Fashion from Appledore Books, ABAA

1930. Portfolio. Very Good. Original Russian portfolio of hand-drawn sewing patterns and fashion sketches for women's clothing, circa 1930s. Lined 40-page quarto notebook, filled with pencil and ink sketches, many in color, illustrating period fashions. Pinned-in tissue paper patterns, hand-written notes in Russian describing detailing and measurements. Owner-created pockets hold more patterns and a vintage paper ruler. In… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Edition 7L, 2002. Pictorial cloth. Near Fine. The 2002 stated 1st edition of this definitive look at the 30 year career of Grace Pottington at Vogue Magazine. Clean and Near Fine in its dark cloth, with the wonderful orange, white and black caricature of Grace adorning the front panel. Lacking the printed acetate dustjacket but including a… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Visionaire, 2001. Pictorial wrappers. Near Fine. An all-but-immaculate copy of the 2001 1st edition, in its printed plastic envelope. Crisp and Near Fine, limited to 6,000 copies. Beautifully designed, cutting-edge photography throughout.

1981. Ephemera. Near Fine. Impressive archive devoted to the work of renowned New York fashion designer Geoffrey Beene (1924-2004). Includes 2 one-of-a-kind photo albums showcasing his clothing designs and a large portfolio of original free-flowing watercolor sketches. Beene was celebrated for his simple yet sophisticated designs; colorful, dynamic and comfortable. He playfully experimented with inexpensive fabrics such as… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Les Presses de Jean Cres, 1946. Original wraps. Near Fine. Rene Gruau. A very pleasing copy of the uncommon 1946 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its printed off-white wrappers. Text (improbably) by Alice B. Toklas, the 8 lavish sketches --all full-page, all along the rectos-- by Rene Gruau. Tall quarto, #210 of 350 copies issued.… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Thames and Hudson, 1980. Cloth. Near Fine. The 1980 1st English language edition. Folio, tight and Near Fine in its oatmeal cloth. Inconspicuous remainder mark at the bottom-edge, otherwise clean as could be. And in an all-but-immaculate example of the printed cardboard slipcase.

Zurich: Christoph Zurcher, 1993. Magazines. Near Fine. The Summer of Love issue, 1993. Dual text, in both English and German. Includes contributions by/profiles of Gus Van Zant, Jenny Holzer, David Byrne, Francesco Clemente, Aldo Rossi, Duane Michals, etc. Clean and bright in its magazine-formatted, corrugated cardboard.

New Yok: E.P. Dutton's, 1954. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good +. A clean, very presentable copy of the 1954 stated 1st edition. Sharp and Near Fine in a crisp, price-intact ($$.00), VG+ to Near Fine dustjacket, with just a touch of very light chipping at the spine crown and along the top-edges. Octavo, colorful frontispiece by Picasso, other color… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Publications Louchel, 1955. Spiral bound wraps. Near Fine. Lovely French lingerie catalogue, focusing on the winter 1955 season. Spiralbound, crisp off-white wrappers, with just a touch of very light soiling at the panels. Easily VG+ to Near Fine and, internally, clean as could be, with no writing or markings of any kind. Tall quarto, very appealing color… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: E. Plon, Nourrit et C.. Decorative Cloth. Very Good. Handsome collection of illustrations, a number of them in color, circa 1890. Chronicling the fashions --mostly swimwear -- of women by the sea in Belgium's coastal city of Ostende ("Aux Bains de Mer d' Ostende"). Solid and VG- to VG in its dark-green cloth, with light scuffing and… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: William Miller, 1810. 1/4 leather. Very Good. A very presentable copy of the 1810 1st edition. Tight and VG in 1/4 morocco over its original light-brown boards, with the original title-label bright and fully intact. Solid and VG. with wear to the panel edges and light foxing to the preliminaries and, to a lesser extend, throughout the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Vendome Press, 2014. Decorative Boards. Fine/Near Fine. WARMLY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR JACK CARLSON on the title page.A very impressive copy to boot of the 2014 stated 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, Near Fine to Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, crisp color photography (principally by F.E. Castleberry) throughout.

Bologna, Italy: Damiani, 2013. Pictorial boards. Near Fine. INSCRIBED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER NICK WAPLINGTON on the front free endpaper. A very sharp copy to boot of the 2013 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its pictorial boards, with just a touch of light bowing to the front board. Tall quarto, Waplington's high-quality color photography throughout.

New York: Ives Washburn, 1938. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. Robert L. Leonard. A very presentable copy of the 1938 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in a bright, price-intact ($2.50), VG dustjacket, with light creasing along the spine edges and light chipping at its ends. Octavo, nicely illustrated by Robert Leonard. One of Helena Rubinstein's early beauty guides.… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: The Viking Press, 1968. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. A bright, very sharp copy of the 1968 1st edition. Clean and Fine in a crisp, price-intact (and price-clipped), Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, beautifully photographed throughout in color by Horst. Text by Valentine Lawford, Foreword by Diana Vreeland.

London: John Tiranti & Company, 1927. Boards. Very Good. The 1927 1st edition of this wonderful collection of photographs of French shop-fronts and interiors. Shot in a lavish gravure, each of the 54 photographs feels deeply-influenced by Art Deco aesthetics. Solid and VG in its beige boards, with light bowing to the panels and wear along the spine… Saber más sobre este artículo

Japan: Kyuryudo Co, 1979. Cloth. Near Fine. Uncommon 1979 monograph on important Japanese fashion designer Sueko Ohtuka (1902-1998). Clean, tight and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with titling in both Japanese and English. Inrternally immaculate as well, with no writing or markings of any kind. Tall quarto, crisp, first-rate color reproductions throughout. Illustrated by Nanko Yamagishi, Ryoze… Saber más sobre este artículo

Tokyo: Yobisha Co., Ltd, 1991. Original wraps. Fine/Near Fine. The 1991 1st edition, published out of Tokyo by Yobisha Co. Tight and Fine in a clean, Near Fine example of the printed mylar dustjacket. Folio, wild, vivid color plates thruout.

Perigueux, France: Editions Pierre Fanlac (Bibliotheque du Bournat du Perigord), 1987. Original wraps. Near Fine. Claude Sarlat and Pierre Valpremy. A handsome copy of the 1987 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its decorative wrappers. Tall quarto, dozens and dozens of crisp black-and-white photos and detailed line drawings thruout. Text exclusively in French.

New York: HarperCollins Publisher, 2000. Cloth. Fine/Near Fine. An all-but-pristine copy of the 2000 1st American edition (following the London edition). Clean and Fine in a bright, price-intact, Near Fine dustjacket. Tall quarto, vivid color photography and illustrations thruout.