper left corner w/ gray silk braid as issued minor chipping to couple corners minor age-toning to fore-edges still a VG- copy. First edition of this surprisingly scarce Progressive-Era catalogue for the storied company founded originally in 1888 by McKibbin 1856-1941. This catalogue offers McKibbin Stiff Hats bowlers soft-brimmed Western hats such as the Columbia Dakota Manitoba & Railroad along with several Fedora hats. Advertised as well is an interesting novelty called the “Pin Wheel Hat†which were marketed in a round box rolled up and sold by the dozen for $ 4.50. Ladies and young women’s hats are included gloves sheep-lined coats and more. McKibbin was an orphaned self-made business man who managed to attend Princeton and Western University before moving to St. Paul where he eventually launched the business in 1888 which he sold in 1926 to T.W. Stevenson Manufacturing. No copies in Worldcat; See: David Pierce Joseph McKibbin Sept. 27 2014 & Men of Minnesota 1902 p. 372. McKibbin, Driscoll & Dorsey, Broadway and Fifth Streets, [St. Paul Printing Co.], paperback
187454872Boston: C.F. Hovey & Co. 1874. Folio. 13.5 x 11 in. 36 pp. 1 59 1 leaves. first 36 pp. incorporating title Memorandum pages several ALS letters and invoices on letterhead 8 pp. on graph paper w/ samples incorporated into the text 2 additional leaves of tissue thin manuscript copies from blotter 925 original fabric samples pinned-in glued-in and laid in sized from .5 x .5 in. up to 6 x 13 in. including a myriad of colours tartans plaids flannels silk blends cottons poplin cottons woolens etc. Original plum-coloured factory sample book purchased by Hovey from stationer P.L. Morin Paris who specialized in producing blank scrapbooks for factory sample cards printing & stationery registers w/ label mounted on front pastedown worn rubbing spine perished hinges loosed somewhat shaken still a remarkable unsophisticated exemplar preserved in folding case. This exceptional Victorian fabric sample order book assembled by a buyer for C.F Hovey & Co.’s fall fashion season furnishes an invaluable time capsule of colours textures and preferences in the 1870s. This era in women’s fashion driven by Parisian and other European design houses demanded extraordinary amounts of fabrics with an emphasis on the back of the skirt long trains and fabric draped up into bustles with an abundance of flounces and ruching. More significantly there was a tremendous growth in patterned poplin fabrics bright cotton & silk fabric blends as well as brilliant jewel colours. This order book with hundreds of different samples also offers a fantastic peek into the Victorian obsession with tartans and plaids driven by the mystique and example of Queen Victoria the ever-growing popularity with the historical romances of Sir Walter Scott celebrating the Highlanders and the poetry of Robert Burns. Tartan and plaid patterns were used in gowns dresses shawls veils hats purses and many fashion houses would often choose a particular clan pattern to celebrate and promote in their sales literature. Men’s suits coats and jackets were buttoned high on the chest the woolens became lighter weight and more durable as well of better quality and fashion designers for Hovey & Co. also incorporated rough finish woolens twills and tweeds into their clothing offered for sale. Many of the fabrics were also sold in Hovey & Co. fabric department in assorted lengths as well as ends for uses by Victorian women in home craft projects. Johnson focused on buying in the major wholesale textile dealers and markets of Europe during the 1870s including Stavert Tigomala & Co. one of the largest textile commission houses in Bradford UK; Firth Booth & Co. who specialized in bright cotton poplin plaids tartans wool blends and moire; Chamberlin Donner & Co. of Manchester one of the largest wholesale merchant houses shippers & traders in the British Empire; A. Van Bergen & Co. in Paris France whose beautifully patterned cotton and silk blends and woolens were enhanced by the award-winning dyes of Blanche at Puteaux; Les Fils de Th. Le Grand with wool blends twills and rough finish woolens. The sizes of the orders were remarkable and show the strength of Hovey’s customer base with one pair of invoices showing orders from Firth Booth & Co. totaling £ 7785 or over £ 855000 in present day value. However as evidenced by letter from Charles Kretschmann in Berlin who notes that Johnson in his June 24 1874 visit was “not pleased with the Berlin style of garments for this season and ordered only a very small lotâ€C.F. Hovey & Co. was founded by Charles Fox Hovey in 1833 as a dry goods merchant and with in a few years became a large department store located on Summer St. Through the years up to his death in 1859 he brought on many partners and was an ardent abolitionist and supporter of women’s rights establishing the Hovey Fund. After