first edition Large Hardcover
1975 · New York
by Torrens, Deborah
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc, 1975. First American Edition. Large Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x8x1. First American edition. Jacket edges rubbed and bumped. Spine leans to the right. 1975 Large Hardcover. 280 pp. 258 illustrations, 24 in color. This book looks at the time span from 1920-50, year-by-year. Includes 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Most illustrations are primary sources, copied from magazines, catalogs, and ads. The descriptions are brief. Some discussion of designers and other trends is included. At the back, pages 262-280 show patterns for 15 garments.
(Inventory #: 2339942)