WHAT SHALL I WEAR? The What, Where, when and How Much of Fashion by McCardell, Claire - 1956

Simon & Schuster, New York, 1956. First Edition. Hardcover (1/4 Cloth 3/4 Illustrated Boards). Very Good/Good. Illustrator: Annabrita. Clare McCardell and The American Look. Illustrated end pages, title pages and the drawings within the text have all been created by Annabrita. 1/4 bronze coloured cloth covered backstrip with gilt coloured titles. 3/4 bright blue coloured board with gilt and black coloured emboss illustration to the lower edge of the front panel. Blue coloured tint to the top text edge. Illustrated dustwrapper, again by Annabrita, with black and white coloured titles to the front panel and white coloured titles to the backstrip. Black and white photograph of author to the rear panel. "The fabulous Clare McCardell, one of America's foremost dress designers, has written this book to help you look your best. With her matchless fashion sense and her informal, relaxed attitude towards clothes (her name is synonymous with "The American Look"), she shows you… Read More

Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ; Half brown cloth cover with turquoise cloth boards has light soiling and wear to headcap but bright and in very good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned otherwise clean and pristine. Dust jacket is worn and lightly tattered at extremities with light soiling to back panel but bright and in good+ condition. Publisher's price of $3.50 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new, clear, acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. (If pictured, shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. ) .