[Sewing, Tailoring, Dressmaking]. Harmony in Dress & others, 10 Volumes.
by [Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking]. [PICKEN, Mary Boone]
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania: Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences, (1933 - 1938). Later printings. Octavos (8" x 5.25"), variously paginated, illustrated throughout. Publisher's black fabricoid over flexible boards lettered in gilt on the spines & embossed in blind on the upper covers.
Moderately rubbed, brief edge wear, one volume with faint dampstain at the upper margin pervasive throughout & small tissue repair at the verso of the title page, text a bit toned, occasional brief pencil annotations in the margins, generally very good or better.
Includes: Harmony in Dress; Underwear and Lingerie; Children's and Maternity Garments; Principles of Tailoring; Decorative Stiches and Trimmings; Home Sewing; Tailored Garments; Dressmaking, Trimming, Finishing; First Steps in Dressmaking; & Cutting and Fitting.
The Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences was founded by Mary Boone Picken 1n 1914. Ms. Picken, an authority on dress, fabric, design, and sewing, wrote 96 books on the subject.
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- Title
- [Sewing, Tailoring, Dressmaking]. Harmony in Dress & others, 10 Volumes.
- Author
- [Woman's Institute Library of Dressmaking]. [PICKEN, Mary Boone]
- Format/Binding
- Fabricoid over flexible boards
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Later printings
- Publisher
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences
- Date Published
- (1933 - 1938)
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mary Boone Picken, Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts & Sciences , Sewing, Dressmaking, Lingerie, Intruction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts; Women; Education; Domestic Science;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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