Fashion & Textiles Books at Dial a Book Sydney

Chats on Costume
Rhead, G. Woolliscroft
Book Number: 67253
ISBN:
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1906.
8vo. hardcover. 304pp. index. zB/w illus., b/w plates. Very good, covers sunned, light toning to page edges, light foxing, mainly to endpapers.
Price: $18.00

The Magic of Colour Harmony in Dress
Moncrieffe, Mona
Book Number: 64774
ISBN:
Publisher: Bebarfalds Ltd - Department Store Place, Sydney, 1927
Large 8vo. illustrated cloth hardcover. 105pp. b/w illus., seven large & two small tipped-in colour plates of women in dresses. Very good, two of the plates have small creases on bottom corner, foxing to edge of text block, light foxing throughout, a litle spot of cloth lifting on front board. Book originally sold only in-store. Author was Bebarfalds employee. Scarce.
Price: $750.00

Histoire de la dentelle. Traduit par la comtesse Gédéon de Clermont-Tonnerre.
Palliser, Bury
Book Number: 63972
ISBN:
Publisher: Librairie de Firmin-Didot, 1892.
4to. marbled paper covered boards with original cloth spine. 340pp. colour & b/w illus. all edges gilt. Good, a few sections of binding uneven, page edges browned. foxing to endpapers. Text in French
Price: $55.00

A Dictionary of English Costume, 900-1900
Cunnington, C. Willett & Phillis, Beard, Charles
Book Number: 63104
ISBN: 0713603704
Publisher: Adam & Charles Black London 1976.
8vo. hardcover. 284pp. Good+ ex-lib. / Very good, clipped d/w.
Price: $18.00

Killer slippers and how to make them
Goodlee, Nick
Book Number: 41150
ISBN: 0949284343
Publisher: Watermark Press 1997
4to softcover 111pp colour illus. very good.
Price: $12.00

The Book of Perfumes
Oakes, John
Book Number: 58019
ISBN: 0732257050
Publisher: Harper Collins 1996
12mo. Softcover. 320pp. Very good. An A-Z of what to wear, what it is made of, how to buy, and what clothes and days match each perfume. Includes and brief perfume Zodiac
Price: $12.00

A Dictionary of Textile Terms
Textile Mercury and Argus. (compiled by)
Book Number: 58383
ISBN:
Publisher: Textile Mercury and Argus 1937-1939
4to. black cloth hardcover. b/w illus. Good, first few pages creased, unprofessionally bound, cover slightly bent.
Price: $75.00

The Fine Art of Fashion - An Illustrated History
Julian Robinson
Book Number: 53447
ISBN: 0864115415
Publisher: Sydney: Murdoch Books, 1997. Revised Edition
4to. Excellent copy in same d/w. Illustrated in colour and black and white. The d/w is illustrated with a Georges Barbier litho from 1922. Studies of changes in attitudes and fashion as portrayed in popular and exclusive magazines from the eighteenth-century onwards. Contents include Our Fashion Inheritance, Dress through the Ages, Twentieth Century Styles, Creating the Illustrations, Desiging the fashions, the reasons for change, Index.
Price: $50.00

Fundamentals of Fashion Apparel Design
Pepin, Harriet
Book Number: 60807
ISBN:
Publisher: Funk and Wagnalls 1949
4to. Hardcover with shelf worn d/w. 250pp. Very good copy in worn d/w. Index. Illustrated with line drawn examples. Contents includes, Equipment, Design, Form, Cloth Structural Compositions, Harmony, Balance, Proportion, Rhythm, Emphasis, Middle Twentieth Century Exhibit.
Price: $120.00

Opulence: The Kimonos and Robes of Itchiku Kubota
Kubota, Itchiku
Book Number: 46956
ISBN: 4770011369
Publisher: Kodansha International, Tokyo, 1984.
Folio. softcover. 148pp. colour illus. Including two large 5 page fold-outs. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $65.00

Fragrances of the World - Parfums du Monde 2004
Ewards, Michael - Images Stuart Own Fox
Book Number: 60760
ISBN: 0958741999
Publisher: Michael Edwards 2003 - 20th Anniversary Edition
tall 4to. Pictorial hardcover. no d/w. ribbon marker. Fragrances of the World has everything one may wish to make fragrance recommendations and equally important, it is the only guide to remain consistent from year to year.
Price: $60.00

Face Hunter
Rodic, Yvan
Book Number: 61537
ISBN: 9780500515068
Publisher: Thames and Hudson, London, 2010.
8vo. laminated boards, hardcover. 320pp. colour illus. Near Fine.
Price: $18.00

Carpets.
ROBINSON, GEORGE
Book Number: 1362
ISBN:
Publisher: London: Pitman, 1966.
Textiles, colour, design, influence all within the techincal context of production.
Price: $20.00

