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Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1921
Seller: Grandma Betty's Books, West Salem, OH, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Name written inside cover . Otherwise clean text. Cover is faded but sharp edges. Front board is bowed up.
Published by G.P. Putnam?s Sons, 1921
Seller: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition. No jacket. Pencil name on front free endpaper, some pages lightly foxed. 1921 Hard Cover. xxi, 176 pp. Photographic plates. Begbie's book provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of high fashion in London in the early 20th century. He offers witty and incisive commentary on the social dynamics of fashion, covering everything from dressmakers and designers to society ladies and gentlemen. With its keen insights and colorful prose, this book is sure to delight anyone interested in the history of fashion and social history in general. CONTENTS: Preface to the American Edition; Introduction; Principles of the Commonwealth; Colonel Repington's Diaries; Some Glimpses of the Normal; Mrs. Asquith's Autobiography; A Study in Contrast; Ill Effects; The Other Side; Manners; Examples in Love; Womanhood; Conclusion.
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1922
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. First American edition. Introduction by Kirsopp Lake. Illustrated by Emile Verpilleux. 229pp. Hinges neatly strengthened, endpapers with modest offsetting, boards lightly spotted, spine sunned, good only. Profiles of religious thinkers, including Bishop Gore, Dean Inge, Father Knox, Dr. L.P. Jacks, Bishop Hensley Henson, Miss Maude Royden and others.
Published by Mills & Boon, London, 1923
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 188 p. + catalogue 16 p. Ex-library book (bookplate, loan sheet, card pocket).
Published by Robert McBride & Company, New York, 1927
Seller: Livresse, Gatineau, QC, Canada
Book
Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 126 p. 13x19,5cm. Bookplate of the Fraser Institute on front pastedown. Front cover a bit worn. Code 1141.
Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1921
Seller: Brothertown Books, Deansboro, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A Gentleman with a Duster was the pen name that Edward Harold Begbie hid behind for his book, "The Glass of Fashion : Some Social Reflections" which is, in a way, a Jeremiad against the modern world .a diatribe against the 'nouveau riche' and the encroaching vulgarity of style, which Mr. Begbie feared was steamrollering over British society like an unstoppable juggernaught . Of particular offense to Mr. Begbie's sensibilities was Dame Margot Asquith, who had just written a sort of tell-all memoir, which caused no end of indignation and dyspeptic choler. Begbie was "triggered" by Margot Asquith's style. In fact, going against tradition , whereby a frontispiece was reserved for someone or something honored (or the author), the book's frontispiece features a photograph of Lady Asquith, wearing her latest choice in fashion (Begbie admitted that he found her "disgusting"!) . I must say her clothing style does seem dreadful. But Begbie was railing against more than simple bad choice in personal apparel, he was going after the entire sense of modernity, speeding along, as it were with no thanks to tradition. A very fascinating book, and Mr. Begbies introduction, in which he sets out with a full broadside of unmuffled indignation, is worth the price of admission. ***************************************** TITLE : The Glass of Fashion - Some Social Reflections / AUTHOR : A Gentleman With a Duster (Edward Harold Begbie, 1871 - 1929) / ILLUSTRATIONS :Halftone Reproductions of Photographs / IMPRINT : G. P. Putnam's Sons / PLACE : New York / DATE : 1921 / EDITION : First American Edition / STATUS : Op - Out of Print / PROVENANCE : DEACCESSIONED - LIBRARY BOOK (a defunct library that has been superseded by more modern concerns) X-LIB . removed from library decades ago, and with a subsequent ownership label. (Mrs. I. N. Terry / The Olbiston / Utica New York ). The Olbiston Apartment Building, built in 1892, was the largest apartment complex in central new York State. A mammoth red sandstone structure of imposing style, with turreted corner towers. it dominate Genesee Street, and remains a well-known landmark. At the time of Mrs. Terry's occupancy, it was considered quite ritzy. Mrs. Terry's husband (d. 1908) was pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian Church PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION : Trade Hardcover; eight photographic, plate illustrations printed on calendered paper, including frontispiece with tissue guard; [xiv] + 176pages, plus four pages of publisher's promotional text; 6" x 9"; cloth-covered boards colored dark green, with gilt lettering on spine. ****************************************** CONDITION - GOOD - This is a previously owned book X-LIB Which remains clean and serviceable, with the following particulars noted: EXTERIOR : Catalog number inked on spine; spine extremities are compressed and frayed' spine surface somewhat dulled, as id the gilt lettering; boards have scattered small spotting and moderate surface rub; bottom edges of boards are moderately abraded (shelf-rub); boards are free of library makings; text-block edges are mildly weathered, else clean and clear of library markings. / BINDING : The book has obviously been read and thus is hardly as tight as when issued, the leaves opening widely; however no leaves are detached or loose, and the whole remains fairly solid. The paper over the end-hinges are not split. / INTERIOR : Library stamps on front and rear paste-downs; remains of lending card attachment on rear paste-down. Previous owner's name and address label affixed to front free end-paper. End-papers are considerably foxed. A few more interior leaves have foxing, but to a much lesser extent; The tissue guard over the frontispiece is partly detached. The interior likely has some small spots or smudges, but, upon perusal none were obvious. Basically the interior is clean and presentable. The photographs present brightly.
Published by Mills & Boon, London, United Kingdom, 1920
Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 4th Edition. Brown bds with Black title (fresh with sl. shelf wear) pp 174 plus catalogue to rear (tight and clean with sl. page browning, not inscribed, newspaper article on books release tipped in ffep) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.