The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
by Racinet, Albert; Ribeiro, Aileen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0816019762
- ISBN 13
- 9780816019762
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Facts On File Inc, 1995. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x1x13. Blue cloth with silver titles on spine, folio, 320 pages; just a hint of edge wear; dust jacket now protected in mylar. Please note, this is an oversize book an may incur extra shipping charges. Between 1876 and 1888, a Frenchman named Albert Racinet produced a six-volume 'History of the World in Costume'. One of the earliest books on the subject, its scope and detail has never been surpassed. 'The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes' is a recreation of Racinet's classic work.
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- Bookseller
- Crooked House Books & Paper (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CS00699
- Title
- The Historical Encyclopedia of Costumes
- Author
- Racinet, Albert; Ribeiro, Aileen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0816019762
- ISBN 13
- 9780816019762
- Publisher
- Facts On File Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 9x1x13
- Keywords
- INTERNATIONAL WORLD COSTUME STAGING SET DESIGN THEATER THEATRE DRAMA SEWING SEAMSTRESS CRAFTY DIY GIFT COURTAULD INSTITUTE
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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Crooked House Books & Paper
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Portland, Oregon
About Crooked House Books & Paper
Welcome to the Crooked House, a one-of-a-kind bookstore in Portland, Oregon. Specializing in the beautiful and unusual: books by, for and about women, cookery, domestic science, decorative publishers bindings, weird how-to books and ephemera, 1920s-30s women's magazines, Modern Library, and more.
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