THE MODE IN HATS AND HEADDRESS
by Wilcox, R. Turner
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good in Good Only Dustjacket
- Seller
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946. Early Printing. HARDCOVER. Very Good in Good Only Dustjacket. The Author. Quarto. Blue cloth-covered boards, with navy blue lettering.Light rubbing to extremities, Edgewear and chipping to dustjacket extremities.
"With 188 full-page plates, each one including many detailed drawings, and with explanatory text, this book is an invaluable work of reference for students, illustrators, costumers, hair stylists and hat designers. The author writes: "...It has been my aim to record for the artist, the hairdresser, the hatmaker, the stage designer, the teacher and the student, all the available head designs of history..." (from author's Foreword). The general reader will also find much in the way of interest and entertainment. Uncommon in hardcover.
"With 188 full-page plates, each one including many detailed drawings, and with explanatory text, this book is an invaluable work of reference for students, illustrators, costumers, hair stylists and hat designers. The author writes: "...It has been my aim to record for the artist, the hairdresser, the hatmaker, the stage designer, the teacher and the student, all the available head designs of history..." (from author's Foreword). The general reader will also find much in the way of interest and entertainment. Uncommon in hardcover.
Synopsis
"This Dover edition, first published in 2008, is a republication of The Mode in Hat and Headdress Including Hair Styles, Cosmetics, and Jewelry, first published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, in 1945"--T.p. verso.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aardvark Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 85222
- Title
- THE MODE IN HATS AND HEADDRESS
- Author
- Wilcox, R. Turner
- Illustrator
- The Author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good Only Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- Costume, Fashion History
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...