COUTURE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE GREAT PARIS DESIGNERS AND THEIR CREATIONS
by Lynam, Ruth (ed.)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc.. Very Good. 1972. Hardcover. First American Edition. 256 pages. Illustrated with black and white and color photos and drawings. 12x8.5 inches. Blue cloth covers with silver printing to the spine. The spine ends and cover edges are sunned and toned. There is a previous owner bookplate on the front pastedown. Otherwise, this is a clean, nice copy. About Very Good in a slightly edge chipped dust jacket with some tape repair. .
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- Bookseller
- Hoffman Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 65776
- Title
- COUTURE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE GREAT PARIS DESIGNERS AND THEIR CREATIONS
- Author
- Lynam, Ruth (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1972
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