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Reynolds, Helen Cecily Pressure and Persuasion: The Board of Trade Utility Clothing Scheme 1942-1945
UK: Helen Reynolds, 1999. Privately Printed. Cloth. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall (Book ref. 028298) £25.00
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The "London" Illustrated Catalogue of Saddlery, Harness, Horse Clothing and Saddlers' Requisites
London: Bliss & Co Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good. Original red cloth with silver titling, undated, inner upper hinge splitting at base, 90pp, landscape formst, illustrated in colour and black and white, a very clean copy. (Book ref. 015119) £180.00
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Sichel, Marion Costume reference, volume 8: 1918 - 1939
Batsford Ltd, 1978. 0713411368 First Edition. Hardcover. Fair in Very Good dust jacket. Good reading copy, ex library with the front endpapers excised, but otherwise clean and complete, in a bright unclipped dustjacket. 72 pages, 4 colour plates, many b/w text illustrations, glossary, bibliography, index (Book ref. 36115) £8.00
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Ellis, Thomas S The Human Foot its Form and Structure Functions and Clothing
London: J & A Churchill, 1889. New Edition. Red hardback cloth cover. G+ : in Good condition plus without dust jacket. Foot of spine missing. Ex-library from Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, with minimal markings. Contents clean and bright. xxv, 120pp + ads :: 220mm x 150mm (9" x 6") (Book ref. h1917) £30.00
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Gilhespy, Diana et al Socialist Enterprise: Reclaiming The Economy
Nottingham: Spokesman, 1986. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 085124470X No previous owner marks, bright covers, 230 pages, bibliography. Escape from economic catastrophe, the authors argue, will require more than just changes in the way the economy is managed from the top. (Book ref. 6543) £4.75
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Oldfield, Bruce with Georgina Howell Bruce Oldfield's Seasons
London: Pan Books, 1987. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 033029542X Hardback edtition, 238 pages, many sketches by Bruce Oldfield and monochrome photographs; very good condition, no previous owner name, in unclipped dustjacket with minor edgewear. (Book ref. 4267) £7.25
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Buss, Georg Sammlung Illustrierter Monographien Vol.17: Das Kostüm in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart (Costume Past & Present)
Bielefeld und Leipzig: Verlag von Velhagen & Klassing, 1906. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Red & cream cloth softcover, gilt stamped lettering and design, 171 pages, 134 black & white illustrations, German text, index; foxing to endpapers, o/w VG. Costume from ancient times to those contemporary with the publication in 1906. (Book ref. 2606) £10.00
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Yin-yin Szeto, Naomi: Dress in Hong Kong: A Century of Change & Customs
Hong Kong: Urban Council, Dec 1992 First edition, paperback, very good tight condition, uncreased illustrated glossy card covers slightly shelf worn, internally clean and bright, 112 pages, colour and b/w photo illustrations and line drawings, text in both Chinese and English, stamped "Complementary Copy" to the front free endpaper. Produced in conjunction with, and as a catalogue for, an exhibition held by the Hong Kong Museum of History. Contents include: the language of dress, the history of local costume - urban and rural (punti, hakka, tanka, hoklo, festival clothing), hairstyles, cosmetics, footwear, buttons and loops, household textiles and miscellaneous items, bibliography. (Book ref. 2375) £45.00
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Ball, Robert W.D.;Peters, Paul Military Medals, Decorations & Orders of the United States & Europe: A Photographic Study to the Beginning of World War II
Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1994. First Limited. Hardcover. Fine. WE ARE ESTABLISHED TRANSPORT & MILITARY BOOK SPECIALISTS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK. PLEASE VISIT OUR INFORMATION PAGE WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DO, OUR POSTAGE CHARGES AND SPECIAL PRICING OFFERS. (Book ref. 003973) £40.00
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Ailsby, Christopher World War 2 German Medals and Political Awards: Collector's Guide
United Kingdom: Ian Allan Pub, 2000. Later Reprint. Pictorial Soft Cover. Fine. Jacket is Mylar protected from new. Rare UK availability of reprinted and updated 2000 volume. WE ARE ESTABLISHED TRANSPORT & MILITARY BOOK SPECIALISTS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK. PLEASE VISIT OUR INFORMATION PAGE WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DO, OUR POSTAGE CHARGES AND SPECIAL PRICING OFFERS. (Book ref. 003972) £30.00
