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Browse Books on Fashion & Textiles Date Added (descending) Title Author Price (ascending) Price (descending) Date Added (descending)    674 Fashion & Textiles Books (showing 1 to 30) Search within Books on Fashion & Textiles Keyword/s:  Browse Australian Bookshops specialising in Fashion & Textiles Books   The Gentle Arts - 200 Years of Australian Women’s Domestic & Decorative Arts Jennifer Isaacs ISBN: 0701819758 Lansdowne Press Sydney, NSW, Australia 1987  Small Folio Hard Cover Inscription to front free endpaper. Some foxing to minor title page. 224 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Traces the history of womens arts in Australia.   Very Good Price: 20.00 (AUD) Book Number: 002147  Bookseller: Terra Australis Books Postage Rates     Glorious Knitting Fassett, Kaffe Century 1988      4to softcover 160pp index, colour illus. good, corners bumped. Kaffe Fassett's knitted garments sell for upwards of $1000 each. This book includes over 300 patterns for jackets, coats, waistcoats, dresses, shawls, and slipovers for men, women and children, plus lots of variations for the more adventurous knitter.  Price: 15.00 (AUD) Book Number: 44700  Bookseller: Dial a Book Postage Rates     The Queen’s Clothes Robb & Edwards, Anne ISBN: 0241897092 Rain Bird Publishing Group & Beaverbrook Newspaper London 1977 First Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Dark Blue Cloth 700 g; 128 pages, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, (including the only known photograph of Queen Elizabeth in a bathing suit), colour plates, and black-and-white drawings by Robb. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has lost the crispness of the folds, and sits rather loosely. The top edge of text block tinted dark blue. The book otherwise is in very good order. The book considers the clothing the Queen has worn over the last 40 years both formally and informally. fashion -- Royalty Very Good Price: 32.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0224982  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     Hand Weaving for Pleasure and Profit: a guide to two harness Weaving Brown, Harriette J. Harper & Bros New York 1952 First Edition 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hardcover 600 g; XII, John and 74 pages, indexed, with glossary and bibliography, and 184 black-and-white figures in the text. Photographic illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket is rubbed and chipped, and shows signs of water damage to the underside of the spine. The book itself shows no damage, apart from slight loss of colour from shelf contact to the bottom edges of the boards and traces of foxing to the top edge of the boards. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Here is a complete introduction to every operative aspect of two-harness weaving. Written clearly and simply for beginners as well as advanced weavers, it describes the purposes of the two-harness learn, its accessories, and explains in detail the techniques from its use. Directions are accompanied by sketches of each step, and the book includes both drawings and photographs of techniques that can be adapted by the weaver to his own needs. -- front fold over blurb Craft -- Weaving Very Good Price: 22.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0224945  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing Reader’s Digest Editorial Staff ISBN: 0909486581 Readers Digest Services Sydney, Australia 1990 First Edition, First Revise 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Hard Cover Illustrated laminated boards. 456 pages. Illustrated guide to selecting and cutting fabrics. Every hand and machine stitch clearly explained and illustrated. Special sections on tailoring, sewing for children and sewing for the home.   Very Good Price: 25.00 (AUD) Book Number: 004259  Bookseller: Terra Australis Books Postage Rates     Kaye Pyke’s Elegant Embroidery Pyke, Kaye; Landy, Lynne ISBN: 0044423578 Allen & Unwin North Sydney 1992 Fourth Impression 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardcover 750 g; X, 118 pages, includes appendices, the text is illustrated with colour photographs, and black-and-white line drawings, some of which a step-by-step. