L'HISTOIRE DU COSTUME FEMININ DE L'AN 1037 A L'AN 1870 by PAUL-LOUIS DE GIAFFERI

Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1957. (4to) 256 pp plus 121 plates. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Patterned endpapers, black & white and color illustrations, maps, patterns, 78 color plates, errata slip, 2 double-sided folding patterns laid in. The dust jacket has minor edgewear, a dampstain on the top edge, is lightly faded on the spine and the front inner flap is crumpled near the center. Text in Estonian Language. Locale: Estonia. (Costume, Costume--Estonia, Folk Costume--Estonia).

Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Paris, London, New York: Butterick Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1895. First Edition. Soft Cover. "Each number is handsomely bound in fancy colored (light green) , embossed paper, making it dainty in appearance and harmonious with the finest surroundings." . September 1895, Volume 1, No. 3. Illustrated with numerous engravings. Pictorial frontispiece. Spine ends slightly rubbed. Page 89 has an article about "Halloween Festivities" adhered to the top of page. Both the book page and article are legible. Evening Entertainment, Parties, Balls, Social/Home. ; Engraved illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 103 pages .

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1998. 223 pages. First U. S. printing. A profusely illustrated (photographs and line drawings) study of British clothing and accessories in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection. The book is clean and tight; the dust jacket is clean and bright.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Richard Davis and Leonie Davis. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

New York, New York, Usa: Penguin Books, 2012. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New. New - May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges And/Or Turned Corners. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. - After The Enormous Success Of The Sartorialist, Scott Schuman Is Back With A Completely New Collection Of Beautiful Images Of The Men And Women Who Have Caught His Attention. His Much-Loved Blog, Remains One Of The Most-Read In The Fashion World And Continues To Grow In Popularity As Scott Travels Further And More Widely. This Book Encompasses. The Diverse Style And Visual Attitude Of People As Far Afield As Japan, Korea, London, Milan, New York, Paris, And Beyond. In The Sartorialist: Closer, Scott Schuman Looks Deeper And With Great Breadth At Human Style, And The Way It Is Expressed Across The World. Always Reacting To An Inspirational Moment, The Images In His New Book Continue To Reflect Scott's Unique Sensibility And Vision. Available With Two Different Covers: One Featuring A Woman,… Read More

H. RIDER HAGGARD: Moon of Israel: A Tale of the Exodus. Longmans, Green and Co., Copyright 1918. States 1920 on the title page. March 1920 Third Printing Thus. 1920 Used. Good- condition/ no DJ. States 1920 on title page. Blindstamped red cloth boards. Titling still visible on spine. Colour frontispiece of Merapi at a chariot. Gutter separation at back hinge. Bright pages. The novel narrates the events of the Biblical Exodus from Egypt told from the perspective of a scribe named Ana." Rare/Scarce. By H. Rider Haggard, author of "She", King Solomon's Mines, and the Allan Quatermain Professor Challenger series.

A Flitch Of Bacon, or The Custom of Dunmow (Copyright 1854, George Routledge & Sons.. "Published 1854 by Geo. Routledge. By William H. Ainsworth Published in London. Leatherbound edition. One of a set titled "Ainsworth's Novels" Illustrated by Sir John Gilbert and titled in the same manner as depicted. RARE. "This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Please see our stock photo. Used. Very Good Condition/ No dust jacket as issued. Attractive marbled black leather boards with 5 ribs and gold titling, gold top stain. A story about traditional British marriage practices of yore.

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

By Peter Newell, author of "The Hole Book". The Rocket Book, Harper & Brothers Stated October, 1912 First Printing. USED. GOOD+ CONDITION/ NO DUST JACKET INCLUDED. 7 1/8 X 8 7/8. Seller's Note: Sadly, (no one is sadder than me) the Front paper paste-down label has been removed from cover. Minor corner-bumps. No titling on spine if printed there originally. Pages are all present, in nice shape, and affixed to binding. HOLE-DRILLED straight through the book. RARE IN THIS FIRST PRINTING.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott Tender is the Night. Charles Scribner's Sons Revised Edition. Copyright page states 1933, 1934 L-2.67 [Col]. UNDATED, Circa 1958. With $4.50 Unclipped original white black and gold Charles Scribner's unclipped dust jacket. ALSO page count is just 315 pages, shorter than the First Edition. Used. Very Good Condition/ Very Good- Black boards with gilt titling on spine. EXTREMELY RARE IN THIS DUST JACKET. Unable to find any other copies on the net whatsoever. 5 ¾ X 8 ¼.