8vo. Half Calf. c1812. Vol 1. Lacks title page. 52 pages of text. 125 [of 130] plates depicting ancient Greek, Roman and Egyptian costumes - some have been hand-coloured. Half calf and marbled boards with some rubbing to boards. More
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1878. 8vo. Decorated Cloth. By the author of "Enquire Within." pp 396. Brown decorated cloth with gilt detailing. Rare. More
London: Ward, Lock. 4vo. Half Calf. Vol XIV. c. 1870. Contemp half calf. Hand-coloured fashion plates & folding patterns, plus illustations. More
London: S.O. Beeton, 1861. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. Vols 3 & 4 bound together. Vol 3 missing tp. 9 hand-coloured fashion plates and 9 coloured and folding plates. Faded brown cloth binding, back hinge worn. Bookplate to pastedown. More
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 4 hand-coloured engraved images of ladies with children, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 2 hand-coloured engraved images of ladies, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
Paris: 1882. Unbound. 3 hand-coloured engraved images of groups of children, depicting the fashion in France in 1882. In very good condition, with good colour. More
London: J. Bell, 1807. Royal 8vo. Early Calf. pp.610, February - December 1806, pp.64 January 1807. Engravings, map, fashion plates, some hand-coloured and music, some folding (some creased) incl. A plan of the battle of Jena and associated map of the seat of war. Full early calf in near fine..... More
London: Geo Henderson, 1839. Small 8vo. Half Calf. 2 vols. Small 8vo. Contains title page vignette and 52 hand-coloured costumes plates + 20 other engraved views. Some fixing. Original half calf and marbled boards with red titling pieces to spine. A very attractive set. More
London: G Henderson, 1842. 12mo. No Binding. Printed wrappers, [5] adverts, engraved frontispiece, 9 plates (6 fashion hand-coloured), pp 343-442, [2]. Edges creased, otherwise very good. No. XLVIII, December 1842, including Supplement to Volume VIII. Very rare work of this sort in the original paper covers intact with all the..... More
London: Rogerson, 1852. Royal 8vo. Half Calf. pp.225-336;1-336. Royal 8vo. 9 hand-coloured fashion plates, steel engravings & illustrations in text, including images of children. Original green half calf. Wear at top of front joint. With marbled boards. Well illustrated with the hand-coloured plates, which are in very nice condition. More
Paris: A. Louchel, 1936. Folio. Printed Wrapper. 8 pages of text and illustrations and 8 full colour lithographs showing hats from different designers. Original printed wrappers. Faint bookseller's stamp (The Fashion Bookery, Auckland) to rear wrapper. Rare. More
London: John. W. Parker, 1844. 12mo. Hardcover. iv, 151 pp, [8] adverts. original purple embossed cloth boards, some fading. Second series following on from the success of the first series, published under the auspices of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Interesting well-meaning 19th C information on cooking, beer and..... More
London: Charles Knight, 1832. 8vo. Original Half Calf. pp.viii,396. Small 8vo. Numerous illustrations in text. Original half calf binding and marbled boards. Titling spine labels. In "The Library of Entertaining Knowledge" series. A very good copy in handsome original binding. More
London: Ward, Lock, 1868. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp viii, 664. Illustrations. Original red cloth, showing wear. Numerous illustrations of fashion of the time, needlework projects and patterns. Rare. More
London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1880. Royal 8vo. Half Calf. (c.1880) pp.vi,890. Royal 8vo. Coloured frontispiece. Chromolithographed plates, illustrations in text. Original half calf and cloth boards (green). A handsomely bound work in original binding. More
London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent. Thirty-Ninth Edition. 8vo. Orig. Cloth. pp 500. Illustrated. Blue cloth binding with gilt pictorials to spine. Some age darkening to page edges, otherwise very good. More
Paris: Au Bois Dore, 1950. Soft cover. pp.36 27cm x 21cm. Illustrated catalogue of household furniture from a long established (1900) Paris comapny. Includes price list for mail order and a detached typewritten letter from the company. Classic 1950s French furniture. More
Paris: Au Bucheron. Soft cover. Pp.79 26.5cm x 18cm. c.1928. Illustrations of French furniture for studio, bed chambers, salon, showing furnished rooms. Soft cover is green, brown and cream and has pencil marks. Pages 45-46 detached from binding. More
London: Batsford, 1961. 8vo. Original Cloth. pp 96. Many illustrations. Book good, cover worn. AD ref 188. More
Sydney: Beard Watson & Co Ltd. 4to. Soft cover. Pp.40, 31cm x 24cm. Decorative cover. Colour illustrations of curtains. "Beard Watson's Beautiful Furniture - A Few Typical Selections." Illustrated furniture catalog from Beard Watson & Co Ltd, George Street, Sydney. c.1930s. Rare catalogue of colonial furniture in great condition... More
London: Ward, Lock, 1880. 8vo. Original Decorated Cloth. pp.xlvii,3 (advertising),1296,advertising catalogue. Coloured frontispiece & 11 plates, 4 page wood engravings & numerous illustrations in text. Original green decorated cloth, minor wear to back joint, minor faults with spine. Some tape marks on end papers and half title. Ink inscript to..... More
London: Ward, Lock and Co, 1888. 8vo. Roan. pp.xlvi,3 ,1644,advertising catalogue. Coloured frontispiece. 13 (of 14) plates, wood engravings & numerous illustrations in text. Original decorated red roan, with green boards. A good copy in original decorated binding, some repairs as binding's very fragile. More
London: Ward, Lock, and Tyler, 1872. Small 4to. Half Calf. pp viii, 664. 11 fashion plates (of 12) Small 4to. Original green half roan with marbled boards. Inscriptions from previous owners to front paste down and ffep. Numerous illustrations of fashion of the time, needlework projects and patterns. Rare with..... More
London: Ward, Lock & Co, 1911. New Edition. 8vo. Decorated Cloth. pp 584 + adverts. 12 coloured plates numerous other illustrations. Decorated brown cloth binding. Adverts to endpapers. A nice copy. More