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The only damage to the book is the previous owner's name on the front end page. Written in the early 1990s, this book offers sophisticated stitchery with panache. This book shows the reader how to start with the simplest project and develop techniques and stitches to create beautiful handmade pieces to be proud of. All the stitches used explained in full in stitch glossaries at the front of the book. Craft -- Embroidery Very Good Price: 20.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0224847  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     Quilting Around the World: a practical guide to quilting, patchwork and Applix a in an ethnic style, with over 30 step-by-step Projects Stanley, Isabel & Watson, Jenny ISBN: 190128963X Hermes House (Anness Publishing Ltd) London 1997 First Edition Folio - over 12" - 15" tall Laminated Illustrated Boards 780 g; 64 pages, indexed, and illustrated with full-page, part page, and step-by-step photographs. Colour illustrated dust jacket has a 3.0 inch tear at the top right-hand side of the front panel, and is illustrated in the same manner the hardcover binding is. Craft -- Quilting Very Good Price: 22.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0224845  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     French Knot Pictures Harris, Christine ISBN: 1863511121 Sally Milner Publishing Pty, Limited Rozelle, New South Wales 1994 First Edition 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Hardcover 400 g; II, 62 pages, illustrated with full-page colour plates, and black-and-white line drawings and diagrams, with original colour illustrated dust jacket. The dust jacket has been used as a backrest while someone drew something resulting in an impression on the front panel. Unfortunately the book has been read, and the previous owner has used fluorescent orange marker pen to highlight nine sentences. admittedly what they have highlighted are probably the crucial points in the book nevertheless it does detract. Craft -- Sewing Good Price: 14.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0224837  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     The Cutting Edge: 50 Years of British Fashion, 1947-1997 de la Haye, Amy ISBN: 1851771999 V & A Publications London 1997 Reprint 215mm x 270mm Soft Cover Covers have applied contact plastic. Label to spine. Spine not creased. Ink stamps to edges of page block. All the usual library additions and remnants. Ffep excised. Small stain to top corner of title-page. Text and plates very clean. A reading copy. 208pp Ex-Library Good Price: 45.00 (AUD) Book Number: 006759  Bookseller: LectiOZ Postage Rates     Brazilian Embroidery Christina Entwistle ISBN: 1864630000 The Five Mile Press Noble Park, Victoria, Australia 1997  4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Soft Cover Usual library marks. 55 pages with colour illustrations. Brazilian embroidery combines the use of lustrous, richly coloured threads with a unique embroidery technique to create magnificent 3-dimensional embroidery designs. Includes 12 stunning designs, stitch glossery and templates. Ex-Library Good+ Price: 22.00 (AUD) Book Number: 008532  Bookseller: Terra Australis Books Postage Rates     Hats Made Easy Waring, Lyn ISBN: 1863511504 Sally Milner Publishing Pty, Limited Bowral, NSW, Australia 1997 Reprint 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Soft Cover Usual library marks. 119 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. Succinct text and descriptive diagrams. The hat designs are basic but once mastered can be used as a base for any hat design imaginable. Ex-Library Good+ Price: 22.00 (AUD) Book Number: 004838  Bookseller: Terra Australis Books Postage Rates     Tassels Dickens, Susan ISBN: 1865080810 Allen & Unwin St Leonards, New South Wales 2000 First Edition Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall Hardcover 900 g.; VIII, 136 pages, includes lists of Australian suppliers, and glossary, illustrated in the principal with black-and-white line drawings, with full-page colour plates showing completed works. For those interested, passementerie is the general term given to courts, parades, tassels and trimmings for use mainly on furnishings and clothing. This book is about tassels, and how to make them. The illustrations are simple, and logically laid out. The finished photographs are brilliant. The only fault with the book is that the price sticker on the rear panel, and on the front panel, have lifted the thin protective laminate in the area they had contact. Only really noticeable when the angle of light is correct. Digital image available upon request. Craft Very Good Price: 25.00 (AUD) Book Number: 0225028  Bookseller: Syber's Books Postage Rates     Denim: An American Legend Finlayson, Iain ISBN: 0671723685 Fireside By Simon and Schuster Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A. 1990  240 x 280mm Soft Cover 128 pages in gatefold soft covers. Black and white photography throughout. Full page birthday message on page facing title page, otherwise unmarked and in very good order throughout.  