The Book of Costume
by Davenport, Millia
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Brockport, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, 1962. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. Hardcover 5th Printing Book Is Good / Jacket Is Very Good Pages tight and clean!! Mylar on DJ shows usual wear, paper DJ under is faded at spine edge. X Library which may have a protective mylar covering on DJ from day 1 Buyer Satisfaction 100% Guaranteed
Synopsis
Volume 1 covers from the Ancient Orient (Babylonia) to Spanish costume in the XVI century, mostly European costume in 468 pages. Loaded with black and white glossy photos of art with costumes for each century in between. A treasure of costume history, Ms Davenport's remarks are witty and fun to read as she critiques other costume books and the writing of costume books.
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- Bookseller
- FAB BOOKS (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59411
- Title
- The Book of Costume
- Author
- Davenport, Millia
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 6.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- reference;
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