The Encyclopedia of World Costume

New York, New York, U.S.A: Bonanza Books/Crown Publishers, 1986. First Thus. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9?" - 12" tall. Type: Hard Back First Bonanza Books Printing. Large Hardcover Book in Near Fine Condition with a Very Good Dust Jacket. Clean and unmarked blue half cloth with bright and bold gilt titles, gray cloth wrappered boards. Very strong binding, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Internals Near Fine-page 99 has a crease and slit on the fore edge, tape reinforced. Jacket is unclipped, clean, glossy, and bright, with llustrations of persons in various costumes in different centuries and in different countries. There is is slight wear to extremities. Includes costumes/clothing from all areas of the globe and from civilizations of the ancient world to present day, with accompanying text not only about the costumes but about the social times and settings. More than 650 individual entries and lavishly illustrated with 8 pages of color and over 2000 drawings of meticulous detail, large enough to view and appreciate. 471 pages with Sources of Information on Costume, Bibliography and Index. 11 x 8.75 inches. 1986, Bonanza Books/Crown Publishers, New York, 1986. First Bonanza Books Printing. Originally published: New York, Scribner, 1978.