Search Results: Authors starting with B from Friends of Millbrook Library

First edition, First printing, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page Fine/Fine. Dust jacket not price clipped. A very nice copy.

Limited edition No. 233 of 600, Complete set of items including cloth-bound edition of the book, paperback pamphlet of interviews, and poster of 600 images of ensembles featured in the publication. Stored in the original polythene box, outer black paper sleeve, and in the original folding cardboard box.

"The catalogue that accompanies the 2016 Costume Institute exhibition "Manus x Machina" features exceptional fashions that reconcile traditional hand techniques with innovative machine technologies such as 3-D printing, laser cutting, circular knitting, computer modeling, bonding and laminating, and ultrasonic welding. Featuring 90 astonishing pieces, ranging from Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's iconic tweed suit to Karl Lagerfeld's 3-D-printed version, and from Yves Saint Laurent's bird-of-paradise dress to Iris van Herpen's silicone adaptation - all beautifully photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope - this fascinating book is an exploration of both the artistry and the future of fashion. Interviews with Sarah… Read More

Printed by Castle Books with an agreement from Grove Press. 1959. No ISBN. Book is tight and clean with some foxing to the upper endpapers. Dust jacket is not price clipped, showing $6.00 price. Half inch tear on the upper spine of the jacket.