Auction 042322
Dressed to Kill, Dressed to Till
By Casco Bay Auctions
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Apr 23, 2022
147 Main Street, Freeport, ME, United States
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Historic Men’s Dress, Military and Civil, including Costume, Artwork, and Color Plate Books from the James L. Kochan Collection.
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LOT 47:
Milia Davenport. THE BOOK OF COSTUME. NY: Crown, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. 2 vols. Large quarto (11 x ...
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Sold for: $35
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Buyer's Premium: 20%
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Milia Davenport. THE BOOK OF COSTUME. NY: Crown, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. 2 vols. Large quarto (11 x 8 in.). Costume throughout the ages covering dress, jewelry, ornament, coiffure etc. Vol. 1: 468 pp., frontispiece illustrated with 2 color plates; vol. 2: 500 pp., frontispiece has 4 color plates. Beautifully illustrated with 3000 illustrations including wonderful b/w photos, detailed sketches and 8 color plates. Pages clean, good condition. Both volumes blue cloth, silver title on spine. Head/tail of spines, edges and corners all lightly worn. Both books solid. and within original black slip case illustrated on both boards with color plates and yellow/white titles. Slipcase worn at top/bottom and all edges with some rubbing and chipping to ills., but very solid. Books VG, slipcase GOOD