his death in 1859 Thomas Mack and Augustus De Puyster took over the running of the company and expansion through the Civil War. Johnson 1839-1927 was a Harvard grad clerk for Hovey & Co. and Civil War Veteran who rose from 1st Lieutenant in Co. H. Massachusetts 44th Infantry to Full Adjutant before mustering out right before Gettysburg. Hovey & Co. survived the massive fire of 1872 by employees soaking all the woolen blankets on the sales counters in water and placing over the roof and windows to protect the building from the flowing cinders expanded into store fronts on Chauncy and Avon Streets and was the first retailer to adopt the policy of requiring monthly payments on credit accounts. See: The History of the House of Hovey 1919; Charles Boston Looking Back at C.F. Hovey’s of Boston Shopping Days in Retro Boston May 6 2011; History of Fashion 1840-1900 Victoria and Albert Museum 2016. C.F. Hovey & Co., hardcover
196961745Portland & Pendleton OR: Pendleton Woolen Mills Feb. 1969. 4to. 9 x 11.25 in. 176 pp sections all separately paginated. on tinted paper illustrations throughout tan coloured printed section dividers thumb tabs at fore-edges. Colour-illustrated softcover post-binder screw at gutter margin 3-ring hole punched as issued minor creasing edgewear minor edgewear to thumb-tabs still a VG copy. First edition thus of this exceedingly scarce wholesaler jobber price list illustrating and presenting Pendleton Woolen Mills Mid-20th-Century fashions for men’s Shirts Light Jackets Robes Accessories Slacks Jackets Outerwear Outdoor Wear Boyswear Sweaters and Knit Shirts. In the 1960’s Pendleton was well-known for their Sir Pendleton shirt line-up of flannels for men including the Board Shirt used at the time by California surfers over a layer of petroleum jelly as an improvised wetsuit in the early days of the surf scene. The Pendletones rock band actually adopted their name in honor of the surf uniform of Pendleton shirts worn over t-shirts with khakis and later changed their name to the Beach Boys featuring Brian Dennis & Carl Wilson Mike Love and Al Jardine. The Worsted Yarns used in Pendleton men’s fashions at the time were tightly twisted and gave them a resilient luster. The company has even recently revived in 2024 the classic Board Shirt first seen in the plaids of the late 1960’s. No copies in Worldcat; See: Iconic Styles Pendleton Woven Issue No. 7 2024. Pendleton Woolen Mills, paperback
192758104New York: B. Altman & Co. Fifth Avenue July-August 1927. Tall 8vo. 7 x 11 in. 46 pp. Illustrated throughout. Colour-illustrated sofcovers stylish Art Deco cover art of flapper woman in stylish hat with cocktail on ocean liner beach fashions on back cover minor dustsoiling shelfwear minor bumping at couple corners still VG copy. First edition of this nicely printed and quintessential Flapper Era in-house fashion magazine and catalogue for B. Altman. Filled with novelties accessories and designs targeting the young flapper along with encouraging the Negligee for every mood marketing summer vacation items such as cameras photo albums even a portable sun dial. Worldcat locates 3 incomplete and broken run holdings of the Altman Magazine Mint Museum U of RI UVA. B. Altman & Co., Fifth Avenue, unknown
190048322Troy NY: Cluett Peabody & Co. Makers ca. 1900. Painted tin sign w/ black lettering 19 x 14 in. mounted in original quarter-sawn oak frame 24 x 18 in. with the advertising logo painted in black lettering minor scuffing to lettering very minor rust spotting and blue-tinted patina to sign still a VG- example. A wonderful advertising display for Monarch Shirts which originally came out of a Carlton Oregon general store which at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century also sold men’s clothing accessories and shoes. George Bywater Cluett 1838-1912 and Frederick Forrest Peabody 1858-1927 were pioneers in the shirt & replaceable collar industry in Troy NY who created the iconic Arrow brand detachable Collars and shirts. They formed their company from Cluett & Sons to Cluett Peabody & Co. in 1899 and rapidly grew their business by providing women with an easier way to clean their husbands’ stained shirt collars without having to wash the entire shirt. In addition the collars wore out a much faster rate than the rest of the shirts so these replaceable collars would extend the life of the garments. Monarch shirts were famed for their durability and patented their Patent Bound Bosom Shirt which became known to consumers across the country as the Monarch Shirt. In 1905 the company launched the iconic campaign for Arrow Shirts with the famed illustrations by Joseph Leyendecker which ran for over 25 years. Various Cluett divisions maintained offices and showrooms in New York through 2002 and then in 2004 the Arrow Shirt brand was acquired by Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. Cluett, Peabody & Co., Makers, hardcover
