Name/Title
"ECONOMICS OF FASHION"Entry/Object ID
2004.143.3.1Description
Color: Blue; Gold
"Economics of Fashion," by Paul H. Nystrom (New York: The Ronald Press Company,) 1928. The 521-page hardcover book, without a dustjacket, has the title and author's last name in an embossed square on the upper portion of the front cover and the same with a part of the publisher's name on the spine. There are eighteen chapters having to do with the nature of fashion cycles, the psychology of the subject, influencing factors in fashion movements, fashion and art, custom's influence on consumption, modesty and utility, the fashion world, Paris' "haut couture", modern fashions, men's clothing from 1789 to the present, furniture styles in the 19th century, American influences in fashion, technical and industrial developments in the production of fashion goods, trends in apparel production since 1918, and the standardization of sizes and types. There is a bibliography and tables for standard size specifications, 147 plates, and 39 tables as illustrations. With significant cover edge rubbing, dented corners on the cover, light cover soiling and some on the inside of the covers, page yellowing, fading of spine lettering, pencil marks on some pages, cover scratches, and minor tears on the cover cloth, the general condition is good.Lexicon
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