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  • Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (Sixth) (World of Art)

    by James Laver ...
    Series Book 0 - World of Art
    An authoritative account of the history of fashion and costume from prehistoric times to today.From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history. Costume and Fashion explores the forms and materials used in fashion ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Taste and Fashion - From the French Revolution to the Present Day

    by James Laver ...
    This classic book contains a wealth of information on the taste and fashion trends of England from the French Revolution to the 1940s, and will prove a very interesting read for anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fashions and Fashion Plates 1800-1900

    by James Laver ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Children's Fashions in the Nineteenth Century

    by James Laver ...
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men

    by Walter Germain ...
    The Complete Bachelor: Manners for Men by Walter Germain is a timeless guide to gentlemanly conduct, personal refinement, and social confidence. This classic work offers readers a fascinating look into the principles of etiquette, style, and character that define a well-mannered and respected man. With thoughtful advice and practical wisdom, Germain presents the art of social behavior as an ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Don'ts for Husbands

    by Blanche Ebbutt ...
    More than 1,000,000 copies sold!Don'ts for Husbands is a facsimile of the original 1913 edition, containing hundreds of snippets of entertaining advice for a happy marriage. While some are quirkily of their time, and rich with fascinating insights into the history of relations between the sexes, many contain wisdom that rings true more than 100 years after they were written.Inside you can find ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • A Victorian Lady's Guide to Fashion and Beauty

    by Mimi Matthews ...
    **"Meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated . . . indispensable to anyone interested in the era." —Tasha Alexander, New York Times–bestselling author of the Lady Emily seriesWhat did a Victorian lady wear for a walk in the park? How did she style her hair for an evening at the theater? And what products might she have used to soothe a sunburn or treat an unsightly blemish? USA Today ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paul's Case

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    by Willa Cather ...
    Uprooted from a well-ordered life in Virginia when she was nine, Willa Cather came of age in the West during the last years of the American frontier. She developed a love for the beauty of the open grassland and an abiding interest in the Old World customs of her neighbors, the dreamers and builders who inhabit her fiction. This collection includes work from the early part of Cather's career and ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter

    by Simone de Beauvoir ...
    Series series Perennial Classics
    From the groundbreaking author of The Second Sex "a book that will leave no one indifferent, and no one affected in quite the same way" ( New York Times ).A superb memoir by one of the great literary figures of the twentieth century, Simone de Beauvoir's Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter offers an intimate picture of growing up in a bourgeois French family, rebelling as an ... ... Read more

    $17.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen

    by Sarah Jane Downing ...
    Series Book 583 - Shire Library
    The broader Regency period 1795 to 1820, stands alone as an incredible moment in fashion history, unlike anything that went before it.For the first time England became a fashion influence, especially for menswear, and became the toast of Paris, as court dress became secondary to the season-by-season flux of fashion as we know it today. Sarah Jane Downing explores the fashion revolution and the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Dior by Dior: The Autobiography of Christian Dior

    The Autobiography of Christian Dior

    by Christian Dior ...
    Translated by Antonia Fraser ...
    Series series V&A Fashion Perspectives
    Christian Dior (1905-1957) rocketed to fame with his first collection in 1947 when the 'New Look' took the world by storm. Originally published in 1957, this charming and modest autobiography gives a fascinating and detailed insight into the workings of a great fashion house, while revealing the private man behind the high-profile establishment. This book is part of the V&A Fashion Perspectives ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • The Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan

    by Beatrix Potter ...
    The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan (originally, The Pie and the Patty-Pan) a children's book written and illustrated by the famous author of children's stories: Beatrix Potter: It tells of a cat called Ribby and a tea party she holds for a dog called Duchess. Complications arise when Duchess tries to replace Ribby's mouse pie with her own ham and veal pie, and then believes she has swallowed a ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

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