Isbn: 9780131087613 - Bust-up: The Uplifting Tale of Otto Titzling and the Development of the Bra (13 results)

hardcover. Condition: Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

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. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hard Cover. Condition: vg. Dust Jacket Condition: --. 1st Am. ed.; 7.75" tall; 128 pages; b/w ils; sepia photos on front of laminated cover. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Hardcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition. 106pp. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st American Edition. 106pp. Well-illustrated (illustrator). Book.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. First Edition. CLEAN COPY. Well-illustrated (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover 1st American edition - very minor selfwear otherwise a fine clear sturdy copy. Wallace Reyburn was a Canadian born journalist and writer who built a career producing popular non fiction works that combined thorough research with an engaging and accessible narrative style aimed squarely at the general reading public rather than any specialist academic audience. He had a particular talent for identifying subjects that combined genuine historical interest with an element of the unexpected or quirky that would attract readers looking for something outside the mainstream of popular history writing, and he pursued these subjects with a journalist's instinct for the telling detail and the entertaining anecdote alongside whatever more substantial historical material the subject afforded. Bust Up is a popular history of the brassiere, tracing the development of this particular garment from its origins through its evolution into a major commercial product and cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century. The subject matter places the book within a small but interesting category of popular history writing that takes an apparently humble or overlooked object or invention as its central subject and uses it as a lens through which to examine broader social, cultural, and commercial history. This approach, which has antecedents in serious academic history but was particularly well suited to popular non fiction writing, allows a writer to combine genuine historical substance with the inherent appeal of an unexpected and somewhat unconventional subject. The history of the brassiere intersects with a range of significant historical themes including the evolution of attitudes toward the female body, the development of the modern fashion and garment industry, changing medical and social ideas about female health and physical freedom, and the broader story of how consumer products are invented, developed, patented, and brought to market. Reyburn navigates these themes with the light touch of a journalist rather than the methodical thoroughness of an academic historian, prioritizing readability and entertainment alongside historical substance. The book sits comfortably alongside Reyburn's other works in a similar vein, including his history of the flush toilet, reflecting his consistent interest in the social and commercial history of everyday objects and inventions that shaped modern life while rarely receiving the historical attention their influence might arguably warrant. His contribution to this genre of popular object history helped demonstrate the genuine appeal and commercial viability of writing that took seriously the history of things that polite convention might otherwise have regarded as too trivial or too intimate for sustained historical attention. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some beginning bumping and wear to the spine ends and corners of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. Well-illustrated (illustrator). …

Paper Over Boards. Condition: Very Good (+). No Jacket. First U.S. Edition (stated). A "hilarious romp through the history of that twentieth-century phenomenon, the brassiere. . . ." Condition notes - 106 numbered pp; HB. Pages: clean, bright, tight; PO name inked to front ep. Cover: glossy black, photo front, white/brown titles front/spine; illustrations and text back; lt shelfwear, extrems barely worn. Well-illustrated (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust jacket. Later Edition. ISBN 0131087614. Hardback. First American edition (1972) of 1971 English original. No dust jacket; bound in pictorial boards. Slight wear to corners and edges; slight dust soiling to edges; otherwise tight, sound and unmarked in Very Good condition. No Signature.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Prentice-Hall, 1972. Octavo. Book is very good. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1972 PRINTING. CLEAN CONTENT PAGES. See photos for more information. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. No dust jacket included with this book. This copy is the First Edition THUS of the published work. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Well-illustrated (illustrator).…