Fashion from Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA

London: B. T. Batsford 1939. 8vo. First edition. xii, 146 pp. Orange hardback in illustrated jacket (not price clipped). Minor bumping to spine ends and top right corner. Jacket is slightly rubbed at joints and inner edges; and chipped at spine ends, though this has been repaired with a brown paper layer. Internally clean and neat. An uncommon Cecil Beaton… Read more about this item

London: V&A Publishing 2023. 4to.Exhibition Catalogue. 287 pp. Catalogue for the 2023 Gabrielle Chanel exhibition at the V&A, presenting designs from 60 years of Chanel's career, with new photography by Nicholas Alan Cope. . Near Fine. Softcover. 2023.

New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company 1948. 4to. x, 166 pp. Black cloth with silver decor and lettering in a colour illustrated jacket, not price clipped. Jacket's edges worn and chipped, with slight loss to tail of spine, corners and edges, a few tears. Internally clean. With 504 black & white illustrations and diagrams by May Warner Marshall. . Very… Read more about this item

Rankin Photography 2001. 4to.Magazine / Journal. 176 pp + 14 page 'manual' insert. Softcover magazine. Very slightly edgeworn. Internally clean and bright. The April 2001 issue about 'being' and 'being yourself...whatever being means'. 9771472654008 . Very Good. Softcover. 2001.

Rankin Photography 2001. Large 4to.Magazine / Journal. 208 pp + 14 page 'manual' insert. Softcover magazine in semi-transparent pictorial plastic jacket. Tear to top of jacket and small areas of loss. Very light rubbing to magazine covers. Internally clean and bright. This issue's theme is 'artificial'. . Very Good. Softcover. 2001.

London: Burberrys Ltd. 1956. 8vo.Pamphlet. 32 pp. Illustrated paperback pamphlet. Light rubbing to extremities. Internally clean. Contains 12 colour illustrations of various amusing scenes, all proclaiming the benefit of a Burberry coat. Includes a comprehensive list of diverse sporting fixtures for 1956, as well as listing recent results. . Very Good. Paperback. 1956.

London: The School of Historical Dress 2017. Square 4to.Illustrated. 216 pp. Illustrated hardcover. Boards slightly misaligned and have very minor marks. Internally clean and bright. The second volume in the series looking at a particular type of garment in the Hopkins Collection. 9780993174414 . Near Fine. Illustrated Boards. 2017.

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Thames and Hudson 1990. 4to. Presentation copy. 351 pp. Red cloth with gilt decor and lettering to spine in a colour illustrated jacket. Minor spots to edges, but otherwise, all in near fine condition, clean and bright. Presentation inscription from the author on the ffep. to Wendy Hefford, the Victoria and Albert Museum's curator and specialist in… Read more about this item

Stockholm: Livrustkammaren / The Royal Armoury 2003. 4to.Exhibition Catalogue. Swedish text followed by an English translation. pp. 276 then 328-400 in English. Colour illustrated boards. Minor wear and split to tail of spine, but boards clean and firm. Internally clean and bright. Illustrated in colour throughout the Swedish text. Catalogue for the exhibition at the Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm,… Read more about this item

London: Dryad Press Limited 1987. Large 4to. 192 pp. Hardback in an illustrated jacket. Minor curl to jacket edge. Boards clean, internally clean. Illustrated in colour throughout. A history of shawls from the wife of anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss. 0852197594 . Very Good. Hardcover. 1987.

London: Faber and Faber 2006. 8vo. First Edition. ix, 207 pp. Cream hardback in a cream jacket. Finger smudges and minor wear to jacket edge. Boards clean. Internally clean. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 2006.

New York: Rizzoli 2006. 4to. 384 pp. Hardback in colour illustrated jacket. Still shrinkwrapped but small dent/hole to front panel of jacket. Illustrated in colour. A pictorial account of the evolution of perfume throughout the past three centuries evaluates its significant cultural impact, in a volume that explores such topics as Napoleon's erotic fascination with perfume, the product's significance as… Read more about this item

Prestel 1990. 4to. English language translation. 245 pp. Hardback in black & white illustrated jacket. Still shrinkwrapped, as new. 379131100X . As New. Hardcover. 1990.

London: The New Era Publishing Co., Ltd. no date [1950]. 4to. xii, 663 pp. Blue half morocco over cloth boards, with gilt lettering to spine. Some marks to the boards with slight warping to the spine and minor wear to the ends. Binding firm. Generally clean and birght internally, with occasional minor marks. Illustrated with 4 colour plates and over… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli 2006. 4to. 384 pp., illustrated in colour. A pictorial account of the evolution of perfume throughout the past three centuries evaluates its significant cultural impact, in a volume that explores such topics as Napoleon's erotic fascination with perfume, the product's significance as a luxury industry in France, and the art movements that inspired the designs of perfume… Read more about this item

Croydon: Toco Publications (Fullerton & Lloyd (Publishers) Ltd.) 1975. 16mo.Magazine / Journal. 43 pp. Colour illustrated paper covers. A few minor marks to covers, but otherwise clean and unworn in remarkable condition for a small format magazine (11.5 x 17.5 cm). Black & white pin-up photographs throughout. Hilariously dated men's monthly. . Very Good. Illustrated Paper Covers. 1975.

Kyiv: SSR 1961. 4to.Illustrated. xxxvi, 328 pp., Texts in Russian and Ukrainian. Decorative cloth binding with pictorial jacket. Some tears and edgewear to the jacket, with loss to the head of the spine and splits to the rear flap. Minor sunning and marks to the spine. Some creasing to the board and slight staining to the tail. Internally clean and… Read more about this item

New York: Artisan 2018. Large Square 8vo. Special Edition. 448 pp. Decorative hardback boards in publisher's slipcase. Fine condition. Profiles, pictures and career overviews of creative directors both contemporary and in the past in a variety of fields, including fashion, publishing and entertainment; among those featured are Luca Guadagnino and Linda Rodin. 9781579659080 . Fine. Decorated Boards. Special Edition. 2018.… Read more about this item

London: The Condé Nast Publications Ltd 1975. 4to.Magazine / Journal. 148 pp. Pictorial paper covers. With articles covering summer dressing, hair, and Vogue's best buys. Minimal wear to cover edges, slight wear to tail of spine, one or two small marks. Internally clean. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour, with many contemporary advertisements, photoshoots, popular styles etc. .… Read more about this item

London: The Condé Nast Publications Ltd 1958. 4to.Magazine / Journal. 108 pp. Pictorial paper covers. With articles briefly interviewing Ian Fleming, and Kenneth More. Covers edges slightly worn, spine joints worn and a few small marks to covers; however, holding together well and internally clean. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour, with many contemporary advertisements, photoshoots, popular styles… Read more about this item