191056015New York & Tacoma: Alfred Benjamin & Co.; Dege & Milner 1910. 8vo. 16 pp unpaginated. Black & white plates throughout including double-page centerfold pen & ink reminiscent of work of Charles Dana Gibson. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art of horse-drawn sleigh in the snow slight dustsoiling minor shelfwear still an excellent copy. First edition of this scarce and nicely illustrated catalogue for Alfred Benjamin & Co. fashions for men before World War I. Benjamin Clothes were famed during the opening two decades of the 20th Century for emphasizing their cosmopolitan styling and that they were wholly manufactured and tailored in New York of the highest quality. The plates show well-dressed Benjamin men on the steps of The Met next to the Franz Sigel Statue on Riverside Drive in front of their Brass Era automobile at The Abbey on Lafayette and more. This copy was printed for the Dege & Milner department store in downtown Tacoma which was operated from 1901-1915 by James H. Dege and his partner William Milner before Dege opened the James H. Dege Co. store. No copies located in Worldcat. Alfred Benjamin & Co.; Dege & Milner, paperback
195052053Amsterdam: International Textiles 1950. Folio. 212 pp. With 100s of text illustrations plates diagrams photos many in colour 1 w/ tipped-in fabric sample of red velvet. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art by Jean Colin showing the European dove of peace dangling a tailoring manikin below while flying over the Americas plexiglass spiral binding as issued minor shelfwear light soiling to fore-edges still VG copy. First edition of this very rare installment of this post-World War II fashion textiles trade magazine filled with advertising and articles detailing how Europe intended to wean itself off the Marshall Plan aid in order to rebuild. The article on Parisian fashion includes dress designs by Jean Desses Jacques Fath Pierre Balmain and others. There is a remarkable article on seersucker patterns offered for the 1951 season by Cloques which includes photos of the actual factory sample catalogue leaves showing patterns and tipped-in fabric swatches. In addition there are lavish advertisements and beautifully illustrated articles filled with fashion window displays from the Swiss Industries Fair in 1950 revealing the tremendous explosion of Mid-Century Modern designs out of European fashion design houses. International Textiles, paperback
190046147Paris: B. Henry 60 Rue de Turbigo ca. 1900. 8vo. 16 pp. Over 75 text illusts. 1 photo illust. of B. Henry. Self-printed wrappers illust. on front cover some minor dustsoiling wear slight creasing still VG- copy stapled as issued. First edition of this fascinating and very scarce catalogue of the elaborate hair-pieces and wigs for the fashions of mostly women and some men at the end of the 19th century. The pieces include full wigs hair extensions hair braided into the styles to be pinned to existing hair decorative pieces for special occasions and more. In addition there is a very good section on how to accurately measure yourself for your hair-piece. No copies located in Worldcat. B. Henry, 60, Rue de Turbigo, unknown
194657486New York: Lord & Taylor 1946. Tall 8vo. 3 101 4 pp. Double-page frontispiece white crepe-paper Christmas Tree pop-up by The Beistle Co. Illustrated throughout most in black & white 10 colour plates some photographic others a mixed-media effect. Colour-illustrated softcovers wraparound cover art minor shelfwear edgewear at corners light rippling to gutter margin of first couple leaves still a VG copy. First edition of this fashionable post-World War II catalogue celebrating 101 stylish gifts for men women & children following the easing of Wartime restrictions. The impressionistic illustrations were created by the in-house Lord & Taylor artists who were some of the most influential designers during the 1940’s and 1950’s including Dorothy Hood Helen Hall Arnold Hall Jean Karnoff Susan Abbott Betty Offt and Carl Wilson. Many of the 101 items drip with a glamour desired and reflected in post-War film and popular culture and a distinct emphasis on femininity with such items as the “Ermine hug-me-tight†stole Hand-made silk lingerie with French Alencon lace Koret dinner bag the Harem lounging costume by Joseph Whitehead Gloves that go up and up and more. Worldcat locates 1 copy Penn State; See: Keren Ben-Horin July Treasure of the Month: Frances Neady Collection On Pins and Needles July 25 2012. Lord & Taylor, paperback
