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3000 Shoes From 1896, Roseann Ettinger
Engravings of shoes and boots for men, women and children with price guide. 72pgs (p) (SJ36) $20.00
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A Century Of Handbags, Kate Dooner
Significant manufactureres and designers, over 50-0 photos with price guide. 160pgs (p) (SJ40) $30.00
All That Glitters, Jody Shields.
History of costume jewelry from cheap imitation to designer signature pieces. 192pgs. (p) (RZ17) $22.00
Antique & Collectible Buttons, V1
Wisniewski (B1862) $20.00
Antique & Collectible Buttons, V2
Wisniewski (B1883) $25.00
Antique & Collectible Thimbles & Access
Mathis (B1057) $20.00
Antique Jewelry With Prices, Doris J. Snell.
A beautifully illustrated guide and reference to antique and collectable costume jewelry. 128pgs (s) (CI04) $15.00
Art Nouveau Jewellery & Fans
Mourey (B1759) $10.00
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The Art Of Fashion Accessories, Joanne Dubbs Ball & Dorothy Hehl Torem
Hats, shoes, gloves, scarves, jewelry and handbags in decade by decade review. 240pgs (h) (SJ31) $60.00
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Bags, Claire Wilcox.
From Middle Agese forward, a valuable survay of bags from the V&A collections. 127pgs (h) (AN44) $22.50
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Bags & Accessories With Style, Stephanie Kimura
Purses, belts, wraps, hats, shoe clips, etc., in 20 projects. Includes full size patterns. 128pgs (p) (FW48) $23.00
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Bags With Style, Stephanie Kimura
Asian influence to sew purses, belts and bags. Includes full size tissue patterns. 128pgs (p) (CJ22) $22.00
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Bags, A Lexicon Of Style, Valerie Steele And Laird Borrelli
A homage to the culture of the modern handbag. 192pgs (h/small format) (DG75) $17.00
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Baubles, Biuttons And Beads, The Heritage Of Bohemia, Sibylle Jargstorf
The artistry of the anonymous costume jewelry makers of Czechoslovakia. 176pgs (p) (SJ73) $30.00
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Beads Of The World, Peter Francis, Jr.
A global view of beads from the collector's perspective. 128p (p) (SJ89) $20.00
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Beads On Bags: 1880S To 2000, Lorita Winfield, Leslie Pina, Constance Korosec
Includes miser, American Indian, drawstring, scenic, cut steel, etc. with price guide. Over 600 examples. 216pgs (h) (SJ38) $50.00
Beautiful Braids, Patricia Coen.
Styles for every occasion and every age. 64pgs (p) (RH65) $6.00
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All New Beautiful Braids, Mary Beth Janssen-Fleischman.
Techniques for braids, ropes, twists and chignons by step by step color photos. 64pgs. (spiral) (FM03) $10.00
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Beautiful Button Jewelry, Susan Davis
Working with antique, vintage and modern buttons to create one-of-a-kind ornamental pieces.143pgs (h) (TC25) $25.00
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Blahnik By Boman, Eric Boman
Women's footwear as conceived by Manolo Blahnik, one of the finest designers of contemporarty footwear thropugh highly stylized photography. 177pgs (h-oversize) (CD26) $85.00
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Bra, A Thousand Years Of Style, Support And Seduction, Stephanie Pedersen
The changing attitudese toward the female figure from ancient Minoan to the 20th c. evolution of the bra. 128pgs (h) (FW56) $13.00
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Button Button, Peggy Ann Osborne
Identification and price guiide in full color. 167pgs (p) (SJ67) $17.00
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Button Hooks And Shoehorns, Sue Brandon.
A comprehensive, well illustrated guide for collectors and historians covering the rise and decline of the buttonhook and shoehorn, the popular fashion necessity. 32pgs. (s) (SI23) $12.00
Buttons, Diana Epstein And Millicent Safro.
In full color throughout, over 1000 examples of the finest in button making from the 18th-20th c Scholarly information for the collector and specialist. 176pgs. (h) (AB18) $49.50
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Buttons & Sundries, Vittoria De Buzzaccarini And Isabella Zotti Minici
Buttons reflecting the tasts of society and social order. 144pgs (h) (DR26) $30.00
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Buttons And Trimmings..Snowshill
From one of the world's leading collections of costume and accessories of the 18th and 19th centuries. 96pgs (h) (AN56) $20.00
Cameos, A Pocket Guide, Monica Clements And Patricia Clements
Introduction to the historic and popular cameo as used in jewelry and decorative objects. Includes price guide. 160pgs (p) (SJ50) $20.00
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A Century Of Bags, Claure Wilcox.
