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Priscilla Harris Dalrymple

American Victorian Costume in Early Photographs (Dover Fashion and Costumes) Paperback – March 1, 1991

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Over 280 rare photographs document the clothing of ordinary men, women, and children from the 1840s through the 1890s, in what appears to be their Sunday best. Bustles, hoops, pantalets, shirtwaists, top hats, waistcoats, bowlers, other Victorian-era attire, as well as hairdressing and tonsorial styles. Introduction to fashions of each decade.

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128 pages
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Dover Publications
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March 1, 1991
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9.04 x 0.22 x 11.98 inches
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0486265331
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978-0486265339
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications; Illustrated edition (March 1, 1991)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486265331
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486265339
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.04 x 0.22 x 11.98 inches

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Kathryn Page Camp

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Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2016

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I purchased this book as research into period dress for a novel. It contains helpful descriptions of the fashion trends in each decade and the pictures do give some idea of what people were wearing, but most of this information is available for free on the Internet. It's nice to have a resource that I can pull from my shelf and refer to regularly, but this book did not turn out to be the one. Instead, I recommend "Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper's Bazar 1867-1898," edited by Stella Blum.

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Paula

Very useful for this genealogist

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2020

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I run across a lot of photographs as I research my family tree. This book is indispensable for helping date antique photographs.

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Mariko

Excellent Resource

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2008

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I'm a Theatre Costume Design student, and in theatre accuracy is key. When researching the fashion of a certain historical time period, ideally you want to be able to look at the physical garments worn at the time. However, unless you are lucky enough to have a huge museum or costume collection at your disposal, that's pretty much impossible.
Books like this, which feature collections of period photographs, are the next best thing. How can you doubt the reliability of the fashions depicted in a photograph when it was taken in the actual time period you're researching?
This book is an excellent resource and I highly recomment it to anyone interested in historical costumes.

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Brett Berner

Nice Pictures

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2013

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I love the Victorian turn of the century and this graphic book shows what the people were wearing during those time with the actual photographs from that time period. I used it under the advisement from Dungeons and Dragons game designer.

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V. Eicke

Great for Costumed Interpreters

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2013

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If you are starting to do living history (costumed interpretation), then this book is for you. It will help to guide you through what people wore during Victorian period by showing you photos of people from that time in their finery.

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Angie2

Excellent reference book

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2013

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I bought this book to add to my collection of books that I have regarding antique fashions.
This reference guide is informative and has many (black & white) photos to look at.
I'm glad I bought it.

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Seemoh

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2016

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An excellent coverage of the history of Western fashion as captured in photographs.

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c kelly

This was very helpful. It not only depicts clothing ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2015

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This was very helpful. It not only depicts clothing of the well-to-do but that of the not so well off as well.

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Carlos Sanchez Ramirez

Perfecto!

Reviewed in Spain on December 21, 2018

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Sencillamente perfecto como todos las publicaciones de la empresa Dover, aunque algo fino el libro pero aun asi el contenido genial al menos a nivel personal. Recomendado otro mas para la familia.