193045898Troy NY: Arrow Shirt Co./ Cluett Peabody & Co. Inc. ca. 1930; 1955. Quarter-sawn oak salesman sample counter display case 18.75 x 6 x 6 ins. with glass top & front door in back with catch w/ original label at bottom of the display indicating that this case was only to be used for the display of the Company collars preserving two Arrow Shirt Co. Collars some scuffing and wear to label at bottom of case affecting lettering minor wear to sides of case together with original Leyendecker advertisement printed on canvas w/ oak frame 28.5 x 21.5 ins. the piece has been professionally cleaned and mounted on archival foam core and removed from the original bars which were damaging the image and placed back in the oak frame some sunning faint discoloration to upper left margin still remarkable pieces. A wonderful advertising display for Arrow shirts and collars including pre-World War II counter sample case and 1950s promotional ad reproducing one of the famed Leyendecker images. These pieces originally came out of a small men’s clothing shop in Bend Oregon. The Arrow collars grew from the marketing idea by Cluett Peabody & Co. in Troy NY that it gave women an easier way to clean their husbands’ stained shirt collars without having to wash the entire shirt. In addition the collars wore out a much faster rate than the rest of the shirts so these replaceable collars would extend the life of the garments. This style of detachable collars remained popular up until the mid-1930s and largely declined out of use by the end of World War II.Leyendecker 1874-1951 created the Arrow Collar Man which was an advertising campaign that ran from 1905 - 1931 and was perhaps one of the most successful product brands in history. He created 100s of images and many of them are still synonymous with men’s fashion and styles. This advertisement was part of a revived campaign by Arrow Shirt Co. in the 1950s through early 1960s as they revived the nostalgia of the Leyendecker ads and pushed their shirts with soft collars. Arrow Shirt Co./ Cluett, Peabody & Co., Inc., hardcover
190060928Porland OR: Lipman Wolfe & Co. 1900. 16mo. 32 pp unpaginated. w/ photo illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers view of the goddess Minerva holding broken sword city of Paris stretching into the background and medals which originally honored Czar Nicholas for the disarmament conference of 1898 now changed to the United States Seal w/ original mailing envelope post-marked 1¢ Franklin stamp NF/NF copy from the library of Caroline Augusta Gray Kamm 1840-1932 noted socialite and philanthropist in Portland built home for poor women & girls with the YWCA and was daughter of PNW pioneer William H. Gray 1810-1889 who traveled to the Lapwai Mission in Lewiston ID in 1836 where he was the Nez Perce secular agent and subsequently later married Jacob Kamm 1823-1912 pioneering Oregon industrialist and entrepreneur. First edition of this beautiful belle epoque 19th-Century fashion catalogue issued by the historic Lipman Wolfe & Co. department store in Portland OR featuring elaborate large-rimmed hats with extensive trimmings featuring fashions created by such women designers as Madam Michniwicz-Tuvee Esther Meyer Camille Roger perhaps best remembered later for her Art Deco Suffrage hats the Guillard sisters and others. The famed Lipman Wolfe & Co. department store was founded in 1880 by Adolphe Wolfe who teamed up with his uncle Solomon Lipman and at the time still maintained their original Dekum Building at 3rd Street and were the first to introduce customer elevators to their many floors. No copies in Worldcat. Lipman, Wolfe & Co., paperback
196554883Tilburg Holland & Thurles Ireland: Wolspinnerij “De Phoenix†n.v.; Phoenix Yarns Ireland Ltd. ca. 1965. Folio. 34 pp. on thick paper stock 7 of the leaves with gilt lettering specific weight colour information as well as warp & weft thread counts with 54 samples of spun wool yarns and finished woven fabrics tipped-in & mounted a number in bright vivid “Mod†colours. Original black 4-ring binder gilt lettering stamped on front cover leaves hole-punched at gutter margin minor shelfwear still an excellent copy. First edition thus of this beautiful and extremely scarce salesman sample catalogue for the splendid 1960s wool yarns and fabrics produced by the noted Dutch spinning mills. The Feitz’s founded the company in Tilburg in 1958 taking over the former textile firm of J.A. Blomjous in Tilburg and also quickly set up a yarn mill in Great Britain. However due to the high import duties the company was moved to Ireland by 1961 and through the popularity of their yarns and Taslan yarn textiles by the end of the 1960s were producing large quantities of high-end fabrics upholstery fabrics and interior decorating textiles for curtains and wall hangings. Their company focused on producing boucle yarns frotte yarns loops and other twisted fancy wool yarns and specialized knitting yarns. After the recession in the 1980s the company ceased woolen yarn production. No copies located in Worldcat. Wolspinnerij “De Phoenix†n.v.; Phoenix Yarns Ireland, Ltd., unknown