The handbag's role in 20th c. fashion and how influenced by social history. Includes the extroartinary as well as the classics. 160p (h) (BS30) $29.00
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The Century Of Hats, Susie Hopkins.
The function and status of headwear through the 20th c. for both men and women. Covers hat making tools and techniques. 160pgs (h) (BS42) $25.00
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A Century Of Shoes, Angela Pattison & Nigel Cawthorne.
All the keynote styles of the century. Shoes against the moods and events and fashions of the 20th c. including the extroartinary as well as the classics. 160p (h) (BS31) $29.00
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A Closet Full Of Shoes, Jo Packham & Sara Toliver
Easy to follow instructions for the amateur shoemaker. Painting, decoupage, beading, buttons. From shoes to works of art. 144pgs (p) (TB44) $15.00
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The Collector'S Encyclopedia Of Buttons, Sally C. Luscomb, 6Th Ed
The indispensible bpook covering over 3,000 buttons of all materials, periods and manufacturers. Includes price guide. 242pgs (h) (SJ06) $25.00
Collector'S Guide To Hair Combs
Bachman (B1865) $17.00
Miller'S Costume Jewelry, Steven Miners
How to conpare and value through identificatyion and historical context. From Victorian jet to the 1980's, both American and European. 160p (h) (TB69) $30.00
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The Couture Accessory, Caroline Rennolds Milbank.
The accessories created by the designers to accompany their works. Dior, Alaia, Cardin, Vionnet and most others. Hats, bags, gloves, jewelry, shoes. 192pgs (h) (AB58) $60.00
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Cowboy Boots, The Art And Sole, Jennifer June
A homage to the beloved and ubiquitous American icon, past and present. 336p (h) (RI08) $22.50
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Cowboy Ties. Hunter & Shelkie Montana.
The imaginative, personal and outlandish formal attire of the range. 64pgs. (h) (GS45) $18.00
Crafting Handmade Shoes, Sharon Raymond.
Great-looking, custom-tailored shoes, sandals, slippers and boots covering pattern making, cutting and stitching from Medieval to modern themes. 128pgs (p) (SZ14) $24.00
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Crowns & Tiaras, Kerri Judd & Danyel Montecinos
From sparkling stunners to whimsical confections, the individual princess emerges using everything from chicken wire to found objects. 128pgs (p) (TC72) $15.00
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Daring Do'S, Mary Trasko.
A history of extraordinary hair. 144pgs. (h) (AD22) $35.00
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Enticements, Bill Tice.
The glamour of lingerie and lounge wear in this guide to looking fabulous. Tips by the world's most respected designers. 147pgs. (h) (WS03) $10.00
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Fans, Helene Alexander.
History of fans of all cultures for historian and collector. 32pgs. (s) (SI57) $12.00
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Fashion Footwear: 1800-1970, Dean Smith
Footwear glossery and value guide. 256pgs (p) (SJ35) $20.00
Fifty Yrs Of Collectible...Jewelry 1925-75
Baker (B1071) $20.00
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Footwear, Eugenia Girotti.
Over 100 examples of exotic footwear covering all periods and cultures. 138pgs. (p) (CD18) $13.00
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Glasses, Ed Elizabeth Carr.
Eye glasses as a reflection of the wearer with witty prose and delightful photos. 79pgs (h) (ST13) $15.00
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Glove Making, The Art And The Craft, Gwen Emlyn-Jones. Read First Few Pages.
A basic and comprehensive book on the craft of glove-making, covering leather and fur gloves, lined and unlined, and the details of design, fitting, and construction as applicable to any material or design. ISBN 1-891656-54-6. 112pgs (p) (LH26) $16.00
Hair In African Art And Culture
ieber (PR23) $65.00
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Hairdos, Ed Elizabeth Carr.
Hair as a reflection of the wearer with witty prose and delightful photos. 79pgs (h) (ST14) $15.00
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Handbags, A Lexicon Of Style, Valerie Steele And Laird Borrelli.
Handbag collectipon grouped by Practical, Precious, STatus, Luxury and Utility purposes. 192pgs (h) (RZ52) $40.00
Hand-Bags, 2008 Calendar
(WH64) $16.00
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Handbags, Roaeann Ettinger
Diverse examples from ,medieval pouches and early chatelaines to contemporary. Includes price guide. 190pgs (p) (SJ51) $30.00
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Handbags, The Power Of The Purse. Anna Johnson
-The history of the handbag and the history of style in over 900 photos. 486pgs (p)
(WH38) $14.00
Handbags, 2007 Gallery Calendar
Page-a-Day Gallery, each page on heavy individual cards for display in the included clear plastic easel. 160 leaves. (WH36) $16.00
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Handbags, Miller'S, Tracy Tolkien.
