Eastern Costume
Hollywood CA: Printed for the Author by Warner Publishing Company, 1935.
Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #15604
Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket, cloth dampstain, light tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.; Limited Edition, Number 21 of "Only Two Hundred Copies Printed". "Fred Gilbert Blakeslee (1868-1942) was an insurance executive and author of books and articles on fencing, arms and armor, and uniforms from around the world." - New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts collection. Blakeslee wrote numerous articles in movie trade magazines describing correct costuming and avoiding anachronisms, and this hard-to-find survey of thirties dress and uniforms in Asia reinforced his influence in Hollywood costume design. ; Ex-Library; 77 pages.
Price: $99.95