About this title: This book traces the history of fans from biblical times to the present day. Fans are made from a wide variety of materials and in numerous different shapes and sizes, and they come from many diverse cultures. Originating as an everyday functional object, the fan rapidly acquired ceremonial and social significance, becoming the utilitarian sceptre of kings, the subject of conversation for blue-stockings of the seventeenth century, the toy of frivolous ladies, the vehicle of revolutionary messages, the sentimental possession of the Victorians, the mirror of the Belle Epoque, and an ...
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Description: Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry. This book traces the history of fans from biblical times to the present day. Originating as an everyday functional object, the fan rapidly acquired ceremonial and social significance, becoming the utilitarian sceptre of kings, the subject of conversation for bluestockings of the seventeenth century, the toy of frivolous ... read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: HARDCOVER
Publisher: Batsford (Costume Accessories Series), London
Date Published: 1984
Description: FINE+ in FINE jacket. Hardback 1st Edition. 4to, 96pp, plates in colour and b/w bibliography, index etc. Presentation copy signed by author (as 'Helene') on verso of title page...............[ CONDITION DETAILS: FINE+ as new un-or barely-read copy in FINE+ Dust Jacket ].......Unless otherwise noted: 1st Edition means First Printing; books are in the original publishers binding; wrappers (present only if mentioned above) are complete, un-clipped and provided with transparent protectors. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Drama Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Very good condition hardcover in a very good dust jacket, clean and bright. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: SHIRE PUBN
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780747804024ISBN:0747804028
Description: New. This book traces the history of fans from biblical times to the present day. Originating as an everyday functional object, the fan rapidly acquired ceremonial and social significance, becoming the utilitarian sceptre of kings, the subject of conversa... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Batsford Ltd
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Good. Our aim is to create value for our customers through the provision of low cost, affordable products and an overall satisfying buying experience. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Batsford Ltd
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Hardcover, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in good all round condition. Ships within 24 hours. pp., 450grams, ISBN: 071344276X. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth, Gilt Lettering
Publisher: B. T. Batsford, London
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Near Fine in Very Good+ jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Illustrated survey of fans considering their development as a costume accessory from the C17th to C20th, w/ useful appendices on collectable fan cases & boxes, and glossary of terms. 79 b&w photos, 8 colour. Burgundy cloth boards w/ gilt lettering to spine, lower corners v sl crumpled, no other bumps, marks or inscriptions, interior clean & tight. jacket is price-clipped, minimal shelfwear. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: B.T. Batsford, London, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Very Good in Good+ jacket. 96 pages with 8 colour and 79 b/w photos. Looks at the origin and structure of the various types of fan-fixed, feather, brise and cockade-and at the numerous forms of decoration used on them. Part of The Costume Accessories Series. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: B. T. Bastford Ltd., London, England
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: Fine in Fine, Brodart Covered jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Fans, especially in northern Europe, can hardly be regarded as seesntial accessories; nevertheless, for three hundred years they were manufactured in quantity and became as important an adjunct to fashionable dress as gloves or bags. read more
Description: Fans by Helene Alexander, Shire Publishers, 1995, 32 pages, paperback, illustrated, traces history of fans from biblical times to present day. read more
Description: Good. 071344276X Red cover has minor water damage to the top edge of some pages. Book has minor shelf wear to its edges. Book is clean and binding is tight. Fountain Street Books ships out Same day or Next day. All orders shipped in protective bubble mailers. Tracking provided for all orders. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: B. T. Batsford Ltd,
Date Published: 1984
ISBN-13:9780713442762ISBN:071344276X
Description: 96p, 4 pages of colour plates and numerous text-illustrations, hardback, a very good copy in a very good dustwrapper (price-clipped) [071344276X] Part of the ‘Costumes Accessories Series' read more
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