Practical advice, values, materials, and care from a collector's point of view from 1880s to present. 64pgs (p) (MI54) $10.00
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Handbags: Page-A-Day 2008 Cal
(WH62) $15.00
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The Handkerchief, Paolo Peri
With traces back to the Middle Ages, the social implications associated with this fragil cloth examined and explored through paintings, photos and beautiful text. 135pgs (h) (DR29) $30.00
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Handle With Style,
A basic guide to making soft and hard handbags with lucite, bamboo, and fabric handles (s) (IN05) $18.00
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Handmade Bags, Terence Terry.
Designing, creating and embellishing bags and purses. 128pgs (p) (CI88) $22.00
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Handmade Shoes For Men, Laszlo Vass & Magda Molnar
Shoes as the creation of master craftsmen emphasizing fashion as well as comfort. Tricks and art of the trade fully detailed. (h) (DA17) $25.00
Hat Pins, Eve Eckstein & June Firkins.
For historians and collectors, the hat pin industry by manufacture and social aspects. 32pgs. (s) (SI70) $12.00
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Hats, Desire Smith
From early 20th c. to present by materials and date..straw, felt. horsehair, feathers, flowers, etc. with price guide. 160pgs (h) (SJ33) $40.00
Heavenly Soles, Mary Trasco.
Extraordinary shoes and photographs from the past to the 20th c. greatest designers. 131pgs. (h) (AD01) $30.00
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Heavenly Soles, Mary Trasco.
Extraordinary shoes and photographs from the past to the 20th c. greatest designers. 131pgs. (p) (AD25) $20.00
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Hip Handbags, Valeriee Van Arsdale Shrader
Creating and embellishing personalized bags by iver 30 artists. 128pgs (h) (TB24) $25.00
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An Illustrated History Of Hairstyles: 1830-1930, Marian I. Doyle
Men, women and children through hairpieces, Grecian coiffures, center parts, curls, French twists, etc. 176pgs (h) (SJ49) $40.00
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Jean-Paul Gaultier, Colin Mcdowell.
A prime fashion influence of the 20th c., creator of Maonna's signature bustier and costume designer for TV & film. 144p. (p) (SN36) $30.00
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Jet Jewelry And Ornaments, Helen Muller.
The geology and origin of jet and its history as a jewel and the jet industry. 322pgs. (s) (SI12) $12.00
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Laces, Ian Fieggen
Laces as in lacing, the ultimate book for over 50 techniques and 16 knots to dress up any corset or shoe. Includes practice laces and grommeted cover to practice on.191pgs (s) (TC89) $15.00
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Ladies' Compacts Of The Ninteenth And Twentieth Centuries, Roselyn Gerson.
The history of cosmetic containers with value guide, patents and manufacturing information. 228pgs. (h) (CI07) $35.00
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Making Faces, Kevyn Aucoin.
The makeup artist of choice for fashion, entertainment and theater royalty. All the fundamentals and tips for facial transformation. 160p (h) (LI10) $30.00
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Making Vintage Bags, Emma Brennan
Inspired by 20s-50s fashion, 20 original sewing patterns with embellishment details. 176pgs (h) (TB45) $25.00
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Making Vintage Bags, Emma Brennan
20 sewing patterns for fabric bags and purses with detailed constructions for linings, pockets and handles. 174p (p) (TD23) $18.00
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Making Waves: Swimsuits And The Undressing Of America, Lena Lencek And Gideon Bosker.
The psychological and social roots of swimsuit styles including design and manufacture. 160pgs. (p) (CD07) $20.00
More Beautiful Braids, Patricia Coen.
Ten new braids for beginners and experts. 64pgs (p) (RH66) $10.00
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New Shoes, Sue Huey And Revecca Proctor
The high-profile accessory of the fashion industry, showcasing the most innovative of contemporary designers. 208pgs (h) (CD25) $40.00
One Hundred Masterpieces..Coll..Compton
Izzard (B1740) $58.00
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Passion For Purses 1600-2005, Paula Higgins And Lori Blaser
History of pockets, misers, chatelaines, fabric, tapestry and needlework with selection of over 700 captioned examples. 256pgs (h) (SJ87) $50.00
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Popular Jewelry, 1840-1940
Victorian through Art Deco. Includes cameos, combs, hat pins, etc with price guide. 176pgs (p) (SJ21) $30.00
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Popular Purses: It'S In The Bag!, Leslie Pina, Etc.
