Looks at why people wear the clothes that they do and what makes fashion change. The book is a personal view of fashion over the centuries, confounding established theories, and interspersed with anecdote. Other work by the author includes "The Schools of Design" and "Victorian Artists".
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Looks at why people wear the clothes that they do and what makes fashion change. The book is a personal view of fashion over the centuries, confounding established theories, and interspersed with anecdote. Other work by the author includes "The Schools of Design" and "Victorian Artists".
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Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $4.61, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Allison & Busby.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $5.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Schocken Books Inc.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $5.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Schocken Books Inc.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Frost Pocket Farm - IOBA rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fleetville, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1949 by A. A. Wyn.
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Very Good. This is NOT the copy of the book depicted in the stock photo. First edition (no additional printings listed). Original blue cloth, 5 3/8 x 8 ¾ inches, 134 pp, illustrated with plates, some in color. Hardcover, very good, no dustjacket. Corners lightly bumped, spine and margins of boards faded, previous owner's name and address rubber stamp, one dogear, otherwise tight, clean, paper crisp, unmarked; probably never really read. Discourse on fashion throughout the ages. History; 134 pages.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $13.50, very good condition, Sold by Alphaville Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Schocken Books.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A clean and sound copy. Careful packing and fast, efficient shipping including delivery confirmation. International PriorityAirMail shipping available for this item.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $15.68, good condition, Sold by Halcyon Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Allison & Busby.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $16.99, good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Allison & Busby.
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Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $17.50, very good condition, Sold by Cape Cod Booksellers rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from SOUTH YARMOUTH, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1947 by The Hogarth Press.
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Very Good in Good+ jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. The Hogarty Press, 1947, 8vo., 134 pages. Color frontis with additional color and black and white plates. Some edgewear to edges of jacket, else book very good and jacket in good+ condition.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $20.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Schocken Books.
Add this copy of On Human Finery to cart. $21.13, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1976 by The Hogarth Press.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 239pp, appendices, bibliography, 44 bw & 4 col plates. Or green cloth in jacket. Prev owners gift note on front free endpaper, Light edge wear to jacket. Revised and enlarged from the first edition of 1947.