194047095Chicago: Sears Roebuck Co. ca. 1940. Tall 8vo. 21 leaves on thick card stock w/ 59 cotton & cotton-blend colour fabric swatches tipped-in all of them marked at lower part of page w/ stock no. Quarter-blue cloth over pictorial boards w/ notches cut into head & foot of spine for black ribbon binding to hold individual sample leaves with matching notches minor dustsoiling some thumbing to text leaves fore-edges minor shelfwear still a VG copy. First edition of this scarce salesman sample catalogue for men’s shirts sold by Sears in the 1940s. This catalogue includes samples for dress shirts as well as comfortable leisure and lightweight Spring & Summer weights. Most of them are woven from an excellent cotton and/or cotton blends with decorative patterns in blues tans greens and plain white or blue. Pilgrim Brand had a very long and successful life as a brand of Sears clothing for men first appearing on men’s socks in 1905 and over the next 60 years extended to men’s shirts ties underwear and even children’s clothing. Pilgrim hit its’ high-water mark in the 1940s when Sears sold Tru-Point Royal Ascot Royalton and Nobility men’s shirts under the Pilgrim label. The name was retired in 1964. Sears, Roebuck Co., hardcover
192658100New York & Chicago: J.L. Taylor & Co. 1926. Thick elephant folio 17 x 23.25 x 2.5 ins. 75 3 pp. printed on thick card stock each mounted on linen hinge. With 17 colour fashion plates illustrating Taylor styles of the period verso of almost all pages with 364 of 375 mounted textile samples in wool wool-rayon blends some felt backed silk moleskin corduroy cashmere waistband sample and more -- all samples clearly marked with prices and availability some of the 12 missing samples are indicated in pencil as being “Out†as well as a few present 1 additional pinned-in numerous illustrations throughout in blue-green colour tinting including Chicago & New York factories some diagrams charts and graphs. Original half-green cloth over gray green cloth corners gilt lettering on front cover colour plate w/ J.L. Taylor tailor mounted front cover some wear & minor bumping to fore-edges corners some minor soiling & occasional foxing to interior leaves -- some of it dust from the wool samples 10-15 samples with minor deterioration and evidence of old predation still a very good unsophisticated and remarkably complete example w/ original 9 x 21 in. double-sided stock list in red & black laid-in. First edition of this scarce and unusually complete salesman sample catalogue for Jazz era men’s suits in 1928-1929. J.L. Taylor maintained a huge tailoring operation in both Chicago and New York until after World War II employing hundreds of tailors and seamstresses to fill orders. The catalogues were very expensive to produce and so were most often found in department stores mercantiles and men’s stores which would have these catalogues on the sales floor for two years or more. The catalogue offers invaluable illustrated historical reference for the colours styles and fabrics during the era of F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Flappers. Most of the colour fashion plates illustrating the available styles have elegantly dressed women and settings in the background including with an emphasis on sporting in summer so golf tennis croquet canoeing boating and swimming all make an appearance. Of particular interest is the wonderful dress chart indicating styles needed clothes accessories and shoes which one would need for Day Wedding Matinee Reception Evening Dress and many others offering an excellent marketing opportunity for the store to sell the customer items to compliment his suits overcoats and other fashion wear ordered from J.L. Taylor. The final plate focuses on the lightweight “Palm Beach†& “Mohair†suits at the height of the 1920’s boom in Florida featuring snappily dressed models in Panama straw hats and a lightweight fedora. Worldcat locates 1 partial copy Preserved at the Library of Congress stripped of samples and used as scrapbook for Wilbur’s Drug Store prescriptions of Portland ME -- not an unusual occurrence. J.L. Taylor & Co., hardcover
195660111Cincinnati OH: The Display Publishing Co. 1956. Oblong 4to. 12.5 x 9 in. 4 106 leaves. With 100’s of photo illustrations throughout. Pictorial black ribbed publisher’s cloth white illust. of Men’s torso mannequin front cover w/ sport coat & ties white lettering comb-binding as issued minor shelfwear rubbing at corners still VG copy. First edition of this scarce and lavishly illustrated Mid-20th-Century design instruction work for preparing men’s fashions and styles for window displays counter displays and point-of-sale islands within department stores and men’s stores. Specific instructions include ironing dress shirts pinning pieces properly in place properly tying ties such as the Full Windsor preparing shoes & hat displays and so much more. Buzan 1901-1974 was a longtime salesmen for men’s wear oversaw a Lubbock Texas Department Store after World War II and taught showcard writing and window displays at Texas Tech. The Display Publishing Co., hardcover
