The Mode in Costume

Wilcox, R. Turner

ISBN 10: 0684414872 / ISBN 13: 9780684414874

Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1958

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THE MODE IN COSTUME, A HISTORY OF MEN?S AND WOMEN?S CLOTHES AND ACCESSORIES FROM EGYPT 3000 B.C. TO THE PRESENT, written and illustrated by R. Turner Wilcox, hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, illustrated with nearly 1300 drawings, 2nd revised and expanded edition, 1958. BOOK CONDITION: very good. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition with no tears, marks, or dog ears. There is no bookplate, but the signature of a previous owner is written on the first free endpaper. Not a remainder or library book. The blue cloth boards are in good condition (bumped corners and spine). The dust jacket is in poor condition (many tears and crinkling, rubbing, scratches). 11 x 7 ½, 463 pages, 49 ounces. XX [From the inner flaps] ?The most comprehensive story of the mode ever undertaken, tracing the development of costume through exhaustive research among all the existing accredited sources: French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Roman, Greek and the Near East from 3000 B.C. to 1958 A.D. The book contains forty-nine chapters of invaluable descriptive notes and nearly 1300 brilliant drawings of full-length figures, accessories and design motifs, covering each period in every land where a ?Mode in Costume? existed. Ever since its original publication [1942] it has been an invaluable reference work for all students of costume, historical or modern. Mrs. Wilcox has brought to the preparation of the volume the results of years of experience and work in this field as a fashion editor and artist. The same careful research which went into the preparation of the original edition has been expended on the new material which brings the survey into the second half of the twentieth century. It is authentic and complete history of the fashions in costume throughout the Western World.?.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Mode in Costume
• Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1958
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684414872
• ISBN 13: 9780684414874
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Wilcox, R. Turner
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Poor
• Weight: 49 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women
  • Clothing
  • Fashion
  • Men
  • Women's Studies
  • History

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Synopsis

The pursuit of style has prompted centuries of dramatic change in fashion. From the togas of ancient Rome to the gorgeous gowns of Dior, this lavishly illustrated, thoroughly researched treasury examines men's, women's, and children's clothing — plus accessories — from 3000 B.C. to 1958. An essential handbook.