New York: Rizzoli, 1991. First American edition. Hardcover. Folio. 190, [2]pp. Original pictorial wrappers over black cloth, with gold lettering on front cover and spine. Fascinating account of a project born after 4 years of bitter occupation. In an attempt to exorcise the recent past, to begin once again to..... More
New York: Visionaire Publishing, 1997. Limited edition. Hardcover. 1/5000. Beige cloth slipcase with silver lettering on the front cover. Beige cloth boards over tan paper covered boards, with silver lettering on the spine. White ribbon marker. This is # 674 from a limited edition of 5000, hand-numbered on the interior..... More
Philadelphia: Albert A. Lampl, (1946). Softcover. 4to. Unpaginated [2],54pp. Original spiral-bound stiff red paperboards with black lettering protected by modern mylar. Profusely illustrated with 1050 b/w photographic reproductions of different types of jewelry design printed on 54 plates. Includes some visually stunning art-deco designs. Edited and compiled by Yvonne Françoise..... More
Milano; New York: Electa Spa; Rizzoli, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Large quarto. 301, [3], 301, [3]pp. Original printed dust-jacket over light grey cloth with black lettering on spines. Books housed in publisher's paper covered slipcase. The 24 essays in these volumes discuss fashion photography, the tradition of Italian craftsmanship and..... More
Paris: Le Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles, 1864-1865. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. [2], 368pp. Contemporary half calf over blue cloth, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Marbled endpapers. Complete collection of twelve bound issues of "Le Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles" for the period 1864-1865. "Le Moniteur..... More
Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, 1929. Limited ed. Softcover. 1/2000. 4to. 400pp. Original wrappers with black lettering to front wrapper and spine in glassine jacket. Glassine jacket severely torn at spine. Parts of spine missing, front wrapper loose but present. First few pages (until p.7) loose but present. Binding otherwise still..... More
London: The Studio, n/d. Hardcover. Quarto. Original front wrapper pasted-down on modern blue cloth. 8 advertisement pages in front and rear, as issued. "John Ruskin has laid down some broad and simple rules which are especially applicable to Design in Jewellery and Fans. He says, "Never encourage the manufacture or..... More
Berlin: Max Hochsprung, (ca. 1900). Hardcover. Oblong 16mo (5" x 7"). 40 lithographic plates. Illustrated paper-covered boards with silver lettering to cover and black lettering to rear board. Cover splitting along front edge but still attached. Some scuffing, rubbing and staining to boards and spine. Corners worn. Printed endpapers. Ex-libris..... More
New York: The Vendome Press, 2005. First American edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 207 (1)pp. Original black cloth with silver lettering on cover and spine, in original photo-illustrated dustjacket in color, black lettering on spine. Photo-illustrated endpapers. Frontispiece photograph. "Pierre Cardin has been at the epicenter of fashion for well over sixty..... More
Bournemouth: Parkstone Press, 1998. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 216pp. Original illustrated dustjacket, red lettering on spine, over illustrated paper-covered boards with red and white lettering on cover, red and black on spine. Illustrated endpapers. Collection of the Palace of Ostankino in Moscow. "Fans brought from other countries mainly of French..... More
Paris: Le Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles, 1867-1868. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 368pp. Contemporary half calf over blue cloth, with gold lettering and tooling on spine. Marbled endpapers. Striking collection of twelve bound issues of "Le Moniteur des Dames et des Demoiselles" for the period 1867-1868. "Le Moniteur des..... More
Paris: Societé Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance, (1996). Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated (46pp). Color illustrated paper-covered boards. Chanel Boutique Collection illustrated with full-page reproductions of photographs in vibrant colors and b/w by German fashion designer & photographer Karl Lagerfeld of a female modeling 1996/97 fall & winter fashion by..... More
Paris: Societé Anonyme à Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance, (1995). Hardcover. 4to. Unpaginated (26pp). Color illustrated paper-covered boards. Chanel Boutique Collection illustrated with double- and full-page reproductions of photographs in vibrant colors by German fashion designer & photographer Karl Lagerfeld of a female modeling 1995/96 summer fashion by Chanel. Lagerfeld..... More