194356139Newark NJ: A. Hollander & Sons Ltd. ca. 1943. Folio. 10 x 13 in. Sixteen photographic plates printed on thick paper stock preserved in illustrated printed portfolio in blue & white w/ white lettering & illust. on front cover die-cut window showing assorted fashions within tear to lower fore-edge of die-cut window flap minor edgewear slight creasing still VG copy w/ promotional brochure laid-in for Parisian Fur Coat Co. addressed Erb’s Fur Shop in Kelso WA. This scarce promotional advertising portfolio includes printed camera-ready photographs of Hollander Featherlite Persian fur coats from such notable furriers and fashion department stores as L.S. Ayres & Co. Furs by Robert in Detroit Roy H. Bjorkman in Minneapolis featuring a Chinese Mandarin style fur Jordan Marsh Neiman-Marcus Julius Garfinckel & Co. Bonwit Teller and even an image of Marguerite Chapman 1918-1999 former Powers model who starred in Appointment in Berlin and Destroyer 1943. A. Hollander & Co. was founded in 1889 by Albert Hollander who developed processes for creating soft and silky fur coats from less expensive furs and also for developing the “Hollanderizing†cleaning process immortalized in the 1950 Broadway musical Guys & Dolls which involved swirling minks and sable fur coats in drums full of sawdust & chemicals to clean them up for each season. A. Hollander & Sons, Ltd., unknown
194547397New York: Rosecliff-Quaker 1239 Broadway 1945. Folding sample case portfolio divided into 3 panels w/ flap and snap closure -- 5 x 8.5 x 1.5 in. when folded up; 18.5 x 8.5 when opened up. The left panel with brochure for Firm-edge comfort collar; right hand panel with 7 leaves with 38 cotton gabardine ascot twill Siltex and other blends; center panel with 52 cotton blend & broadcloth samples divided into 5 sections with colour-printed covers. Sample case binding is pebbled black cloth rivets on center panel verso snap for flap 1 minor scuff on flap hinge minor soiling to a few samples hinge repaired still a G copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce and imaginative salesman sample case for men’s shirts and sport shirts with man in golf shirt on front cover of right hand sample catalogue. The wonderfully engineered catalogues mounted in the folding case display beautifully. Rosecliff-Quaker was best known for their men’s shirts with firm-edge comfort collars and Sanforized or double shrunk so the shirts would not shrink after purchase. The company was founded in 1895 and retained an active sales force for their shirts for years. No copies located in Worldcat. Rosecliff-Quaker, 1239 Broadway, hardcover
201062624Seattle WA: Nordstrom; Prepress by Imagine Color Service 2010. Folio. 11 x 13.6 in. 4 127 5 pp. Colour-illustrated throughout several pages w/ die-cut engineering within the sheet 4 pp. inserted as half-sheet intro by Toledo printed on matte finish metallic finish and glossy paper stock 1 large colour volvelle at rear w/ colour wheel as overlay. White pictorial publisher’s cloth cover art by Toledo some edgewear minor scuffing minor bumping & soiling to corners still a VG copy. First edition of this inventive and sumptuous “visualization exploration documentation celebration of a ten year collaboration with Nordstrom and the fashion world†presenting the fashion artwork for displays catalogues and posters for the famed department store by the noted Cuban-American artist. The work divided into seasons traces the end of giddy bling-bling affluence return of femininity neo-romanticism utilitarian urbanism and Boho chic with his distinctive style. Fashion houses and labels such as Gaultier Dolce & Gabbana Valentino Carolina Herrera Cavalli Yves Saint Laurent Calvin Klein Vera Wang Brian Atwood Alexander McQueen and more are all vividly portrayed. Nordstrom; [Prepress by Imagine Color Service], hardcover
191151748France: n.p. 1911. Tall 8vo. 6 leaves on thick card stock printed in gilt & black 7 x 11 in. with 369 black silk & vegetable ivory buttons all with stock numbers below and to the side many in the dark brown patterned material some jet black and many with incised or woven patterns each sample card carefully mounted within corners with facing padded red silk leaves to protect the buttons many with ink annotations indicating whether they were available in stock or not. Quarter-black cloth over purple patterned cloth gilt lettering on front cover spine very minor rubbing at the hinges slight bumping to corners still a NF exemplar with the buttons entirely complete and in perfect condition. First edition of this remarkably beautiful Edwardian button sample catalogue which are exceedingly scarce in such exceptional condition. Included are a number of different styles of buttons in vegetable ivory for