1904 · New York and Paris
New York and Paris, 1904. Very good to fine.. A group of four (4) catalogs of Victorian and Edwardian women's fashion. All are illustrated with prices, and highlight the growing availability of fashion to the general public. Items include:
"Mme. Demorest's Pocket portfolio of Fashions for the Million". New York: Emporium of Fashions, c.1871. Illustrated catalog with pricing for dress and garment patterns. Describes itself as being "for the accurate & reliable patterns of all the latest most desirable & useful styles" (upper wrapper). Dresses, jackets, sleeves, skirts, children's clothes, undergarments, and more. 12mo (6.75" by 5"), pp. [16], with in-text illustrations. Sewn in original illustrated blue wrappers. Light toning, dust soiling, minor wear to extremities.
"Dernieres Nouveautes d'Hiver". Paris: Galeries Lafayette, c.1900. Catalog of fashion, accessories, and goods sold by the up-scale Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette. Illustrated with prices. Large 8vo (11" by 7.5"), pp. 16, stapled in original illustrated wrappers. Dust soiling, minor toning.
"Catalogue of Fashions for Summer 1900". New York: The Butterick Publishing Co., 1900. Catalog of patterns for garments for women, men, and children. Illustrated with prices. Folio (11.5" by 8.25"), pp. 46, stapled in original printed wrappers. Light toning, dust soiling.
"Spring & Summer". Chicago: Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers, 1904. Illustrated seasonal catalog of women's summer fashion. Oblong 8vo (6" by 8"), pp. 32, with order form in rear. Stapled in original illustrated wrappers. (Inventory #: 21011810)
"Mme. Demorest's Pocket portfolio of Fashions for the Million". New York: Emporium of Fashions, c.1871. Illustrated catalog with pricing for dress and garment patterns. Describes itself as being "for the accurate & reliable patterns of all the latest most desirable & useful styles" (upper wrapper). Dresses, jackets, sleeves, skirts, children's clothes, undergarments, and more. 12mo (6.75" by 5"), pp. [16], with in-text illustrations. Sewn in original illustrated blue wrappers. Light toning, dust soiling, minor wear to extremities.
"Dernieres Nouveautes d'Hiver". Paris: Galeries Lafayette, c.1900. Catalog of fashion, accessories, and goods sold by the up-scale Parisian department store Galeries Lafayette. Illustrated with prices. Large 8vo (11" by 7.5"), pp. 16, stapled in original illustrated wrappers. Dust soiling, minor toning.
"Catalogue of Fashions for Summer 1900". New York: The Butterick Publishing Co., 1900. Catalog of patterns for garments for women, men, and children. Illustrated with prices. Folio (11.5" by 8.25"), pp. 46, stapled in original printed wrappers. Light toning, dust soiling.
"Spring & Summer". Chicago: Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers, 1904. Illustrated seasonal catalog of women's summer fashion. Oblong 8vo (6" by 8"), pp. 32, with order form in rear. Stapled in original illustrated wrappers. (Inventory #: 21011810)