Catalogue of Fashions for Winter 1902-03

Paris, London, New York: The Butterick Publishing Co., Ltd, 1902. [EPHEMERA] [FASHION] [SALES CATALOG]. 4to (11 3/16" X 8 1/8"); 32pp; salmon-colored pictorial wrapper, front features a vignette of a stylishly dressed woman, front wrapper imprinted with the name "C.W. Corrin, Dealer in Millinery and Butterick Patterns, No. 45 Main Street, Bangor, ME."; rear wrapper an advertisement for 3 items sold by C.W. Coffin, Bangor, ME; ad on verso front wrapper; 29pp b&w illustrations of patterns to purchase; damp staining to bottom, chipping to corners and fore edge, age toned paper; very good minus. This issue not found in OCLC. The Butterick Pattern Company issued the fashions for the Winter of 1902-1903 in a catalog featuring small illustrations of women's, children's, and men's clothing with descriptions and a corresponding sewing pattern number with price. The verso of the front wrapper features an illustrated advertisement for Kabo Corsets. One page gives instructions on body measurements to determine pattern size, and 2 pages and the inside of the rear wrapper feature lists of books published by the Butterick company.