1809-1811. First Edition. Octavo; 3/4 Morroco binding over green cloth boards; Spine has 5 raised bands and gilt lettering and design; Some slight wear and rubbing to the boards, especially along the edges; Spine slightly fading; Upper edge gilt; Pages toned; 73 "fashion" plates and 35 sample pages taken from Ackermann's Repository of Arts from the years 1809-1911 and bound together; All fashion plates are beautifully colored and preserved (see photos); Also Includes 35 "sample" pages from the same years. Each page has 4 different fabric samples from the era tipped-in. Ackermann's Repository of Arts was an illustrated British periodical published from 1809-1829 by Rudolph Ackermann that covered arts, literature, commerce, fashion, and politics, and had great influence on English taste in fashion, architecture, and literature. A one-of-a-kind item; DD Consignment. Shelved in Case # 10. More

Bloomington, IN: James A. Rock & Company, 1977. First Edition. 8vo., 163 pp., VG/VG; DJ, spine black with white lettering, black and white pictorial front cover with white lettering; mild shelfwear to DJ (e.g., bumping to head and tail of spine and corners); price uncut "$13.50" to top right-hand corner of front flap; DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, faded green lettering to spine (text barely legible), yellow and black pictorial endpapers; very mild bumping to head and tail of spine, cocking to spine; bumping to corners of boards, slight cocking to boards, fading to top edge of boards; age-toning to text-block; very mild age-toning/staining to top edge of endpapers; interior clean; frontispiece; "FIRST EDITION, May 1977" stated to copyright page; No. 213 out of 250 numbered copies stated to limitation page; shelved Case 6. More

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Mycroft & Moran, 1961. First Edition Thus [1 of 2000]. 8vo., purple and black pictorial DJ, small purple cursive lettering to spine; VG/VG; very mild wear to DJ, "$3.50" to front flap, DJ protected by mylar; black cloth boards, silver lettering/decorative motif to spine; slight cocking to spine, mild wear to boards, very slight superficial material loss to bottom-edge of front board and towards top margin of back board; age-toning/wear to text-block; INSCRIBED by Derleth to ffep; 1 of 2000 unnumbered copies stated to limitation page; LP consignment; shelved Case 8, Dupont. More

Washington, DC: The Textile Museum, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 302 pages; VG; Spine is yellow with black lettering; binding has minimal wear at the top and bottom of the spine; pages clear; shelved front table. More

Paris: Societe Bibliophile, circa 1849. First Edition Thus. Octavo; modern full green buckram cloth with black cloth spine title gilt; collation: "Courtes Chroniques Pour Les Costumes Francais" Cost. Fr. Tom. IV. pp 1-320: [ending with the table of materials contained in the fourth volume]; "Histoire De France." T. II. pp 82, pp 646-692; following the text are 159 plates numbered consecutively 1-159, covering the XVII through XIX centuries and the reigns of Louis XVI through Louis Philippe. Text contents show moderate foxing; plates are generally very good; some with minor foxing; a few trimmed at top edge; a few with well-rendered hand color. A volume made to condense a portion of a greater set. Previous owner's annotation reads "Not in Colas or Hiler." [Spine; black title label gilt on green buckram cloth]. More

New York: HarperCollins, 2001. First Edition, Second Printing. large 4to., 288pp.; VG/VG; in white cloth boards with white translucent dust jacket; lettered in black on spine, fuzzy through dust jacket; mild shelfwear; INSCRIBED on ffep by Vera Wang; interior clean; shelved front table. More

Philadelphia: n. publ. 1878. Thick Octavo; pp 162; Fair/no-DJ; 3/4 bound leather spine with marbled boards; dark brown spine with gilt text; boards have noticeable rubbing to edges; some sunning to exterior; text block has age toned exterior edges; interior lightly toned; profusely illustrated; previous owner's name to ffep; frontispiece with tissue guard; bookbinder's tape to gutters; slight cracking between first few pages toward front; slight offset from some illustrations; small tear to pp 378 toward gutter. More

Edições Inapa, 1994 [1826]. Limited Facsimile Edition [1 of 3,000 copies]. 4to., unpaginated, VG/VG; gray DJ, black lettering: very mild to DJ, blank flaps; dark gray cloth boards, gold lettering: minimal wear to boards, text-block clean; interior pristine, faux-pressed gloss leaves, contains numerous depictions of everyday fashion in Lisbon c. 1826; Limited Facsimile Edition, 1 of 3000 unnumbered copies stated to limitation page; text in Portuguese; shelved front Table. More

New York: The Solomon Guggenheim Foundation, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Quarto, 183 Pages; VG/VG; Spine is black with white lettering; dust jacket has minimal wear on the top and bottom edges; binding and pages clear; shelved textiles. More

Athens: The Commercial Bank of Greece, 1986. Quarto; pp 324; VG/VG; brown spine with white text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; cloth shows clean exterior, intact boards; text block has minimal wear to exterior edges, clean interior. More

Greenwich, CT: The Conde Nast Publications, Inc., 1941. Large quarto; pp 108; G-/paperback; ivory spine with black text; ex-library with stamp text to rear, sticker to front; covers have moderate wear to exterior edges; tape mends to spine; some chipping and creasing to edges; smudges to rear cover; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; cracking to front gutter; interior clean. More