Very Good Price: 12.45 (AUD) Book Number: 030186  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Sultans of Style: Thirty Years of Fashion and Passion: 1960 - 1990 Howell, Georgina ISBN: 0852239149 Ebury Press London 1990 First Edition 160 x 240mm Hard Cover 170 pages. Small chip to the bottom edge of the front cover. Light creasing to jacket edges. Otherwise unmarked and in excellent condition throughout.  Very Good Price: 18.61 (AUD) Book Number: 003015  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Marie Claire: Health & Beauty Campsie, Jane ISBN: 0864116829 Murdoch Books Sydney 1997  230 x 300mm Soft Cover 192 pages in gatefold soft covers. Colour and b&w photography throughout. Unmarked and in excellent condition throughout.  Very Good Price: 19.86 (AUD) Book Number: 030184  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     World Tartans Zaczek, Iain ISBN: 1552671798 Collins & Brown Ltd for Prospero Books, a Division of Chapters Inc London 2001  150 x 175mm Hard Cover 480 pages including index. Unmarked and like new throughout. Many colour illustrations of the hundreds of tartans covered in this authoritative book. More information, photographs and scans promptly supplied on request. (c) 2005 Sydney Harbour Books ®. ABN: 33 042 596 410.  As New Price: 22.35 (AUD) Book Number: 002009  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Secrets of the Couturiers Kennett, Francis ISBN: 0856135151 Orbis Publishing Limited London 1984 First Edition 225 x 290mm Hard Cover 160 pages. Uninscribed. Light wear to dust jacket.  Very Good Price: 24.89 (AUD) Book Number: 001094  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     The Official Guide to Country Dance Steps Leisner, Tony ISBN: 0891960627 Chartwell Books Inc NJ, USA 1980 First Edition. First Printing 225 x 290mm Hard Cover 96 large format pages. Unmarked and in excellent condition throughout. A great book for the beginner and advanced country dancer. Not only dance, but dress is also covered in depth with some wonderful photographs. More information, photographs and scans promptly supplied on request. 2005 Sydney Harbour Books ®. Ph. 61 2 95600552.  Very Good Price: 18.61 (AUD) Book Number: 001960  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Pop Styles: An A - Z Guide to the World Where Fashion Meets Rock ’N’ Roll Polhemus, Ted; Procter, Lynn ISBN: 0091558018 Vermilion London 1984  250 x 245mm Paperback All the pop stars from Elvis to Boy George come under the microscope in this volume which examines their outrageous clothes, hair and appearance. A must for the designer or retro fashion junkie. Full of ideas for the extrovert and fetishist. This is an ex-library copy, with the usual markings and is mylar covered. Wear to corners and some slight foxing to first few pages. This book has been used but is still in sound condition. First page (cover facing page) has been removed.  Good Price: 68.48 (AUD) Book Number: 000479  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Stage Costumes: And How to Make Them Tompkins, Julia ISBN: 0273011626 Pitman Publishing Limited London 1979 Reprint 137 x 210mm Soft Cover 160 pages including index. Light foxing to inside of covers and facing pages.Small corner crease to back cover. Otherwise unmarked and in excellent condition throughout.  Very Good Price: 16.12 (AUD) Book Number: 002799  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Shoes no author ISBN: 1556708947 Stewart Tabori & Chang New York 1999  165 x 200mm Hard Cover 79 pages. Unmarked throughout and in near new condition. A book of shoe related quotations and matching photographs. Unique and captivating. More information, photographs and scans promptly supplied on request.  Fine Price: 11.19 (AUD) Book Number: 001455  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Marie Claire: Hair & Makeup Campsie, Jane. Photography By David Parfitt & Troy Word ISBN: 0864118058 Murdoch Books Sydney 1998  230 x 300mm Gatefold Paperback 192 page large format softcover in near new and unmarked condition throughout. The slightest of edgewear.   