Handbags: The Power of the Purse by Johnson, Anna - 2002

New York: Workman Pub Co, 2002. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Thick soft cover, 4 x 6 inches tall, xv + 486 glossy pages filled with full colour photos, Near Fine condition with an errant ink mark on bottom edge (minor). "The Bolide, The Birkin, Buckets and Baguettes. Moschino's smiley-face bag and Judith Leiber's whimsical minaudieres. Venetian vs. Bohemian beads. The history of the handbag and the history of style. With over 900 full-color photographs, Handbags is an extravagance of desire, secrecy, humor, fashion, craftsman-ship, art, and exuberance." Contents include: Intro / How the Bag Was Born / Class Acts: Elegant Icons / Silvia Venturini Fendi: Empress of Style / Bag Bytes: How a Kelly Bag is Made / Night Creatures: The Evening Bag / Judith Leiber: The Success of Excess / Bag Bytes: The Metal Mesh Bag / Sculptural Chic: Shape & Structure / Will Hardy: The Lord of Lucite / Carlos Falchi: On the Fringe / Bag Bytes: Bags and the Body / Obsessive Oranament: The Decorated Bag / Jamin Puechi: The Dream Team / Bag Bytes: Clutching at Style: The Art of the Clasp / American Classics: Sporty Style / Bonnie Cashin: Poet of Utility / Bag Bytes: The Bag that Went to Work / Novelty & Caprice: Handbag Humor / Elsa Schiaparelli: The Mad Hatter / Bag Bytes: The "It" Bag / Acknowlegements / Photo Credits / About the Author. Check out the scans. . 3rd Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Illus. by Featuring photos by Eri Morita,. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.