Author: Fairholt, F.W.
Title: Costume in England. A history of dress from the earliest period until the close of the eighteenth century
Description: London: Chapman and Hall, 1860 (2nd ed.); 607pp., 8vo (19.5cm), nearly 700 wood engravings, glossary, lavendre colloured cloth with gilt embossed illustration on front cover and lettering on spine. Top spine bit worn and torn, bookblock bit loose. G+ ¶ A very thorough handbook. Illustrations drawn on wood by the author.

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