Antiques & collectables: carpets, rugs & textiles books

Compendium defines over 10,000 words associated with wearing apparel and fashion. From bateau necklines to trilbys...  Read More >>

Over 400 striking fashion designs from rare issues of Godey's Lady's Book (1837-1869) -- the most influential...  Read More >>

Monumental, profusely illustrated study of English fashions from 1485-1603. Highly authentic, detailed survey exuberantly...  Read More >>

Magnificent reproductions of 100 rare engravings created by a noted Dutch engraver depict a wide range of social...  Read More >>

Hundreds of the author's charming, sequential illustrations reveal the style clues that time-date the clothes worn...  Read More >>

The history of quilts, their makers, and usage is an important part of our country's heritage presented here in...  Read More >>

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The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress....  Read More >>

For genealogists, costume designers, theatre companies, social historians, vintage collectors and fashionistas....  Read More >>

An exploration of the role of the handbag in the history of culture, fashion, and material production  Read More >>

Updated with nearly 30 high-quality vintage images, the second edition of this lavishly illustrated book provides...  Read More >>

Accurate record of actual dress of the Roaring Twenties in over 150 pages of mail-order catalogs, selected and with...  Read More >>

Here is the first book to cover all aspects of Native American equine tack/equipment as a single subject. It focuses...  Read More >>

<p>The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and...  Read More >>

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This captivating retrospective explores the social context of fashion with informative text and over 70 striking...  Read More >>

"Vintage clothing is a part of our style history, is an acceptable way to individualize the way we dress, and is...  Read More >>

"Sweetheart and Mother military pillow covers provide a point of departure for the study of World War I and II and...  Read More >>

Profusely illustrated fashion history examines how the use of wood, whalebone, steel, hoops, and tight laces had...  Read More >>

What were they wearing during the Roaring 20s? This chic collection presents a comprehensive view of Jazz Age fashions...  Read More >>

Against a background of historical, cultural and social change comes Chinese Dress, a comprehensive and sumptuously...  Read More >>

Relive childhood memories through this collection of vintage children's fabrics. From the popular ABC's to “Mary...  Read More >>

The McCarl Coverlet Collection is made up of a colorful assortment of textiles woven by weavers of many different...  Read More >>

The production, use and eventual disposal of most clothing is environmentally damaging, and many fashion and textile...  Read More >>

From homespun to haute couture, the dresses worn by American brides in the first half of the twentieth century had...  Read More >>