Fine Price: 17.37 (AUD) Book Number: 001472  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Hair: Sex Society Symbolism Cooper, Wendy Aldus Books London 1971 First Edition 190 x 250mm Hard Cover 233 pages plus index and credits.light dust soiling to the top of the page block. Slight edge wear to the jacket with a tiny tear to the top of the spine. Otherwise unamrked and in excellent condition thorughout. A richly illustrated (in colour and b&w) study of human hair and its place in sex, society and as a symbol. Much of the discussion is placed in an historical perspective, for example, comparing the skinheads and long male hair fashions of the seventies with the Roundheads and and Cavaliers 300 years before.  Very Good Price: 24.84 (AUD) Book Number: 002990  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Dear Annie: A No-Nonsense Guide to Getting Dressed Barbieri, Annalisa ISBN: 0571207723 Faber & Faber London 1998 Special Elle Edition 110 x 175mm Soft Cover 128 pages including index. Lightly edgeworn but otherwise unmarked and in very good sound condition throughout.  Very Good Price: 2.47 (AUD) Book Number: 002948  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Book of Costume Davenport, Millia ISBN: 0517037165 Crown Pub New York, New York, U.S.A. 1964 1979 205 x 290mm Hard Cover Ex library with the usual attachments. Exhaustive work of reference . Profusely illustrated . Book has few faults and pictorial Dw is slightly chipped.  Good Price: 61.01 (AUD) Book Number: 000462  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Fashion: The Changing Shape of Fashion through the Years Dorner, Jane ISBN: 0706403444 Octopus Books Ltd London 1974 First Edition 215 x 290mm Hard Cover Unmarked copy, no inscriptions. Some shelf wear to the book. Dj creased along top edge with very minor damage at top of spine. PP Very Good Price: 14.94 (AUD) Book Number: 000453  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Counted Thread Embroidery Norbury, James Brockhampton Press Leicester, UK 1955 First Edition 210 x 285mm Hard Cover This is the real first edition published in England, not the later American edition of 1956. The book is unmarked except for small retailer's (Dymock's Book Arcade, 426 George St Sydney) sticker at bottom right corner of fep. and some light foxing to tile page. Ink Inscription. Dj is worn around the edges and torn slightly at the top and bottom of spine. It has been price clipped. Overall a lovely book. Examples of embroidery are shown with working diagrams. Chapters include: Samplers, Florentine embroidery, tapestry embroidery, cross point, embroidered rugs etc. PP Very Good Price: 31.06 (AUD) Book Number: 000595  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     The Coats Book of Embroidery Gostelow, Mary Books for Pleasure Sydney 1978  210 x 260mm Hard Cover Unmarked throughout and in excellent condition Dj has slight wear on corners and top and bottom of spine. Alternate ISBN, 0715376144, applies to David & Charles publication of the same book. 247pages, colour photographs and many b/w diagrams. Anyone with an interest in embroidery will find this book an invaluable guide and companion, a source of inspiration, and a reference book, dictionary and encyclopedia. It will encourage the beginner to make the first stitches, and the more experienced to master the more unusual and advanced techniques. PP Very good++ Price: 14.94 (AUD) Book Number: 000597  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Cesare Paciotti: Spring Summer 2002 no author Cesare Paciotti Milan, Italy 2002  245 x 325mm Hard Cover This high fashion catalogue, with its superb full page colour photography, each facing a blank page, is an example of marketing excellence. A shoe brochure par excellance featuring ladies and mens shoes from this master designer and craftsman. 24 pages. In mint condition apart from minor marking to front cover.  Very Good Price: 18.61 (AUD) Book Number: 000757  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates     Make-Up artistry Brandler, Nadia ISBN: 0951387804 Complections International Ltd, The London School of Make-Up London   245 x 305mm Hard Cover 177 large format fully illustrated pages. Very minor wear to the cover corners, otherwise unmarked and in excellent condition throughout.  Very Good Price: 31.06 (AUD) Book Number: 030241  Bookseller: Sydney Harbour Books Postage Rates   674 Fashion & Textiles Books         Go to page:    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11        Next 30 Books