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Williamson, Gordon The Iron Cross: A History, 1813-1957
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Blandford Pr, 1985. Reprinted. Hardcover. Fine. Jacket is Mylar protected from new. Rare UK availability of reprinted and updated volume. WE ARE ESTABLISHED TRANSPORT & MILITARY BOOK SPECIALISTS. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK. PLEASE VISIT OUR INFORMATION PAGE WHERE YOU CAN FIND OUT ALL ABOUT WHAT WE DO, OUR POSTAGE CHARGES AND SPECIAL PRICING OFFERS. (Book ref. 003971) £12.00
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Sladen, Christopher The Conscription of Fashion: Utility Cloth, Clothing and Footwear 1941-1952
Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Scolar Press, 1995. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 1859280072 Ex-Library (Book ref. 23041) £15.00
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The Modern Priscilla : Fancy Work and Everyday Housekeeping (Cream of Wheat advert)
Sept 1913 folio paperback, 54 pages, rather well used with cover loose from body of this magazine. However, wonderful advert inside front (see image). Other adverts throughout including Colgate on back. Period item, some frays, tape to spine so not outwardly tidy but no loose pages. Interesting. (Book ref. 9629) £10.00
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Anon: Care of Clothing;
PA. Scranton, Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences, 1927; Hardback. Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking series. vi, 262pp with many illustrations within the text, xxiv pp index. Blue covers with embossed title on spine, faded gilt title on spine. Light edge wear at spine extremities. Chapters on Home Laundering, Dry Cleaning, Dyeing, Remodeling, The Upkeep of Clothing & The Budget. (Book ref. 18781) £28.00
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Crockett, H.G., Manson, James A., Sidwell, E.W., Timms, A., Ball, E., Seamark, M.W., Haydn, W.H., Lord, D. Lawrence, &c. The Modern Boot and Shoe Maker. A Complete Guide to the Design and Manufacture, Hand and Machine Repairing, Shopfitting and Stocking, Retailing, Book-Keeping and Management, with a Full Account [Cont. In description] 4 Volume Set. [ shoemaking ]
London: The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, 1919. Decorated Cloth. Good/No d/ws. 4to. "With a Full Account of the Leather Industry, Including all Processes of Preparation, Tanning and Leather Dressing, Written by Practical Men of Wide Experience". Four volume complete set. Hardbacks, each 165mm x 229mm tall. (6.5" x 9" approx.). Pp xii, 280; x, 272; x, 312 & x, 295, with 485 text figs. [plus approximately 130 more, being patterns for military footwear]. Each volume has a full-colour, tissue-guarded frontispiece plate, with a detailed descriptive text, of the Heraldic Arms of the associated Worshipful Companies, these being respectively, The Skinners, The Leathersellers, The Cordwainers, and The Curriers, together with a grand total of 63 further plates, 12 of which are in colour. Original art-deco, blind-stamped cloth-covered boards/gilt spine titles. Rubs to edges and corners with some fading, and with some light splash-marks to the front board of volume four, otherwise sound and internally very good. Additional postage will be required for this heavy set. Please email before ordering for details of the cheapest postal option. (Book ref. 003953) £125.00
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Woodward, Tim (Editor) Skin Two Latextra! Issue 4
London: Tim Woodward Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Magazine for those appreciative of the sensual properties of rubber clothing. (Book ref. 038951) £25.00
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Woodward, Tim (Editor) Skin Two Latextra! Issue 1
London: Tim Woodward Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Magazine for those appreciative of the sensual properties of rubber clothing. (Book ref. 038950) £45.00
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Woodward, Tim (Editor) Skin Two Latextra! Issue 3
London: Tim Woodward Publishing, 2000. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Magazine for those appreciative of the sensual properties of rubber clothing. (Book ref. 038949) £25.00
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Woodward, Tim (Editor) Skin Two Latextra! Issue 2
London: Tim Woodward Publishing, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Magazine for those appreciative of the sensual properties of rubber clothing. (Book ref. 038948) £25.00
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Cunnington C. Willett English Women's Clothing in the Present Century
London: Faber & Faber, 1952. First Edition. Hardback. 4to. A very good copy in a poor dustwraper. Top edge silver. 312 pages. Numerous illustrations including three full-page colour plates. Describes the succession of fashions in the first half of the 20th century. An excellent reference work for the period. (Book ref. 12473) £25.00
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