clothing coats sportswear and more which were sold by this French manufacturer for export together with a number of beautifully woven black silk cloth buttons for women’s coats hats and dresses. Vegetable Ivory is a very dense material that is manufactured into buttons from the Corozo nut that grows on the Tague Tree a type of Palm. It was named Vegetable Ivory in the 19th Century because it resembles real ivory but was not as heavy or dense. These types of buttons were first introduced at the 1862 International Exhibition in England and then reached full popularity at the 1867 Paris Exposition. The sample buttons preserved here come in pressed carved and fine lined patterns some of them painted with a dark flat black other shiny black and many with a beautiful rich shiny mottled effect. During the Victorian and Edwardian periods and prior to the growth in production and popularity these were the buttons of choice for men’s suits. No copies located in Worldcat. n.p.], hardcover
190555463Conventry London & New York: J. & J. Cash Ltd. ca. 1905. 4to. 16 pp unpaginated. thick double-sided coated card stock w/ 153 of 154 woven silk labels sized from .5 x 1 in. up to 3 x 3 in. or 2.25 x 5 in. in a myriad of colours many pictorial assorted font styles. Full calf gilt lettering stamped on front cover scuffing edgewear minor ink stain to fore-edge of front cover not affecting textblock minor damage & repair to inner front hinge still a VG- copy. First edition of this exceedingly rare and fascinating salesman sample catalogue of woven silk labels produced by the famed millinery and ribbon novelties company. Founded originally as a ribbon weaving company in 1846 by John and Joseph Cash the firm quickly expanded and developed it’s techniques and products throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras. They developed whole lines of monogrammed silk labels striking manufacturers silk labels and tailoring labels for identifying clothing lines hosiery hats blankets and more. The labels could be purchased in “Best Quality†and “B Quality†lots by the prospective companies and these samples within the catalogue encompass such examples as those for Spirella Corsets I.&R. Morley’s Theta Flying Wheel shirts H.C Lucking Tailor & Outfitter Shoreham with view of the suspension bridge Snipe Weatherproofs with iconic image of snipe Dracoproof for all Weathers Fair or Foul with image of swimming mallard duck and so many others. The catalogue also includes silk millinery ribbons and labels made in 14 inch lengths quality coat hanger labels beautifully monogrammed badges and hat bands and also includes labels which can be carefully lifted from elastic to show the quality of the weaving. No copies located in Worldcat. J. & J. Cash Ltd., hardcover
197158823New York: Simplicity Pattern Co. 200 Madison Ave. 1971. 4to. 96 pp. With 100’s of colour illustrations photos text illustrations diagrams & sewing measurement instructions. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art photo of models in stylish hot pants and sporty jackets and vests minor shelfwear slight bumping still VG copy. First edition of this Simplicity catalogue reflecting the explosion of fashions influenced by hippie fashions of the 1960s featuring bold colours embroidery and even nascent prairie dresses to mini skirts shorts all promoted in the new synthetic fabrics of the “Polyester Decade.†Simplicity Vogue and other sewing pattern makers were all drawing from such designers as Yves Saint-Laurent Gunne Sax and Bill Gibb reviving Victorian styles as well as the 1930s and 1940s with Halston’s dress designs reminiscent of the 1950’s shirt dresses. This Simplicity fashion serial began in 1966 and ran till Spring 1979 and issues tend to be scarce. No copies of this particular issue located in Worldcat 6 libraries hold assorted issues. Simplicity Pattern Co., 200 Madison Ave., paperback
194047096Chicago: Sears Roebuck Co. ca. 1940. Tall 8vo. 11 leaves on thick card stock w/ 29 cotton & cotton-blend colour fabric swatches tipped-in all of them marked at lower part of page w/ stock no. Quarter-blue cloth over pictorial boards w/ notches cut into head & foot of spine for black ribbon binding to hold individual sample leaves with matching notches minor dustsoiling some thumbing to text leaves fore-edges minor shelfwear still a VG copy. First edition of this scarce salesman sample catalogue for men’s shirts sold by Sears in the 1940s. This catalogue includes samples for dress shirts designed with a button-down collar modeled on the popular Duke of Kent collar which sat further up on the neck than the Windsor and has long been a favorite of London’s German Street custom shirtmakers. Pilgrim Brand had a very long and successful life as a brand of Sears clothing for men first appearing on men’s socks in 1905 and over the next 60 years extended to men’s shirts ties underwear and even children’s clothing. Pilgrim hit its’ high-water mark in the 1940s when Sears sold Tru-Point Royal Ascot Royalton and Nobility men’s shirts under the Pilgrim label. The name was retired in 1964. Sears, Roebuck Co., hardcover
