Textiles & Costume Books


Batik: 75 Selected Masterpieces: The Rudolf G. Smend Collection Best Price: $29.70 After I bought the Rudolf Smend's book "Batik from the Courts of Java and...	West Virginia Quilts: And Quiltmakers Best Price: $24.97 Written with sensitivity to the quilt and the quiltmaker, exploring not only what inspired the...	Textiles from Burma Best Price: $54.72 All most all the textiles illustrated in this book were collected in the 1920s by James Henry...	100 Years of Western Wear Best Price: $89.00 8X11 In, 144 Pp, 135 Full-Color Photos, 50 Black & White Photos See The Best of Men's,...	Dyeing and Overdyeing of Cotton Fabrics Best Price: $11.95 No other book I've seen available has the information contained in here to...



Girl Scout Collector's Guide: A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, and Memorabilia (Second Edition) Best Price: $29.02 This is an amazing collection of information on all things about the girl scouting organization...	Vintage Fashion Accessories Best Price: $1.98 There are cycles in fashion and given enough time, so many aspects of fashion seem to recycle...	Virginia Quilt Museum Best Price: $85.00 Located in the historic Shenandoah Valley, the Virginia Quilt Museum is a resource center for...	The Medieval Horse and its Equipment, c.1150-1450 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London) Best Price: $23.98 Whether knight's charger or beast of burden, horses played a vital role in medieval life....	Walking Dreams: Salvatore Ferragamo, 1898-1960 Best Price: $19.00 Walking Dreams explores the life and work of the legendary Italian shoe designer, an artist who...



Discovering Old Buttons (Shire Discovering) Best Price: $6.44 This would have been a great book, had it not been completely in gray-scale. The cover is...	100 Years of Western Wear Best Price: $29.99 For cowgirl living in The Netherlands, born and raised, this book I found in a Dutch bookstore...	The Ties That Blind: Neckties 1945-1975 (Schiffer Book for Collectors With Value Guide) Best Price: $17.99 Take a look at the wild, bold, colorful, and naughty designs that have swelled men's chests...	Girl Scout Collector's Guide: A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, and Memorabilia (Second Edition) Best Price: $59.95 Amazing book, so much information, so many pages and pictures and graphs. A must buy for all...	Collection by Design: A Paper Doll History of Costume 1750-1900 Best Price: $7.67 A wonderful reference for costumes from the time periods. The clothes are excellent and...

The Visual History of Costume Accessories (Costume Accessories Series) Best Price: $223.35 With the aid of 220 illustrations arranged in chronological groups, from 1600 to the present,...	The Way We Wore: Black Style Then Best Price: $25.33 This book is really great becuase it emphasizes how crucial a role African-American fashion has...	Exquisite Fabrics: Traditional Weaving and Embroidery Patterns in China Best Price: $182.42 The value of this book far exceeds its price. I highly recommend it to anyone who has a love of...	Shaping Sustainable Fashion: Changing the Way We Make and Use Clothes Best Price: $109.11 The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many...	Church Vestments: Their Origin and Development This is a wonderful little book that explains how vestments came about, with chapters that cover...

Great Costumes from Classic Movies Paper Dolls: 30 Fashions by Adrian, Edith Head, Walter Plunkett and Others (Dover Paper Dolls) Best Price: $4.13 As a teen I wanted to be a Fashion designer for the movies. Edith Head was my idol. So I gave...	Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $16.04 This authoritative resource presents a comprehensive history of clothing and accessories....	Hoop Skirts and Crinoline Paper Dolls (Dover Thrift Editions) Best Price: $15.95 I bought several Dover books of paper dolls, and this was one of the best. The gowns are...	20th-Century Fashion Illustration: The Feminine Ideal (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $11.33 A captivating retrospective of 20th-century styles, this original survey explores the social...	Victorian Women's Fashion Photos CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art) Best Price: $8.49 "Victorian Women's Fashion Photos: 239 Royalty-Free Designs" showcases period...

Collecting More Household Linens Best Price: $17.55 This comprehensive, illustrated survey explores the more common linens and fabrics once...	Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Mid 1950s (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $19.73 One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America. These...	Collecting Handkerchiefs Best Price: $20.30 Handkerchiefs are the perfect collectible: they are inexpensive, useful, decorative, fun, and...	The Mola: Traditional Kuna Textile Art Best Price: $43.65 Kuna mola textile art is breathtakingly beautiful and Ms. Crouch has clearly presented the...	Reale Galleria di Firenze Illustrata: Serie 5. Cammei ed intagli. Volume 1 (Italian Edition) Best Price: $26.99 This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1824 edition by Molini, Firenze.

