A practical guide for the tailor's cutting-room: being a treatise on measuring and cutting clothing in all styles, and for every period of life from childhood to old age.

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A Handsome Volume With 27 WONDERFUL hand-coloured plates of Men's Fashion, 1848, uncommon. Second edition, quarto, in late nineteenth century half calf, over 'fabric' cloth, gilt tooling, corners rubbed. Spine, raised bands, elaborately gilt decorated spine, gilt titles. Internally, [3], (iv) only, [1], 2-166 pp, 27 lithographic pls (13 of which are fully hand coloured) and 17 diagrams, primarily depicting men's fashions, light foxing to some black and white plates, with hand coloured plates bright and clean, text is fine. First published in 1843, this expanded edition includes more illustrations. Pages 81 & 83 misbound after page 71. (277*214 mm). (Hiler p200). Abbey Life 424; Seligman 1845.2; Tooley 159) 0