Fun, funky and exotic as wella s elegant with price guide. 168pgs (h) (SJ16) $40.00
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Printed And Lace Handkerchiefs.. Interpreting A Popular 20Th C. Collectible, Betty Wilson
Identification and price guide. 160pgs (p) (SJ30) $30.00
Purse Accessories
Gerson (B1907) $25.00
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Purse Pizzazz, Marie Browning
Making a fashion statement through innovative bag design. 128pgs (h) (TB25) $25.00
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Royal & Historic Gloves & Shoes, W. B. Redfern Read First Few Pages.
Gloves and shoes viewed from a historical perspective from medieval times, where their main function was as an ornamental accessory of church and state. A reproduction of the original 1904 edition. ISBN 1-891656-51-1. 219pgs (p) (LH23) $28.00
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Royal Ties, Franz Schoeberlein.
The art of tie knotting and wearing. 37pgs. (p) (SA13) $2.00
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Salvatore Ferragamo.
One of the most renowned names of 20th c. shoemaking, "shoemaker of the stars" through over 200 examples. 240pgs. (h) (RZ20) $45.00
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The Seductive Shoe, Jonathan Walford
Historical details and chronolical survey covering four centuries of show fashion and their creators. 288p (h) (AB92) $40.00
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Sentimental Jewelry, Ann Louise Luthi.
That worn in remembrance of people who have died or given to loved ones as tokens of affection. 40pgs (s) (SI84) $12.00
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Shoemaking, June Swann.
Shoemaking from the days of the isolated shoemaker to the groups of men who worked with apprentices to the growth of mass production. 32pgs. (s) (SI33) $12.00
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Shoes, Lucy Pratt And Linda Wooley.
From Middle Agese forward, a valuable survay of shoes from the V&A collections. 128p (h) (AN41) $22.50
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Shoes, What Every Woman Should Know...Stephanie Pedersen
History, survey from 8000 BC...a shoe bible. 128pgs (h) (FW55) $13.00
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Shoes: Fashion And Fantasy, Colin Mcdowell.
History with social and moral observations. Emphasis on the fabulous footwear from 20th c. contemporary designers. 224pgs. (p) (NO42) $25.00
Shoes: Fashion And Fantasy, Colin Mcdowell.
History with social and moral observations. Emphasis on the fabulous footwear from 20th c. contemporary designers. 224pgs. (h) (RZ04) $50.00
Shoes, Ed Elizabeth Carr.
Shoes as a reflection of the wearer with witty prose and delightful photos. 79pgs (h) (ST11) $15.00
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Shoes, Linda O' Keeffe
A chunky, irresistible, full-color book filled with over 1,000 photographs. A quirky, obsessive history of women's footwear, including desingers, famous shoes, trends, and cycles. 512pgs. (p) (WH18) $14.00
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Shoes And Slippers..Snowshill
From one of the world's leading collections of costume and accessories of the 18th and 19th centuries. 96pgs (h) (AN55) $20.00
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Shoes, 2007 Gallery Calendar
Page-a-Day Gallery, each page on heavy individual cards for display in the included clear plastic easel. 160 leaves. (WH37) $16.00
A Century Of Shoes, Angela Pattison & Nigel Cawthorne.
All the keynote styles of the century. Shoes against the moods and events and fashions of the 20th c. including the extroartinary as well as the classics. 160pgs (p) (PC85) $24.00
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Shoes, A Lexicon Of Style, Valerie Steele
A homage to the culture of the modern shoe and its relationship to sex and society. 192pgs (h/small format) (DG76) $17.00
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Shoes, A Lexicon Of Style, Valerie Steele.
The obsession, the fetish and the fashion of footwear focusing on modern shoes. 192pgs (h) (SN35) $40.00
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Shoes, Hats And Fashion Accessories, Carol Belanger Grafton.
A pictorial archive from cuts from contemporary publications. 129pgs (p) (DY80) $13.00
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Shoes, The Complete Sourcebook, John Peacock
Illustrated by over 2000 drawings, shoes from antiquity to the present fully documented. 168pgs (h) (NQ03) $40.00
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Shoes: Page-A-Day 2008 Cal
(WH63) $15.00
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Simply Stylish Bags, Dorothy Wood
From fabric, full size patterns, embellishment, handle varieties. 96pgs (p) (SN40) $20.00
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A Spectacle Of Spectacles, Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung Jena.
Beautifully illustrated exhibition catalog covering the development of optical aids in all cultures, by engravings and photographs. 178pgs. (h) (TX04) $25.00
Spectacles
(B1875) $12.00
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Spectacles & Spyglasses, Pierre Marly.
