Turney Jo (33 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Very Good. Floral prints, motifs and designs are always in fashion, and never more so than when used as the fabric for an English summer dress. From the naturalistic to the painterly, from the graphic to the abstract, every summer almost every woman in Britain in the last 100 years has worn or wanted to wear a floral frock. Floral Frocks explores this unassuming cultural phenomenon from the beginning of the 20th century to the present in a series of broadly themed chronological chapters, each setting floral printed dresses as part of a wider socio-cultural context. Taken together the book will give a general design history, but also raises issues surrounding the zeitgeist of each era through the medium of looking at one specific garment (the dress) rendered in one specific way (floral print). The book discusses in detail over fifty floral printed dresses with over 140 illustrations which will show sumptuous details and full-length shots of the floral frocks with examples of historic and contemporary flor Beautifully illustrated, this text by Jo Turney shows the variety of styles and prints inherent in floral printed dresses worn throughout the 20th century. The author discusses in detail more than 50 dresses from the 1930s to 1970s with examples from both museum and private collections.Antique Collectors Club Ltd. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Floral Frocks: The Floral Printed Dress from 1900 to Today This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1200grams, ISBN:9781851495382.…

Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 144 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "Pretty floral print dresses still to this day appear every summer on the high streets of towns and cities throughout Britain. This book explores this unsung aspect of fashion history from the early part of the 20th century to the present day." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. This book shows minimal sign of wear to the cover, binding, or pages. Dust jacket condition is Good. This copy is the First Edition of the published work. This copy is the First Printing of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. illustrated. almost as new and still in publishers shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dustjacket included. First Edition. ISBN 185149538X. Hardcover copy in fine condition with fine condition dustwrapper. First printing. Tight clean copy. Oversized book. CSB 14-3 3. No Signature.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. 144 pages, well illustrated in black and white and colour, bibliography. The floral printed dress in the 20th century.

First Edition. Floral prints, motifs and designs are always in fashion, and never more so than when used as the fabric for an English summer dress. From the naturalistic to the painterly, from the graphic to the abstract, every summer almost every woman in Britain in the last 100 years has worn or wanted to wear a floral frock. "Floral Frocks" explores this unassuming cultural phenomenon from the beginning of the 20th century to the present in a series of broadly themed chronological chapters, each setting floral printed dresses as part of a wider socio-cultural context. Taken together the book will give a general design history, but also raises issues surrounding the zeitgeist of each era through the medium of looking at one specific garment (the dress) rendered in one specific way (floral print). The book discusses in detail over fifty floral printed dresses with over 140 illustrations which will show sumptuous details and full-length shots of the floral frocks with examples of historic and contemporary floral printed dresses from both museum and private collections. The majority of the dresses featured will be from the 1930s to the 1970s with names such as Horrockses Fashions, Tootal, California Cottons and Laura Ashley as well as designers including Christian Dior, Janice Wainwright and John Bates. The design and making skills of the countless home dressmakers and fashion firms whose names are now not remembered in history are also recognised in the selection of dresses featured in the book. Archive photographs of girls and women over the last 100 years, drawn from a variety of sources, have been reproduced. In this way, readers are not only able to set the exhibits and surviving examples of material culture in context, but are also able to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary and to experience and remember their own recollections of wearing, owning or seeing floral printed dresses. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; Physical desc. : 144 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index. Subject: Dresses --History --20th century --Decoration and ornament --Plant forms --Art / History / GeneralFashion design --Costume, clothes & fashion. 1 Kg.…

Rústica. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Nuevo. LIBRO.

Hardcover. Condition: New.

First Edition. Floral prints, motifs and designs are always in fashion, and never more so than when used as the fabric for an English summer dress. From the naturalistic to the painterly, from the graphic to the abstract, every summer almost every woman in Britain in the last 100 years has worn or wanted to wear a floral frock. "Floral Frocks" explores this unassuming cultural phenomenon from the beginning of the 20th century to the present in a series of broadly themed chronological chapters, each setting floral printed dresses as part of a wider socio-cultural context. Taken together the book will give a general design history, but also raises issues surrounding the zeitgeist of each era through the medium of looking at one specific garment (the dress) rendered in one specific way (floral print). The book discusses in detail over fifty floral printed dresses with over 140 illustrations which will show sumptuous details and full-length shots of the floral frocks with examples of historic and contemporary floral printed dresses from both museum and private collections. The majority of the dresses featured will be from the 1930s to the 1970s with names such as Horrockses Fashions, Tootal, California Cottons and Laura Ashley as well as designers including Christian Dior, Janice Wainwright and John Bates. The design and making skills of the countless home dressmakers and fashion firms whose names are now not remembered in history are also recognised in the selection of dresses featured in the book. Archive photographs of girls and women over the last 100 years, drawn from a variety of sources, have been reproduced. In this way, readers are not only able to set the exhibits and surviving examples of material culture in context, but are also able to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary and to experience and remember their own recollections of wearing, owning or seeing floral printed dresses. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages; Physical desc. : 144 p. : ill. (some col. ) ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-141) and index. Subject: Dresses --History --20th century --Decoration and ornament --Plant forms --Art / History / GeneralFashion design --Costume, clothes & fashion. 1 Kg.…

Condition: Nuevo.

Condition: Nuevo.

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Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good -. First Hardback Edition. 255 x 255mm. pp. 144. English text. A celebration of floral frocks from 1900 to the present day. Features pieces by Horrockses, Jean Muir, Jane Andre and others. Colour and black and white illustrations. Bound in original black boards. Housed in black pictorial dust jacket. Small closed tears to top of spine and moderate wear and bumping otherwise clean. Binding strong. No ownership inscription or underlining. 1 kg. Extra postage overseas. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition 2007 - No Signatures Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Illustrated. Black Cloth Hard Cover With White Titled Spine And Front - Two Very Small Rubbed Spots At Front Bottom Near Spine And Another Along Top Edge. Unclipped Jacket With No Visible Wear. A Heavy Book Additional Postage Will Be Requested For Overseas Delivery.…

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Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

ÉTAT : NEUF / NEW CONDITION 9782813220011 447441 3.

Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2.2.

8vo. pp. 144. numerous illus. (most colour). index. cloth. dw. Frist Edition.

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: NUEVO.

Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: NUEVO.