193559961Chicago: Sears Roebuck & Co. 1935. 4to. 20 pp unpaginated. including 4 pp. order blank with measuring instructions. With printed illustrations throughout in orange & black 50 mounted fabric swatch samples of worsted wool and worsted wool blends. Self-printed colour-illustrated softcovers in orange & black Art Deco cover art & lettering w/ “Easter†promotional label mounted at upper left front cover dated March 23 1935 minor creasing shelfwear still a VG copy. Early edition of this scarce and unusually complete sample catalogue for men and young men’s suits featuring the Syracuse Parkway Collegian Kenwood Wall Street & Walton styles from Sears Roebuck & Co. These special sample catalogues were issued as supplements to their famous catalogue which were issued in millions of copies even during the Great Depression. These catalogues were more expensive to produce and were intended to provide a reasonable alternative to the larger Men’s suit purveyors such as J.L. Taylor M. Born and others. This catalogue provides invaluable illustrated historical reference for the colours styles and fabrics during the era of fashion influenced by the elegance and glamor of Hollywood films at the time. There is definite evidence of influence from the popular Film Noir films of the period. The men’s suits showed a trend towards padded shoulders suit lapels that were not as long and an increased weight and drape to the clothes as well as wider legs for the younger “fast†crowd. Worldcat locates only 1 copy Ohio University. Sears, Roebuck & Co., paperback
191148842Cincinnati OH: Goldman Beckman & Co. 1911. Elephant folio. 21 x 18 x 1.75 in. 50 pp unpaginated printed on thick card stock each mounted on linen hinge. 17 colour plates 1 page w/ colour-illustrated borders 8 black & white plates with 150 mounted textile samples in wool wool worsted blends some felt backed moleskin cashmere and more -- all samples clearly marked with prices and availability many with damage from insecty predation occasional soot soiling soiling to fore-edges many of the images with illustrations of models in period dress in backgrounds and around borders. Half-black cloth over green gilt lettering and embossing of Company logo on front cover illustrated endpapers with the different suit models on pastedowns occasional soot soiling foxing minor dustsoiling from fabric dust cloth covers renewed w/ original company logo & title mounted front cover still a G copy entirely complete with all samples present. First edition of this scarce salesman sample fashion catalogue for men’s suits in the Edwardian era prior to World War I. Goldman Beckman & Co. was owned by Louis Goldman 1850-1921 who had founded the firm in 1894 after decades in the wholesale suit tailoring business marketing to men & young men. The catalogues were very expensive to produce and so were most often found in department stores mercantiles men’s clubs and men’s stores which would have these catalogues on the sales floor in the Cincinnati area. This catalogue offers invaluable illustrated historical reference for the colours styles and fabrics during the Progressive Era. Many of the plates show elegantly dressed men and women in the park the flower show at the museum playing sports and even preparing to go on a canal boat. In addition there are a number of plates showing properly cut trousers and the available cuts special sections devoted to fancy cuffs and pockets fitted backs men’s hats formal wear and much more. No copies located in Worldcat. Goldman, Beckman & Co., hardcover
191056013Chicago & Tacoma: Hart Schaffner & Marx; Dege & Milner 1910. Sml. 4to. 32 pp unpaginated. Black & white plates throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers cover art with initials S.N.A. of young colonial woman carrying basket full of lobsters by two Redcoats slight dustsoiling minor shelfwear still an excellent copy. First edition of this scarce and nicely illustrated catalogue for Hart Schaffner & Marx clothing before World War I. The company was well known for their lavish use of colour lithography in advertising and especially their catalogues. This includes a series of exceptional artwork displaying overcoats formal dress sportswear automobile travel clothes for men and more. These motoring coats were clearly being marketed to young men and college students increasingly taking to the roads during the Brass Era. This copy was printed for the Dege & Milner department store in downtown Tacoma which was operated from 1901-1915 by James H. Dege and his partner William Milner before Dege opened the James H. Dege Co. store. Hart Schaffner & Marx; Dege & Milner, paperback
