"Lavishly illustrated with original drawings by the author, photographs of costumes now in museum collections, and drawings and photographs taken from fashion magazines spanning more than fifty years, American Costume, 1915-1970 is a practical--and entertaining--handbook for the stage costumer.
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"Lavishly illustrated with original drawings by the author, photographs of costumes now in museum collections, and drawings and photographs taken from fashion magazines spanning more than fifty years, American Costume, 1915-1970 is a practical--and entertaining--handbook for the stage costumer.
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Seller's Description:
Fair. Back top corner near spine has a 1 inch square scrape and chip. Front inner cover has a plain white label sticker over a name. Back cover has a name marked out with heavy black marker, shows partially through to outside. Binding tight, pages age toning but crisp and clean. Some scratches, light scuffs and dents. Bottom corner bumped, all have light tip wear.
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Used-Very Good. Shirley Miles O'Donnol provides both illustrations and writtendescriptions of styles worn in everyday life and suggests ways of adapting them tostage use. Her animated and informative text gives an overview of social trends aswell as insight into the fashions themselves. Since women's fashions change morefrequently and more radically than men's, the chapters follow the eras in women'sapparel: 'The First World War, ' 'The Flaming Twenties, ' 'The Depressed Thirties, ''The Second World War, ' 'The Postwar Era and the 'New Look, '' 'The Late Fifties: Dawn of the Space Age, ' and 'The Sixties: Unisex andMiniskirts. ' Lavishly illustrated with original drawings by theauthor, photographs of costumes now in museum collections, and drawings andphotographs taken from fashion magazines spanning more than fifty years, AmericanCostume, 1915-1970 is a practical--and entertaining--handbook for the stagecostumer. Book has minor shelf wear.
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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 fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 0253305896.
