American Dress Pattern Catalogs, 1873-1909: Four Complete Reprints

By: Bryk, Nancy Villa

Reprinted from four rare dress pattern catalogs, this compilation offers an excellent overview of apparel from the late Victorian and early Edwardian eras. More than 3,750 black-and-white... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486256545
• ISBN13: 9780486256542
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Resource for Writers of Historical Fiction

I really liked the type of information given in this book. One section was even a magazine from the time period with more information than just the patterns.

A treasure of insightful information

A fascinating little book. Insightful to a time when much of a family's cloths were not purchased in the store but made by the lady of the house on her sewing machine or in some cases sewn by hand.

American Dress Pattern Catalog

Very interesting, fun to look out book. I enjoyed finding out about the pricing and incentives used to entice buyers. The pictures are wonderful. The reprint of the magazine article is entertaining. It was interesting to see the evolution of comfort in women's clothing.