The Hidden Consumer: Masculinities, Fashion and City Life 1860-1914 (Studies in Design) This innovative book uncovers the consuming habits of urban men from the second half of the...	Fashion and Textiles: In the International Collections of the Best Price: $29.63 This book presents, from antiquity to now, the expanse of creativity in European, American and...	Specs Appeal: Extravagant 1950s & 1960s Eyewear Best Price: $30.04 The eyes have it, in this colorful selection of outrageously whimsical eyeglass stylings from...	Antique Lace: Identifying Types and Techniques (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $37.28 I am surprised there are no reviews for this lovely book. Heather Toomer has a done a wonderful...	Printed & Lace Handkerchiefs: Interpreting a Popular 20th Century Collectible Best Price: $17.55 This book has a lot of useful information on the subject matter and it will be a valuable...

Cher Doll & Her Celebrity Friends: With Fashions by Bob MacKie (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $13.49 Sandra J. Bryan's book CHER DOLL & HER CELEBRITY FRIENDS could've only come from a...	Threads of Gold: Chinese Textiles: Ming to Ch'ing Best Price: $58.09 This is a real treasure chest for all lovers of Chinese textiles. My mouth waters as I flick...	Signature Prints: Jet-Set Glamour of the '60s & '70s (Schiffer Books) Best Price: $23.27 Non-wrinkling, silk jersey clothing, with bold and colorful prints signed by the most...	Children's Folk Costumes Coloring Book Dover is the quintessencial publisher of historical and culturally accurate black line drawings....	English Children's Costume 1775-1920 (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $5.25 Late in the 18th century, English children's apparel began to look different from that worn...

Gallery of Late-Seventeenth-Century Costume: 100 Engravings (Dover Pictorial Archives) Best Price: $7.35 Magnificent reproductions of 100 rare engravings created by a noted Dutch engraver depict a wide...	Newport Fashions of the Gilded Age Paper Dolls (Dover Victorian Paper Dolls) Best Price: $2.95 Oh, if only we had had books like this when I was a little girl. The hours we spent playing...	Renaissance and Medieval Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $3.75 Reproduced directly from a rare original early-19th-century edition, this magnificent...	Montgomery Ward Fashions of the Twenties (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $10.19 What were people wearing during the Roaring 20s? This stylish collection offers hundreds of...	Folk and Festival Costume: A Historical Survey with Over 600 Illustrations (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $6.15 A treasury of ethnic dress, this book ranges from the Amish of Pennsylvania to the Zulu of South...

Braun & Schneider's Historic Costume CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art) Best Price: $17.38 All 500 black-and-white, authentically detailed illustrations ? each one containing several...	Susie Cooper: An Elegant Affair Best Price: $5.50 Inventive and varied, the colourful and highly collectible work of Susie Cooper holds up a...	Korean Costumes During the Chosun Dynasty	Sarape de Saltillo / Saltillo Sarapes (Uso Y Estilo / Use and Style) (Spanish Edition) Best Price: $39.98	Agile Hands and Creative Minds Best Price: $34.47 This classed bibliography provides citations to all aspects of the hand-crafted textile...

Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna Best Price: $17.18 This book complements Embroideries and Patterns of Nineteenth Century Vienna , Serena's...	Costumes of the Greeks and Romans (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $7.00 The book contains a huge variety of classical drawings which teachers and students can use for...	Authentic French Fashions of the Twenties: 413 Costume Designs from "L'Art Et La Mode" (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $8.49 I thought this book was a great reference for 1920's fashion. It offered an abundance of...	Fashions of the Gilded Age Paper Dolls Best Price: $4.94 Tom Tierney does it again with these attractive dolls and costumes. I find his designs...	Medieval Costumes Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls) Best Price: $2.20 This paper doll book is great for teachers or people who enjoy the study of medieval culture and...

Children's Fashions from "Godey's Lady's Book" Paper Dolls Best Price: $21.99 Recreated from the fashion pages of the definitive authority on American fashions of the...	Early Victorian Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume) Best Price: $10.00 Captivating, well-researched collection featuring the stylish wardrobe of a wealthy...	German Girl and Boy Paper Dolls (Boys & Girls from Around the Globe) Best Price: $79.80 Charming collection of 32 traditional folk costumes and assorted headgear for 2 adorable, golden...	British Fashion Designers Paper Dolls Best Price: $24.00 50 years of British fashions?from Hardy Amies? sensible wool suit for Queen Elizabeth II (1956)...	Traditional Chinese Fashion Paper Dolls Best Price: $3.85 Ming-Ju Sun is a talented artist, and her lines and colors are as clean as always. Once against...

Edwardian Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume) Best Price: $39.95 Although wonderfully drawn and researched, This set of costume paper dolls is not as well-done...	French Baroque and Rococo Fashions (Dover Fashion Coloring Book) Best Price: $3.09 I am an adult colorer. I own almost all of Tom Tierney's coloring books on fashion. As...	Costume in Greek Classic Drama (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $0.42 At the peak of its perfection in the fifth century B.C., the glory of classical Greek drama was...	Famous Torch Singers Paper Dolls (Dover Celebrity Paper Dolls) Best Price: $3.90 Here's another fine entry in celebrity paper dolls from artist Tom Tierney, tackling the...	120 Great Fashion Designs, 1900-1950 (Dover Electronic Clip Art) (CD-ROM and Book) Best Price: $6.56 I have always been a huge fan of Tom Tierneys ever since being given some of his paper dolls for...

