first edition Hardcover
1929 · London
by Hiler, Hilaire
London: W. & G.Foyle, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. navy cloth chipped at backstrip extremities. Very good. 303 pages. Introduction by Sisley Huddleston. Elaborately illustrated in color and black and white -- more than 150 in total.Bibliography. Index. An in depth study by a well-respected scholar into the origins of clothing, utilitarian and otherwise. (Inventory #: 5511)