Fashion from Dodman Books

Edinburgh: McDougall, 1962. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Pamela Kington. Marvellous mid-century dressmaking guide for schools, with colour photos of groovy styles but also a prim and proper chapter on "Some hints towards an attractive appearance" to stop you enjoying yourself too much. All in VG clean and bright… Read more about this item

Chichester: Phillimore & Co, 1979. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Good study of the historic process of turning precious metals into wire and thread for ornamenting clothes. Light toning to stock, otherwise all in VG order throughout. No inscriptions. Smart green cloth with bright gilt titling to spine. VG… Read more about this item

London: Chris Beetles, 1993. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. This fully illustrated, 128 page catalogue accompanied a retrospective exhibition of the vibrant work of Muriel Pemberton, the woman who created the first diploma in fashion. Condition: new, from the stocks of the Chris Beetles Gallery. Folio. 128pp

Thames & Hudson, 2003. Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Excellently produced and illustrated and entirely unconventional part-autobiography by Smith, largely told through art and fashion. In VG, clean and bright internal order, complete with the three laid in elements (personal possessions chart / coat of arms pattern / The Bunny magazine) often missing. Pictorial card covers lightly creased… Read more about this item

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Large format hardback volume celebrating 50 years of this leading fashion education centre. Much about the history of the institution, as well as congratulatory messages, future plans, examples of textile design and technology successes, etc. In VG+, clean, crisp… Read more about this item

Kempen: teNeues, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Folio. German language edition of remarkable pop-up fashion book, complete with numerous inserts and in VG order throughout. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). Folio. Unpaginated

1979. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Well-illustrated booklet all in VG order throughout bar a little toning to page edges. Some rusting from staples. This is a charity sale for Friends Of Morston Church (ref.1099831). 8vo. 42pp

Copenhagen: Det Danske Kunstindustrimuseum, 1960. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Fascinating catalogue of major Danish jewellery exhibition featuring pieces from 1750 to 1960, and staged at the Danish Kunstindustrimuseum in March and April of that year. Effectively places some of that highly regarded Danish mid-century design expertise in its historical context. All in VG internal… Read more about this item

London: William Heinemann, 1935. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Leather-bound edition, published by Heinemann in a series of similarly-bound classic novels. Stock a little toned, but otherwise all in VG internal order. Leather a little worn with small split at rear joint with head of spine. 12mo. 613pp

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1957. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 7th November 1957. Excellent period fashion plates. In very good internal order, with just a little toning to page edges. Card… Read more about this item

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1959. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 12th November 1959, delivered by the Fabric Editor of Vogue. Excellent period fashion plates. In very good internal order, with just… Read more about this item

London: LCFS Fashion Media, 2001. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Over 200 designs, ideas for fashion and classic shirts plus pattern cutting, sewing and presentation techniques." Well-illustrated large format guide. Gift inscription to title page. In general good order throughout. Wire bound. Oblong folio. 77pp

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 6th November 1958. Excellent fashion photographs throughout. In very good internal order, with just a little toning to page edges. Card covers… Read more about this item

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1957. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 27th February 1957. In very good internal order, with just a little toning to page edges. Card covers lightly spotted and… Read more about this item

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1953. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 12th November 1953. In good internal order, with just light toning to page edges. Card covers a little spotted and faded. 8vo.… Read more about this item

The Guild Of Dyers And Cleaners, 1966. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ring bound report from a panel set up by the Guild to standardise garment pressing instruction. Well illustrated. In generally good internal order but pages toned towards leading edge. Word 'textiles' written in ink to first page.… Read more about this item

London: International Wool Secretariat, 1958. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Illustrated transcript of lecture staged by The Wool Education Society at the Royal Society Of Arts on 8th October 1958. In very good internal order, with just a little toning to page edges. Card covers lightly faded.… Read more about this item

London: London College Of Fashion, 2006. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Working paper with a focus on body contouring stretch garments. In VG, clean and bright order throughout. Smart card covers. 8vo. 16pp

Jiangxi Fine Arts Publishing, 2001. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. First Chinese language edition of collection of work by well-known fashion illustrator Yajima. All in VG internal order. Pictorial card covers a little rubbed. Scarce in this edition. 4to. 88pp

London: United Trade Press, 1977. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Snapshot of the UK clothing industry. In good internal order. Covers faded and worn, with corner creasing to front. 4to. 112pp