Schmuck + Gerat 1990
Jorg Zimmermann
Book Number: 2208
ISBN:
Publisher: Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim 1990
Illustrated wraps, b&w Illustrations, Exhibitors' Biographies, very good copy, pen mark on fep.
Price: $35.00

UNIFORMS. (The Coronation of TM King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Ceremonial Dress; Uniforms of the Territorial Army; Military Uniforms of the British Empire Overseas
Player, John & Sons
Book Number: 4988
ISBN:
Publisher: John Player. No date. (1939?)
Comprises of three 24 page booklets all with the complete sets of cigarette card pasted in. 150 cards. Bound together in original limpboards. Brown carboard, red lettering on front. Very good, cover has some marks & wear to edges, light foxing throughout. Last booklet has small tick marks next to several of the cards. Scarce.
Price: $75.00

Gianni Versace: Fashion's Last Emperor
Turner, Lowri
Book Number: 47000
ISBN: 0233993428
Publisher: Essential, 1997.
8vo. hardcover. 128pp. colour illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $18.00

THE FASHION FILE. Advice, Tips, and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of MAD MEN
Bryant, Janie with Monica Corcoran Harel
Book Number: 60664
ISBN: 9780446572712
Publisher: Life and Style, Grand Central Publishing 2010
4to. Hardcover. 175pp. Very good. Illustrated with photographs, fashion drawings, charts, Chatter and Checklist points. Bryant's book will peek into the dressing room of Mad Men and reveal the design process behind the various characters' looks. But it will also help women learn how fashion can help convey their personality. She will help them cultivate their style, including all the details that make a big difference. Bryant offers advice to ensure that a woman's clothes convey her personality. She covers everything from where to find incredible vintage clothing and accessories to how to pair those authentic pieces with modern shoes and jeans. Readers will learn how to find their perfect bra size, use color to convey a mood, and invest in the ten essentials every woman should own. And just so the ladies don't leave their men behind, there's even a section on making them look a little more Don Draper-dashing.
Price: $16.00

The Fashion Makers: An Inside Look at America's Leading Designers
Walz, Barbra
Book Number: 53606
ISBN: 0394411668
Publisher: Random House 1978
4to hardcover 223pp very good.
Price: $18.00

Tattoo : the exotic art of skin decoration
Delio, Michelle.
Book Number: 41770
ISBN: 0725107294
Publisher: Chippendale, N.S.W. Pan Macmillan 1993
4to softcover 79pp colour illus. very good.
Price: $15.00

Imagemakers : Cutting Edge Fashion Illustration
Dawber, Martin
Book Number: 54093
ISBN: 1840009837
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, London 2004
4to. softcover. 192pp. colour illus. Very good.
Price: $18.00

T-Shirts - with price guide
Miller, Susan
Book Number: 54872
ISBN: 0764325892
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing 2007
4to. Softcover, very good. 176pp. Over 1200 colour photo's of tee-shirts.
Price: $18.00

Shoes - A Love Story
Introduction by Tim Blanks
Book Number: 56566
ISBN: 9780733620898
Publisher: Hodder 2006
4to. Hardcover in d/w. Near fine. Illustrated throughout with photographs of shoes and with sayings and quotes to match.
Price: $18.00

Perfume - Creation and Allure of Classic Fragrances
Irvine, Susan
Book Number: 57046
ISBN: 1854104454
Publisher: Aurum 1996
4to. Hardcover in d/w. Very good. An illustrated exploration of the world of perfume, which examines the use of perfume since early times, and follows the development, creation, makers and materials that go into a new perfume, with information on the perfume industry and the search for new fragrances.
Price: $20.00

The Art and Craft of Gianni Versace
Wilcox, Claire; Mendes, Valerie; Buss, Chiara
Book Number: 57587
ISBN: 0810965976
Publisher: V & A Publications, London, 2002.
4to. softcover. 160pp. colour illus. Very good+.
Price: $25.00

The Tokyo Collection
Kusunoki, Shizuyo (Editor)
Book Number: 35916
ISBN: 4766104056
Publisher: Books Nippan 1987
4to softcover 150pp colour illus. very good. Text in Japanese & English
Price: $22.00

Fashion in the Forties
Robinson, Julian
Book Number: 30653
ISBN:
Publisher: London, Academy Editions 1976
4to. softcover. 103pp. colour & b/w illus. very good, top corner slightly bumped.
Price: $18.00

World Dress: An Illustrative Guide to the Folk Costume of the World
Kennett, Frances
Book Number: 28206
ISBN: 185732353X
Publisher: London Mitchell Beazley, 1994
4to hardcover 192pp index, b/w illus. near fine / near fine d/w.
Price: $20.00

Tattoo
Rio, Dale
Book Number: 60390
ISBN: 0762420111
Publisher: Courage Books 2004.
Square 4to. hardcover. 128pp. index, colour illus. Very good. / Very good d/w.
Price: $22.00