Madeleine Vionnet
by Betty Kirke; Foreword by Issey Miyake
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0811819973
- ISBN 13
- 9780811819978
- Seller
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
E-344. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA. 1998. 244 pgs. Illustrated with 400 photographs and illustrations. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (DJ is faded and scuffed). Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This "spectacular tribute to a designer of breathtaking grace and originality" (Threads) is the definitive volume on the legendary Madeleine Vionnet's life and work. Now back in print with a fresh new cover, this reissue marks the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the House of Vionnet and the revival of the Vionnet brand. Lavishly illustrated in over 400 photographs, sketches, and with complete patterns for 30 of the most influential designs of this architect among dressmakers, this exquisite volume is an essential reference for fashion students and a vibrant portrait of a grande dame of 20th century couture. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Bookseller
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 67318
- Title
- Madeleine Vionnet
- Author
- Betty Kirke; Foreword by Issey Miyake
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0811819973
- ISBN 13
- 9780811819978
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books
- Place of Publication
- E-344
- This edition first published
- 1998
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