Marseille: A La Grande Fabrique (Maisons Henri Esders), 1910. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 32pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Charming catalog with detailed b/w drawings of models presenting clothing for men, adolescents and boys as well as accessories. This catalogue contains 18 textile samples tipped in. Very minor creasing along edges of..... More
London: Violette Editions, 2003. First American edition. Softcover. Quarto. 295, [1]pp. Original illustrated wrappers. Introduction by William Gibson (in English, French, German, Italian and Japanese). Collaborations with and/or writings by Richard Williams, James Flint, Glen Baxter, Paul Slater, Mick Brownfield, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Semir Zeki, Jim Davies and others Sir Paul..... More
Kiev: ADEF-Ukraine, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 603, [5]pp. Original grey-lettered white dust-jacket over silver-lettered grey paper covered boards. Photo-illustrated endpapers. This work is a stunning retrospective of Ukrainian designer Aleksey Zalevskiy's work from 1994 to 2008. It is profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of color photographic reproductions. Publisher's information..... More
Kiev: ADEF-Ukraine, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 603, [5]pp. Original grey dust-jacket over silver-lettered grey paper covered boards. Photo-illustrated endpapers. This work is a stunning retrospective of Ukrainian designer Aleksey Zalevskiy's work from 1994 to 2008. It is profusely illustrated throughout with hundreds of color photographic reproductions. Publisher's information at..... More
Paris: Editions Nilsson, [ca. 1920]. [Loose pages without binding] Vol. 19 of 20 of a portfolio on the historical costumes of China, Egypt, Greece, Italy, France, India, the Latin countries, et al. 8 text pages [pp. 245-252], followed by 10 plates, as issued for this volume. Magnificently illustrated full-page captioned..... More
New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2007. Third printing. Hardcover. Large 4to. 368pp. Photo-illustrated dust jacket. with white lettering on the front cover and spine. Blind stamped orange cloth boards. Profusely illustrated with photographs, some double-page, most in color. Foreword by Dominic Dunne. A finely produced monograph on the work of..... More
Tokyo: Shogakukan, 1983. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 147, (17)pp. Original photographic wrappers with printed clear plastique jacket. This remarkable work is a reflection of Miyake's further exploration of the body’s motions and form, enthusiastically taking on the challenge of designing garments using materials other than cloth: plastic, paper, and wire..... More
Paris: Chanel (self-publishing), 1995. First edition. Softcover. Small 4to. Unpaginated (12pp). White embossed wrappers with black lettering to front wrapper in glassine jacket. Creasing to glassine. Beautifully designed catalogue of star motives with diamonds and pearls illustrated with b/w and color photographs. Handwritten (unsigned) invitation within printed invitation postcard laid-in..... More
Cincinnati: Self-published, ND. Softcover. 4to. 48pp. Original stapled wraps, as issued. Rare catalog by the Pettibone Brothers Company, illustrated with b/w and some color reproductions of drawings showing many different styles of band uniforms, patches & badges, metal caps & collar ornaments, shoulder knots, leggings, batons, aigrettes and pompons, etc...... More
Zutphen: Uitgeverij Terra, 1978. First edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio. Unpaginated. Original illustrated dustjacket over brown cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine. True photolithographic reproduction of the original watercolor drawings by Valentyn Bing and Jan Braet von Überfeldt. In the original lithographic publication by Frans Buffa & Zonen in..... More
New York: The Vendome Press, 1994. First Amer. edition. Hardcover. Elephant folio. 246pp. Red cloth with gilt title to cover and spine in original dj. Ribbon marker. "Ethnic jewelry, in all its dazzling beauty, can nowhere be seen to greater advantage than in the famous collection initiated by Joseph Mueller..... More
Qaurry Bay, Hong Kong; New York: Timeless Elegance, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Folio. 376pp. Original pictorial dustjacket over yellow cloth with gilt and pink stamped emblem and gilt lettering on cover and spine housed in matching slipcase. Decorative black endpapers. A survey of twentieth century wristwatches including Patek Philippe, Rolex..... More