France: Vranken Pommery, Monopole, 2013. Reprint. Reprint; Quarto; VG+/ (no-DJ); Spine black with embossed black text; Boards have general shelf wear, a few nicks and scratches, joints and hinges are strong; Text block has general signs of handling, faint age-toning, content is clear; Pages not numbered; Additional shipping may be necessary for expedited and international orders. More

New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1856. Thick Octavo; pp 864; Poor/no-DJ; 3/4 bound dark brown leather spine with gilt text and decorations to spine; gilt scroll rule bordering leather; rare; cloth shows some staining to front; severely rubbed edges; noticeable wear to joints, mostly to front joint; text block shows age toned exterior edges; staining and foxing to endpapers; cracked front gutter, exposing binding; blue marbled endpapers; illustrated; light foxing to some pages, otherwise interior lightly toned; previous owner's name to ffep. More

New York: Homes and Meier Publishers, Inc., 1985. First Edition. Octavo; VG/VG-; spine green with pale yellow lettering; dust jacket clean, some edgewear, some foxing inside the jacket concentrated along the edges, no marks or writing; boards strong, clean, minimal edgewear; textblock clean, foxing on fore edge, musty odor, minor stains on back pasteboard, free of highlighting/underlining. pp 216. More

Milan: Editoriale Tosca, 1991. First Edition. Folio; VG condition paperback with no jacket; Staple bound magazine; Very little wear to the edges; Binding is tight; Images are crisp; Some light bumping to the corners and minor shelf wear; Includes address wrap; Book kept on top shelf of bookshelf next to Netdesk workspace, in plastic protective bag. May require additional shipping for expedited/international orders. International customers please contact seller before placing order so that accurate postage can be calculated. More

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 2006. Reprinted. Quarto; unpaginated; G/G; white spine with red text; dust jacket has slight wear to exterior; minor wear to edges; cloth shows moderate sunning to exterior; mild wear to edges and corners; strong boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; illustrated endpapers; slight writing to ffep; profusely illustrated; arts - drawing. More

London, Great Britain: Quarter Books Limited, 1985. na. tall, oversize Qto. VG/VG. tall glossy black DJ spine with gold titles and smaller white author above and below mid-spine, tiny ivory publisher just above foot. enlarged gold metallic lettering in bold lowercase characters aside the illustrated half. edgewear and surfacewear moderate. clipped front inner flap. large black clothbound HB, neat with gilt-stamped titles. large boards a simple even black hue, extremities neat. fep/ffep are partly illustrated. text introduction followed by a large gallery of more than 150 color photos on dark black. generally read, neat interior with outer edges alike. 158 pp. ISBN# 0704325365. More

Leningrad: "Khudozhnik RSFSR" 1981. Quarto; pp 202; VG-/G-; white spine with black text; dust jacket has slight rubbing to exterior; some chips to corners; 2.5 inch chip to rear tail edge; cloth has slight wear to exterior; slightly bowed boards; text block shows slight wear to exterior edges; red endpapers; profusely illustrated with may photographs; interior clean; Russian and English text. More

Washington, D.C. The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1987. Booklet [8x10]; pp 64; G/paperback; lavender spine with white text; covers show slight sunning to exterior; text block has slight wear to exterior edges; interior clean; frontispiece; profusely illustrated; signed by the artist. More

Guatemala City: Ixchel Textile Museum, 1976. First Edition. Quarto; pp 274; VG-/Fair; black spine with ivory text; dust jacket has several tape mends to edges, chipping to corners, slight rubbing to exterior; cloth has light sunning to exterior, strong boards; text block has light toning to exterior edges; interior clean; English and Spanish text; additional shipping may be necessary due to size/weight restrictions for international/expedited orders. More

Lyon: Chambre de Commerce et D'Industrie de Lyon, 1983. Octavo; VG/ Wraps; Black spine, yellow text; Light shelf wear to covers, slight creasing at corners and minor crease along rear cover edge; Binding solid, Text block clean, in French language, vivid color and grey scale illustrations; 99 pp. More

New York: Collins Design, 2006. First edition, first printing. Quarto; vg+/vg; dj, white spine with gold text; HB, pale yellow cloth spine with blind impressed titles; minor shelf wear and bumping; text block, clean; 208 pp.; illus., sketches, photos, facsimile docs, and text figures; some color; dj, [BRO-DART]; else very good. More

Chicago, IL: Hardy Marks Publications, 1993. Hong Kong Printing. Qto. VG/ - no DJ. light yellowing to off white glossy wraps spine has black titling centered. graphic in color centered and framed by enlarged black titling. illustrated inner flaps. interior section filled with color images, text detail. fore-edge and tail have mild stain marks, no transference to the interior sheets.116 pp. ISBN# 0945367120. More

n. p. n. publ. 2010. First Edition. Large Quarto; unpaginated; VG-/no-DJ; white spine multicolored text; cloth has slight wear to exterior, strong boards, small price sticker of previous bookshop to rear; text block shows light shelf wear to exterior edges; interior clean. More

n. p. n. publ. n. d. Thick Octavo; pp 648; Fair/no-DJ; dark blue spine with gilt text; leatherette binding; boards have rubbing to corners; slight sunning to exterior; text block has age toned exterior edges; interior lightly toned; profusely illustrated; slight writing to ffep; cracking to front gutter. More