Beautifully illustrated history of spectacles from 13th c. to 20th c. fashion. 156pgs. (h) (BI22) $45.00
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The Techniques Of Ladies' Hairdressing Of The 19Th Century, Edited By Jules & Kaethe Kliot.
A compilation of Original 19th Century sources by Mark Campbell and Mons. A. Mallemont. Original text and fashion plates. ISBN 0-916896-71-4. 128pgs. (p) (LA24) $22.00
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The Tie, Trends And Traditions, Sarah Gibbings.
The social history of this important symbol. 160pgs. (h) (WN05) $18.00
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Ties, Avril Hart.
Well illustrated history of the tie from 1670 cravat to present. 128pgs (h) (BS40) $20.00
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Unmentionables: The History Of Lingerie, Claire Paillochet.
A history of the allure of lingere. Profusely illustrated with fashion photos and movie stills. 125pgs. (p) (RA14) $16.00
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Victorian Hair-Do'S & Coiffures 1867-1898, Ed. Millicent Rene
A pictorial guide for costumers, re-enactors and hair-dressers. Includes 375 ill with descriptions and instructions. 256p (comb) (AP87) $32.00
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Vintages Purses At Their Best, Lynell K. Schwartz
Glass beaded, metal mesh, tapestry, embroidered, plastic, etc, with price guide. 160pgs (h) (SJ39) $30.00
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The Visual History Of Costume Accessories, Valerie Cumming.
From hats to shoes, 400 year survey. 174pgs (p) (RJ28) $26.00
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Walking Dreams: Salvatore Ferragamo, 1898-1960. Stefania Ricci
The life and work of the legendary Italian shoe designer through essays covering the man and his clients. 144pgs (h) (DP08) $50.00
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Whiting & Davis Purses: The Perfect Mesh, Leslie Pina..
Ads, catalog pages, archival material with price guide. 208pgs (h) (SJ37) $60.00
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Women'S Hats Of The 20Th Century, Maureen Reilly & Mary Beth Detrich
Profiling the creators and salons with tips on dating, evaluation, storing and value guide. 240pgs (h) (SJ32) $50.00
Antique Jewellery (Originally Old Jewelry), Duncan James.
A guide to understanding antique jewelry in terms of manufacture, materials, stones and design. 120pgs. (p) (SI59) $20.00
365 Days Of Hand Bags Wall Calendar, 2009
A picture-a-day wall calendar (WH75) $13.00
Handbags! 2009 Page-A-Day Calendar
Page-a-Day Gallery Calendar . 313p (boxed) (WH72) $12.00
Shoes 2009 Page-A-Day Calendar
Page-a-Day Gallery Calendar . 313p (boxed) (WH73) $12.00
365 Days Of Shoes Wall Calendar, 2009
A picture-a-day wall calendar (WH74) $13.00
Spectacles, Lorgnettes And Monocles, D. C. Davidson.
Development of spectacles from 14th c. beginnings as a reading necessity to a device of fashion. 32pgs. (s) (SI58) $12.00
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Catalogue Des Chaussures De L'Antiquite Egyptienne, Veronique Montembault.
Collection of ancient shoes from Louvre department of Egyptian Antiquities by photos, pattern diagrams and text (French).263p (p) (DE48) $115.00
La Chevelure, Les Details Du Corps.
Collections of paintings from priviate owners and museums highligthing hair, organized by painter. French text and credits. 80pgs. (h) (BI27) $24.00
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Coiffures Feminines Du Maroc, Mireille Morin-Barde.
Traditional hair techniques and styles of Moroco. French text.. 182pgs (p) (AD51) $50.00
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Fabric Bags, Nihon Vogue
A variety of cloth bags with a variety of closures and handles. Japanese text. 114p (p) (JI04) $28.00
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Hand Sewn Bags, Ondori
Ten classic casual bags demonstrating a variety of techniques. Japanese text. 48pgs (p) (JI18) $22.00
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Handmade Bags, Japan [2156]
A variety of bags using commercial clasps and handles with step-by-step assembly instructions for both sewing and non-sewing attachment. Japanese text. 121pgs (p) (JG70) $24.00
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The Japanese Sandal
The ubiquitous sandal as the latest fashion accessory using colorful fabrics by hand weaving, finger braiding and plaiting. Requires no tools, a few toes and those left-over fabrics. Detailed instructions through step by step photos covering various techniques. Japanese text. 64p (p) (JI73) $21.00
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The Paper Shoe, Ondori
A wide variety of elegant shoes made from gift wrapping papers. 72p (p) (JJ07) $29.00
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The Traditional Sandal, Ondori
The traditional woven Japanese sandal in a variety of forms. 46p (s) (JJ08) $15.00
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