HANDMADE SHOES FOR MEN

Vass, Laszlo and Magda Molnar

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ISBN 10: 3895089281 ISBN 13: 9783895089282
Published by Konemann, Cologne, 1999
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Book Description: Magda Molnar, born in Budapest in 1943, studied English literature at Budapest University. She subsequently worked as managing editor at various leading Hungarian publishing houses. Magda Molnar’s particular interest in shoemaking is rooted in her family history: her grandfather practiced the profession of shoemaker for 50 years, specializing in handmade shoes and gentlemen’s boots.

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Title: HANDMADE SHOES FOR MEN
Publisher: Konemann, Cologne
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hard Cover
Illustrator: Photography by Georg Valerius
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Edition: First Printing.

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Vass, Laszlo and Magda Molnar
Published by Konemann, Cologne, 1999
ISBN 10: 3895089281 ISBN 13: 9783895089282
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Georg Valerius  Photographer (illustrator). First Edition. introduction by authors, glossary, bibliography, acknowledgements index and list of illustrations. Illustrated endpapers  showing historic shoes and shoe lasts. The text is illustrated with colour photography, taken by Georg Valerius, and historical illustrations  some colour some black and white. Brown coloured boards with pale yellow coloured embossed titles to the front panel and backstrip. Colour photographic dustwrapper with dark blue, light blue and white coloured titles to the front panel and white and light blue coloured titles to the backstrip. A book about the art of bespoke / handmade shoes for men. The book not only goes into the history of shoes and the making of shoes, but also how the shoe lasts are made (even to the detail of which type of wood and how it is cut and stored), then to the leather used, styles of shoes and then how a pair of handmade shoes are put together. The authors are a noted maker of shoes and a shoe historian, who give an insiders look at an ancient trade. No damage to report apart from trifling rubbing to the book corners. A hint of rubbing to the dustwrapper edges. First English Translation. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [3], 4 - 215, [1] pages, Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Georg Valerius  Photographer. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fashion, Fabrics & Style; Shoes; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 3895089281. ISBN/EAN: 9783895089282. Inventory No: 0119826. Seller Inventory # 0119826

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