Accessories of Dress de Lester, Katherine Morris and Bess Viola Oerke - 1940

Hardcover. An Illustrated History of Those Frills and Furbelows of Fashion which have Come to be Known as Accessories of Dress. Fair. Solid copy. No dust jacket. Name on front page. Front end paper cut out. Clean and unmarked, but has tobacco odor.

Peoria, Illinois: The Manual Arts Press, 1940 Brown cloth , green text. Small nick in the spine, overall very good. Illustrated, black and white photos. Content: Accessories of Dress discusses all the important accessories of fashion history-43 of them each generously illustrated in its own chapter. The book is in six parts. I Accessories For The Head: Hats, Veils, Feathers, Wigs, Patches, Earrings, Nets, Combs, Cosmetics, etc. II Accessories For The Neck Shoulders, And Waist: Pins, Beads, Collar and Cuffs, Cravats, Shawls, Girdles, III Accessories For The Feet And Legs: Shoes, Buckles, Hose, Garters, Gaiters, IV Accessories Worn On The Arm And Hand: Bracelets, Rings, Gloves, Watches, V Accessories Carried In The Hand: Walking Sticks, Umbrellas and Parasols, Handbags, Handkerchiefs, Fans, Muffs, Mirrors, VI Accessories Used On The Costume: Buttons, Embroidery, Lace, Fringe and Tassels, Furs, Ribbons, Braid, Artificial Flowers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 587 pages

The Manual Arts Press, 1940. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. Hardcover in jacket. Light edgewear to jacket with tape reapirs to back of jacket at ends of spine and flap folds. Inscribed by Oerke. Bookplate. Top edge gilt..

Peoria, IL: Manual Arts Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Hardback. Brown Cloth Hb With Green Lettering on Front and Spine .

Peoria, Illinois: The Manual Arts Press, 1940 Brown cloth boards very good plus, dust jacket good, some edgewear, inch and one half chip out of the bottom edge edgewear. Content: Accessories of Dress discusses all the important accessories of fashion history-43 of them each generously illustrated in its own chapter. The book is in six parts. I Accessories For The Head: Hats, Veils, Feathers, Wigs, Patches, Earrings, Nets, Combs, Cosmetics, etc. II Accessories For The Neck Shoulders, And Waist: Pins, Beads, Collar and Cuffs, Cravats, Shawls, Girdles, III Accessories For The Feet And Legs: Shoes, Buckles, Hose, Garters, Gaiters, IV Accessories Worn On The Arm And Hand: Bracelets, Rings, Gloves, Watches, V Accessories Carried In The Hand: Walking Sticks, Umbrellas and Parasols, Handbags, Handkerchiefs, Fans, Muffs, Mirrors, VI Accessories Used On The Costume: Buttons, Embroidery, Lace, Fringe and Tassels, Furs, Ribbons, Braid, Artificial Flowers. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 575 pages