Description

Large format hardcover, folio bound ion pictorial cloth with original printed acetate dust-jacket present. 264 pages. Selected Bibliography. Foreword by Ralph Ruggi. Contributions by Sarah Scaturro and Glenn Petersen. Illustrated with 315 photographs, 273 of which are in full color. First edition, stated first printing. A comprehensive study of the life and work of America’s first couturier, lavishly illustrated with “strikingly original garments” showcasing “his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as in influence on subsequent designers.” No previous ownership marks. A like new copy in the difficult to find original acetate jacket, also in like new condition. Fine in a fine dust-jacket. A large, heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.