11 Books by various authors - Historic Costume & Fashion Library: 11 Volumes [Signed by Author, Provenance, Plates & Engravings] - 1931-1951

DESCRIPTION: I present to you a magnificent and very well cared-for lot of 11 ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES of fundamental reference focusing on THE HISTORY OF FASHION, CLOTHING, TAILORING, and the EVOLUTION OF DRESS from the medieval era to the 20th century. An indispensable specialized library for scholars, designers, costume designers, art historians, and bibliophilic thematic collectors.

The set brings together classic works on this topic published by prestigious British publishers and imprints of reference (Victoria and Albert Museum, Batsford, Faber & Faber, A. & C. Black, Pitman, The Tailor and Cutter), renowned for the rigor of their texts and the richness of their original plates.

The works that comprise the collection up for auction are:

1.- C. Willett Cunnington – English Women’s Clothing in the Nineteenth Century (Bradford and Dickens, London, 1948). Monumental work on the evolution of nineteenth-century women’s fashion. Dimensions: 30 x 20.5 cm.

2.- André Blum – Early Bourbon 1590–1643 (Costume of the Western World Collection, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1951, First Edition). Detailed study on the attire of the Bourbon court. Dimensions: 27 x 20 cm.

3.- F. M. Kelly & M. Schwabe – A Short History of Costume & Armour 1066–1800 (B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1931, First Edition). Classic indispensable volume linking the evolution of civil dress and military armor. Dimensions: 25.5 x 16.5 cm.

4.- F. Whitworth Green – The Art of Fitting Ladies' Garments (The Tailor and Cutter Limited, London, c.1950). Exceptional technical tailoring manual SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED BY THE AUTHOR HIMSELF, a piece of enormous rarity for patternmaking professionals. Dimensions: 25.5 x 19 cm.

5.- Nevil Truman – Historic Costuming (Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons Ltd., London, 1945). Indispensable practical reference on the chronological evolution of dress, highly valued for its detailed diagrams and historical patterning schemes. Dimensions: 25 x 19 cm.

6.- Victoria and Albert Museum – 17th and 18th Century Costume (London 1951, First Edition: His Majesty’s Stationery Office). Exceptional monograph devoted to Baroque and Rococo fashion, richly illustrated with period plates. Dimensions: 24.5 x 19 cm.

7.- Victoria and Albert Museum – 19th-Century Costume (London 1951: His Majesty’s Stationery Office). Exceptional monograph devoted to 19th-century fashion, richly illustrated with period plates. Dimensions: 24.5 x 19 cm.

8.- Hartley – Mediaeval Costume and Life (Max Parrish, B. T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1931, First Edition). Thorough study on clothing and daily life in the Middle Ages. Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm.

9.- C. Willett Cunnington – The Perfect Lady (Max Parrish & Co Ltd, London, 1948). Fascinating tour through the canons of elegance and etiquette of Victorian and Edwardian ladies, magnificently illustrated with color photographs. Dimensions: 24 x 16 cm.

10.- Dion Clayton Calthrop – English Costume (A. & C. Black, Ltd., Soho Square, London, 1931). Beautiful historical edition richly illustrated with color plates and original engravings. The copy bears on the back cover a magnificent golden coat of arms of Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow, London, founded in 1527. Additionally, glued to the front endpaper is a 1935 document certifying the book as a prize for Art class performance to P. A. Jobson (Patrick Arthur Jobson, 1919–2007), a prominent British artist and illustrator who studied at the aforementioned Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow, London. Dimensions: 23 x 15 cm.

11.- James Laver – Taste and Fashion (George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1946). Sociological and aesthetic study on changes in tastes and fashion through the ages. Dimensions: 22 x 14.5 cm.

CONDITION: The volumes are in generally good condition, as shown by the photographs accompanying the listing. Bindings solid in their various original editorial formats (hard covers and carefully kept publisher bindings). Interior clean and firm, with all plates, engravings, and the valuable autograph of F. Whitworth Green in the tailoring volume preserved, and the provenance accreditation of the English Costume copy by the British artist Patrick Arthur Jobson (1919–2007). Weight: 7 kg.

A MONUMENTAL SET OF INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE IN 11 VOLUMES, WITH ONE SIGNED COPY AND ANOTHER OF IMPORTANT PROVENANCE — ESSENTIAL FOR YOUR LIBRARY!

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