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An illustrated book of fashion color plates from Heideloff's Gallery of Fashion and Ackermann's Repository of Arts. Notes on the Plates by Doris Langley Moore. "The black and white drawings have been specially re-drawn from old colour plates by Miss Irene Hawkins." 16 beautiful plates with notes and context. Unlike most copies we've seen, the jacket is very good other than light sun fading to spine and some soiling (see picture) and is now preserved in mylar. Corners bumped. First edition. BT Batsford, Ltd. London. 1949. USED. $65.00 Show more