Trevian Books
Philadelphia: Berte, N.d. [c. 1930]. Catalog for the Berte Fashion Studio in Philadelphia, offering instruction in fashion illustration and costume design. With a description of the school, curriculum, examples of students' work, fees, testimonials from graduates, photograph of building on Locust St., etc. 23 cm; 16 pp.; tipped-in illustrations from.....
New York: Monacelli Press, 2013. Elaborate and cloth-bound catalog for the 2013 exhibition of selected luxury items of late 19-th century New York residents. With essays by Albrecht, Mellins, others. First edition. 4to- 216 pp.; illustrated. Small bruise to bottom edge front cover; else a very good copy in a......
New York: Praeger Publishers, (1971), 1971. First American edition. 8vo; 256 pp.; 193 illustrations, including 100 color plates; bibliography. A very good copy or better in brown cloth in a very good dust jacket. A survey of the jewelry of the Dynastic period which has been found over time in.....
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, (1981), 1981. First edition. Oblong 8vo; 130 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Owner's inscription; crease to corner front cover; else a very good copy in original pictorial wrappers.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., (1988), 1988. First Edition. First edition. Remainder mark to front edge; else a very good copy or better in a very good dust jacket. A biography of America's first couturier and author of "Fashion is Spinach"
New York: Putnam, (1984). First edition. 4to; 143 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Introduction by Diana Vreeland. A very good copy in dust jacket with short tears. Fashion advice and family reminiscence from one of the first modern Super Models, granddaughter of Elsa Schiaparelli and niece of Bernard Berenson.....
Boston: Boston Rubber Shoe Co., 1895. Catalog men's and ladies' overshoes, hip boots, storm slippers, etc. Illustrated with chromolithographic vignettes of the product in use. 21 cm; 24 pp.; a very good copy in original staple-bound wrappers.
New York: Brooks Brothers, n.d [c.1895]. A pocket-sized promotional booklet from the legendary clothier, with an essay on the history of men’s clothing from garments of skin, togas, armor, and the refined 18th century, to the Victorian top-hatted dandy. With six illustrations from chromolithographs. 11 cm; 44 pp.; six illustrations.....
London: Andre Deutsch, (1983). Articles from Brown's years as editor of the English rag "The Tatler". First edition. 23.5 cm; 168 pp.; illustrated from photographs. Some short tears or slicing to the fore edge of the last 50 pp., and to the rear cover; else a good copy in wrappers.....
Bloomsbury, 2014. A survey of the technique of modern fashion creation, emphasizing the roles of product designers, manufacturers, merchandisers, testing labs, and retailers in the ensuring of quality products that meet customers' expectations. First trade edition. 28 cm; 360 pp.; illustrated. Remainder mark to bottom edge; some wear to bottom.....
New York: Bulogari, 1990. Monograph on the new [1990] Bulgari Fifth Avenue store, designed by Piero Sartogo. (Redone since by Peter Marino, and made to look even worse.) Intoduction by Paul Goldberger. A fine copy in boards with color photo affixed to front cover.
Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1973. The cuts of many garments in the ROM collections have been worked out and the pieces rearranged to see how they came from the original width of material. Second printing. 19 cm; 34 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. Wear, handling and some creasing to.....
Chicago: Arts Club of Chicago, 1993. Catalog for the exhibition of garments from the Catholic, Episcopal, and Protestant traditions, and examples of costume from the Masons, the Odd Fellows, and the Knights of Pythias. First edition. 4to; 32 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in wrappers.
Paris: Chanel, (2006). First edition. 8vo; pp. 47; 27; illustrated from photographs. Creasing to one inside cover; else a very good copy in original laminated boards. Actually two catalogs, each bound to one of the boards. Catalog bound to front board is for the J12 Collection of Men's Watches as.....
New York: Charles Levy's Sons, N.d. [c. 1902]. Trade catalog for Charles Levy's Sons, hat manufacturer at 689-691 Broadway (betw. 3rd & 4th Sts.), showing current examples of hats and caps for men and boys. 24 cm; 32 pp.; illustrated. Short tear to one leaf; light wear to covers; else.....
London: Christie's, 1999. Catalog for November 3, 1999 auction in Hong Kong of 251 lots of jewellery, including examples of jadeite. First edition. 26.5 cm; 270 pp.; illustrated from photographs. A fine copy in wrappers.
Victoria and Albert Museum, 2006, 2006. Catalog for the 2006 exhibition at the V&A celebrating the life of the Italian fashion writer. First edition. Folio; 12 pp.; illustrated. A very good copy or better in original wrappers.
Zurich: 1955. Thirty colored illustrations of dresses and women’s suits comprising the Summer 1955 collection of this Swiss house. No text; illustrations printed verso. The house’s collections were published six times a year; this is the first 1955 Summer issue. 30 cm; 30 illustrated sheets in colors, brad-bound in printed.....
London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. A monograph on the iconic Hermes scarf, first appearing in 1937. Second printing. 25 cm; 303 pp.; illustrated. Small hole to spine; else a very good copy or better in a very good dust jacket with small puncture to front panel.
NY: Dahesh Museum, 2004, 1998. Catalog for the 2004 exhibition of operatic costumes and stage designs for works depicting the East. First edition. 28 cm; 39 pp.; illustrated from photographs and drawings. A fine copy in wrappers.
New York: Penguin, (1978). First Edition. Soft Cover. Cunningham's off-beat look at the history of fashion, and of New York architecture. Featuring fellow photographer Editta Sherman in a variety of costumes and locations. First edition. 8vo; 128 pp.; illustrated from photographs by the author. A very good copy or better.....
Los Angeles: Balcony Press, (1996). A study of the history, architecture, and interior design of the late Wilshire Boulevard department store. 4to; 117 pp.; illustrated from photographs and plans; bibliography. A fine copy in pictorial wrappers.
Paris: Editions Nilsson, N.d. Folio; 6 pp.; Pochoir cover and 10 pochoir plates. Light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in the Orient.
Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Folio; 8 pp.; Pochoir cover and 12 pochoir plates. Wrappers separating; light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set, the 8th album in the series. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in France.
Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1929. Folio; 8 pp.; Pochoir cover and 12 pochoir plates. Wrappers separating; closed tear to front cover; light marginal wear to some plates; a bright, clean and complete set, the 12th album in the series. Text in French. A survey of women's styles in France.
