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1. Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.

Billhead recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Clough from James Shoubridge, hatter, London.
Creator:
Shoubridge, James
Date:
1807
Physical Description:
2 sheets : illustration, 20 x 24 cm and 9 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Billhead of John Fletcher, draper, tailor, &c., Manchester, recording clothing purchased by Mr. Davenport, dated 1828.

Billhead of John Fletcher, draper, tailor, &c., Manchester, recording clothing purchased by Mr. Davenport, dated 1828.
Creator:
John Fletcher (Manchester, England)
Date:
1828
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 17 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed.

Billhead of Vouillon & Laure, clothiers, London, for purchases by Mrs. H.H. Creed.
Creator:
Vouillon & Laure (Firm : London, England)
Date:
1837
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Paper doll.

Paper doll.
Date:
approximately 1830?
Physical Description:
1 paper doll (4 pieces) ; 80 x 110 mm, in envelope 120 x 400 mm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. [Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon].

[Photographic postcard of an unidentified group of people and 4 wheeled wagon].
Date:
[approximately 1880-1900?]
Physical Description:
1 postcard : b & w ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.

Billhead of Silver & Co., clothiers, London, recording clothing purchased by Mrs. Lambert.
Creator:
Silver & Co. (London, England)
Date:
1825
Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 26 x 21 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. Billhead of Henry Leath, London clothier, recording purchases by J. Challinor, 1851.

Billhead of Henry Leath, London clothier, recording purchases by J. Challinor, 1851.
Creator:
Leath, Henry
Date:
1851
Physical Description:
1 sheet : illustration, 19 x 14 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. The mirror of the graces, or, The English lady's costume : combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress : and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, form, and complexions : to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners : the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body : offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness : the whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety / by a Lady of distinction ; who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lady of distinction, active 19th century
Date:
1811
Physical Description:
vii, [2] p., pp. 12-17, [2] p., pp. x-xxiii [i.e. xiii], [2] p., 10-241, [7] p., 4 leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. Crinoline : its difficulties & dangers, mechanical, natural, artificial / twenty illustrations, by "Quiz" ; dedicated to the ladies.

No cover image available
Creator:
Quiz
Date:
[185-?]
Physical Description:
[20] p. : chiefly ill. ; 13 cm. x 260 cm., folded to 13 cm. x 20 cm., in covers 14 cm. x 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. The mirror of the graces, or, The English lady's costume : combining and harmonizing taste and judgment, elegance and grace, modesty, simplicity, and economy with fashion in dress : and adapting the various articles of female embellishments to different ages, form, and complexions : to the seasons of the year, rank, and situation in life : with useful advice on female accomplishments, politeness, and manners : the cultivation of the mind and the disposition and carriage of the body : offering also the most efficacious means of preserving beauty, health, and loveliness : the whole according with the general principles of nature and rules of propriety / by a Lady of distinction ; who has witnessed and attentively studied what is esteemed truly graceful and elegant amongst the most refined nations of Europe.

No cover image available
Creator:
Lady of distinction, active 19th century
Date:
1815
Physical Description:
xii, 240 pages, 4 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 15 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

11. Male character costumes : a guide to gentlemen's costume suitable for fancy dress balls and private theatricals : 150 illustrations.

No cover image available
Date:
[not before 1884]
Physical Description:
[2], 96, [2] p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

12. Fashion and folly, or, The buck's pilgrimage [graphic]

No cover image available
Creator:
Heath, William, 1795–1840
Date:
[1822]
Physical Description:
24 pictures on 1 joined sheet : hand-colored aquatint ; sheets end-to-end 13 x 617 cm, in cylindrical case 16 cm x 7 cm (scroll format)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

13. The whole art of dress, or, The road to elegance and fashion, at the enormous saving of thirty per cent!!! : being a treatise upon that essential and much-cultivated requisite of the present day, gentlemen's costume : explaining and clearly defining, by a series of beautifully engraved illustrations, the most becoming assortment of colours and style of dress and undress, in all their varieties; suited to different ages and complexions, so as to render the human figure most symmetrical and imposing to the eye : also, directions in the purchase of all kinds of wearing apparel: accompanied by hints for the toilette, containing a few valuable and original recipes; likewise, some advice to the improvement of defects in the person and carriage : together with a dissertation on uniform in general, and the selection of fancy dress / by a cavalry officer.

No cover image available
Creator:
Cavalry officer
Date:
1830
Physical Description:
vii, [1], 100 p., 5 [i.e. 6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

14. The art of dress, or, Guide to the toilette : with directions for adapting the various parts of the female costume to the complexion and figure, hints on cosmetics, &c. / embellished with engravings from designs by Frank Howard, Esq.

No cover image available
Date:
MDCCCXXXIX [1839]
Physical Description:
x, 68, [2] p., VI leaves of plates : ill. ; 17 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

15. Nothing to wear : a poem of transatlantic origins : now especially edited for the ladies of England : with twelve illustrations.

No cover image available
Creator:
Butler, William Allen, 1825–1902
Date:
1859
Physical Description:
[4], 23, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates : ill. ; 15 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts