English Posies and Posy Rings: A Catalogue with an Introduction by Evans, Joan - 2012

Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1957. (4to) 256 pp plus 121 plates. Near fine in very good dust jacket. Grey cloth with gilt lettering. Patterned endpapers, black & white and color illustrations, maps, patterns, 78 color plates, errata slip, 2 double-sided folding patterns laid in. The dust jacket has minor edgewear, a dampstain on the top edge, is lightly faded on the spine and the front inner flap is crumpled near the center. Text in Estonian Language. Locale: Estonia. (Costume, Costume--Estonia, Folk Costume--Estonia).

Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Paris, London, New York: Butterick Publishing Co.. Very Good. 1895. First Edition. Soft Cover. "Each number is handsomely bound in fancy colored (light green) , embossed paper, making it dainty in appearance and harmonious with the finest surroundings." . September 1895, Volume 1, No. 3. Illustrated with numerous engravings. Pictorial frontispiece. Spine ends slightly rubbed. Page 89 has an article about "Halloween Festivities" adhered to the top of page. Both the book page and article are legible. Evening Entertainment, Parties, Balls, Social/Home. ; Engraved illustrations. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 103 pages .

Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale. Fair; Boards heavily worn, with cloth soiled and nearly detached from rear . boards, pages toned at margins and sporadic waterstains and foxing.. 1861. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with six gilt-ruled compartments. Titles stamped in two compartments in gilt. Red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. xx, 891 pp, glossary. Text in French. Volume V of a seven-volume set of documents pertaining to a Second French Empire commercial treaty with England. This volume covers those parts of the textile industry pertaining to hemp, linen, silk, hides, fleece and pre-made clothing. No other copies offered for sale in the trade at present. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Fullerton, PA: The Dent Hardware Company. Very Good; Covers slightly sunned.. 1972. Reprint. Softcover. Printed stapled blue card covers. Facsimile of antique toy catalogue reprinted for the Antique Toy Collectors of America 1972 Spring meeting (this verbiage is stamped inside rear cover). Many black and white photos. Laid in is four-page reprint of Toy Price List for this Catalogue. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .

Very Good with no dust jacket; Boards worn at corners and head and foot of . spine, gilding faded, some foxing to interior, illustrations of young girl . and married woman have several small areas of loss in center, lower . corners of several illustrations chipped.. 1891. Hardcover. A leporello tourist souvenir featuring five color lithograph illustrations of Norwegian Folk Costumes after photographs by F. Beyer of Christiana (as Oslo, Norway was known from 1624-1924) , taken in 1891. The illustrations are mounted on cardboard and fold out accordion-style from green cloth boards with elaborate black and gilt botanical design on front. The title of this leporello is in Danish, but the captions for each costumed figure are in English and German. The five costumes shown are for a married man, married woman, young girl, bride and bride and bridegroom together. Measures 17.5 x 11.5 cm. Illustrations fold out to a length of 50 cm. No copies located in WorldCat or the trade at present. ; 8vo… Read More

Paris: Imprimerie Imperiale. Fair; Boards heavily worn, with cloth soiled and nearly detached from rear . boards, pages toned at margins and sporadic waterstains and foxing.. 1861. Hardcover. Quarterbound leather with six gilt-ruled compartments. Titles stamped in two compartments in gilt. Red cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. xx, 891 pp, glossary. Text in French. Volume V of a seven-volume set of documents pertaining to a Second French Empire commercial treaty with England. This volume covers those parts of the textile industry pertaining to hemp, linen, silk, hides, fleece and pre-made clothing. No other copies offered for sale in the trade at present. ; Folio 13" - 23" tall .

Fullerton, PA: The Dent Hardware Company. Very Good; Covers slightly sunned.. 1972. Reprint. Softcover. Printed stapled blue card covers. Facsimile of antique toy catalogue reprinted for the Antique Toy Collectors of America 1972 Spring meeting (this verbiage is stamped inside rear cover). Many black and white photos. Laid in is four-page reprint of Toy Price List for this Catalogue. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 48 pages .

Tokyo: Libro Port, 1991. First edition. Original Cloth. Fine/very good. Sm oblong 4to. In the bright yellow cloth boards with blind embossed title. Illustrated endpapers. pp. 125 with 122 colour photographic plates of shoes designed by Takada between 1967 and 1990. Held her first exhibition at a Ginza art gallery in 1966 since when she became one of the most innovative and stylish shoe designers of the C20th. Unclipped jacket with light edgewear only. Uncommon.

Blue cloth with black dustjacket and a blue ribbon. A clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as this book weighs seven pounds.
9 x 11.25 in