Victorian Fashion Accessories CD-ROM and Book (Dover Electronic Clip Art) Best Price: $8.49 If you're interested in Victorian things, or historic costume, this is a good book to get....	Thai Textiles Best Price: $122.20 Comprehensive and fully illustrated book on Thai textile art.	How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier Best Price: $8.48 Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (6/06) I had particular interest in reviewing...	Popular and Collectible Neckties: 1955 To the Present (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $17.55 Just OK. Not very specific. Could have gotten into material types, how to better identify dates...	French Fashions of Good Taste (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $29.54 Just bought it. Absolutely beautiful illustrations! The cover is ugly but there are only a...

American Flight Jackets: A History of U.S. Flyers Jackets from World War II to Desert Storm Best Price: $43.62 Perhaps I enjoyed this book so much because of the fact that it's main focus is the WWII era...	Victorian Paisley Shawls Best Price: $43.76 The description of the book promised pictures, information on selecting a shawl and pricing. ...	Gay & Gifty Pot Holders Best Price: $3.99 I am really not a collector of vintage potholders, but I do like to crochet and have just...	Handbags (Schiffer Reference Book for Collectors) Best Price: $19.77 Handbags have been an essential part of the feminine attire for nearly 200 years. This...	Exotic Skin: Alligator and Crocodile Handbags Best Price: $38.84 A beautiful book to be enjoyed in the summer heat under a ceiling fan, by the fire in winter, on...

Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together a History (Wormsloe Foundation Publication) (Wormsloe Foundation Publications) Best Price: $22.95 I am still poring over this beautifully formatted and photographed book, and I've owned it...	A History of Costume (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Best Price: $8.49 Es un libro muy interesante, con muchas ilustraciones que dan apoyo al texto. Trae varios...	Civil War Uniforms Coloring Book (Dover Fashion Coloring Book) Best Price: $1.71 "Civil War Uniforms" by Copeland is one of my favorites. The color...	Great Fashion Designs of the Victorian Era Paper Dolls in Full Color (Dover Victorian Paper Dolls) Best Price: $4.11 I love this paper doll set! I own several of Mr. Tierney's paper doll collections but this...	Great Fashion Designs of the Sixties Paper Dolls: 32 Haute Couture Costumes by Courreges, Balmain, Saint-Laurent and Others (Dover Paper Dolls) Best Price: $2.86 I bought this for my 7 year old granddaughter but her mother loved it so much she wouldn't...

Women's and Children's Fashions of 1917: The Complete Perry, Dame & Co. Catalog Best Price: $134.38 A unique document authenticating fashions popular across America in the World War I era, with...	Elizabethan Costumes Paper Dolls (History of Costume) Best Price: $3.07 The illustrations in this book once again demonstrate Tom Tieney's knack for making...	Japanese Warrior Costumes Paper Dolls (Dover Paper Dolls) Best Price: $4.06 This book of warrior costumes paper dolls allowed me to get exact colors and design featurers. ...	English Costume from the Early Middle Ages Through the Sixteenth Century Best Price: $5.00 I have fond memories of checking out the original printing of these books from my local public...	Marie Antoinette Paper Dolls (Dover Royal Paper Dolls) Best Price: $4.09 Grown-up, little girls, can relive their childhood now, because paperdolls are again available....

Celtic Fashions (Dover Fashion Coloring Book) Best Price: $2.03 These coloring books help you design, embellish and color your fashions before cutting the pattern.	How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier Best Price: $8.48 Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (6/06) I had particular interest in reviewing...	Popular and Collectible Neckties: 1955 To the Present (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $17.55 Just OK. Not very specific. Could have gotten into material types, how to better identify dates...	French Fashions of Good Taste (Schiffer Book for Collectors) Best Price: $29.54 Just bought it. Absolutely beautiful illustrations! The cover is ugly but there are only a...	American Flight Jackets: A History of U.S. Flyers Jackets from World War II to Desert Storm Best Price: $43.62 Perhaps I enjoyed this book so much because of the fact that it's main focus is the WWII era...

Victorian Paisley Shawls Best Price: $43.76 The description of the book promised pictures, information on selecting a shawl and pricing. ...	Gay & Gifty Pot Holders Best Price: $3.99 I am really not a collector of vintage potholders, but I do like to crochet and have just...	Handbags (Schiffer Reference Book for Collectors) Best Price: $19.77 Handbags have been an essential part of the feminine attire for nearly 200 years. This...	Exotic Skin: Alligator and Crocodile Handbags Best Price: $38.84 A beautiful book to be enjoyed in the summer heat under a ceiling fan, by the fire in winter, on...	Georgia Quilts: Piecing Together a History (Wormsloe Foundation Publication) (Wormsloe Foundation Publications) Best Price: $22.95 I am still poring over this beautifully formatted and photographed book, and I've owned it...

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