London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, (1951).. (1951).. Very good. - Small quarto [10-1/2 inches high by 7-5/8 inches wide], cloth in a dust wrapper. The binding is lightly rubbed. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled with its spine darkened. Its top edge is roughed with a tear to the head of its spine and a tear with a small piece out to the top edge of its rear panel. 28 pages plus 69 illustrations in black & white and color. Very good in a good dust wrapper. <p>From the library of Cora Ginsberg with her signature on the front endpaper and the front panel of the dust wrapper and her address label on the rear pastedown. Cora Ginsberg was an art dealer and consultant in antique textiles. She worked with her husband Benjamin Ginsberg at his family's antique firm Ginsberg & Levy, and later at his new firm Benjamin Ginsburg Antiquary. After his retirement, she opened her own gallery called Cora Ginsberg, Inc.<p>This book is a title in the series "Costume of the Western World". Blum's text is translated from the French by D. I. Wilton.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 26813
Title: THE LAST VALOIS 1515-90
Author: Blum, Andre
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: London: George G. Harrap and Company Ltd, (1951).
Date Published: (1951).
Keywords: FASHION; COSTUME OF THE WESTERN WORLD; THE LAST VALOIS 1515-90; SIXTEENTH CENTURY; 16TH CENTURY; ANDRE BLUM; ILLUSTRATIONS; CORA GINSBURG.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Quarto: The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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