A Family of Fashion: The Messel Dress Collection Tapa dura - 2006

2006 maroon hardcover & DJ in very good- condition, some wear to covers, some stains on DJ and 1st few pages, no marks inside. US media mail for shipping. This book traces the evolution of stylish English dress from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s, and is brought up to modern times through items lent by living family members.

Philip Wilson Publishers, March 2006. Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. Very light coverwear; 10.9 X 8.6 X 0.9 inches; 192 pages

A collection of garments, embracing luxurious international haute couture, fancy dress, home-made and customised clothing worn by six generations of women from one family. This work includes the surviving clothing that tells the story of these women and traces their rise from private middle class comfort to the public stage of the aristocracy. 192 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm. First edition, first printing. Burgundy boards, unclipped dust jacket. Minimal shelf wear to edges, no inscriptions, tight and square binding. Photographs available on request. All books dispatched same or next working day in robust packaging.

Philip Wilson Publishers, 2006-03-03. 1st. Hardcover. New. 1st Edition. A FINE Hardcover with a FINE dustjacket. AS NEW. All dustjackets wrapped in Archival protection, and delivery confirmation with all our orders!

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Philip Wilson Publishers, 2006-03-03. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Philip Wilson Publishers. New. 2006. Hardcover. 0856676101 .*** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** - *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT - Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened -- 192 pages; 135 illustrations including 75 in color. Publisher description: A lavishly illustrated catalogue to accompany a recent exhibition at Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. The items on display are drawn from the extensive wardrobe of four generations of Lord Snowdon's family - the Messel-Rosse-Linley-Sambourne-Snowdons. The book uses these examples to trace the evolution of stylish English dress from the late nineteenth century through to the 1970s, and is brought up to modern times through items lent by living family members. The Messel Dress Collection is a unique collection of exceptional garments, embracing luxurious international haute couture, fancy dress, home made and customised clothing worn by six generations of women from one… Leer más