Mexico City: XEW Radio, coa. 1935. 5"x8" photograph set depicting early XEW radio celebrities; singers and bands from the Golden Age of Mexico City entertainment (ca. 1935). Black and white photos are set on heavy, sepia pages, slightly curved at the edges; one image has 2 staple marks along the.....
Great Britain: Thames & Hudson Ltd., 1995. Hardcover. 2o, pp. 276; 200 illustrations, 90 in color; Black cloth boards in a black jacket with photo of a woman; jacket has mild shelf wear and some mild tears without loss along the bottom of the spine, it is taped to the.....
Mexico City: XEW Radio, Telesistema Mexicana, Televicentro Guarneros, 1940s-1960s. Photographs are collected in 5 portfolio folders. This is a large photograph collection of Mexico City entertainment industry with a special focus on XEW/XEQ radio behind-the-scenes, candid, and staged photographs. Collection includes a total of 233 photographs; 78 are 8"x10", 111.....
Distributed by Harry N. Abrams, London, New York: V&A Publications, 2004. First edition. Hardcover bound in black boards, silver stamping on spine, bright aqua end papers. Includes dust jacket. 8.75"x10" pp. 128, includes multiple pages of color illustrations, includes index. Overall condition is very good with little overall wear, appears.....
Kyoto: Hiroo Shoeido, 1924-25. 3 volumes, each fukurotoji-style pouch binding; stripe design on each. 9.5" x 6.5" (each) ; 3 volumes ; volume I: [30 leaves] (1924) ; volume II: [30 leaves] (1925) ; volume III: [30 leaves] (1925). Collection of 270 woodblock-printed designs (90 in each volume) on 1.5".....
Hong Kong: China Film Press, 1989. Hardcover. 4to, pp. [5], 117; color images throughout, chiefly color; red leather boards in red jacket; front board has a minor scratch but is otherwise sound; jacket has mild wear with a scuff at the top right corner; text is bright and clean; all.....
Mexico City: Compañía Industrial Fotográfica, 1923. 3.375"x5.25" single black and white photograph of film and television actress, singer, and dancer Delia Magaña (b. 2 Feb. 1903 in Mexico City, d. 31 Mar. 1996 in Mexico City); she was known and beloved for her comedy and humor during the Golden Age.....
![Item #238 Celia Montalván photograph [signed] (1927), Mexico City. Celia Montalván](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/238.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737925185)
Mexico City: Compañía Industrial Fotográfica, 1927. 3.375"x5.37" single black and white photograph of film, stage, and television actress Celia Montalván (b. 1899 in Mexico City, d. 10 Jan. 1958 in Mexico City); during the Golden Age of Mexico Cinema. Here she is posed smiling with a beer a flapper dress.....
![Item #262 [Sample book for Japanese school uniforms] Rainbow: No. 2 (1969),...](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/262.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738542031)
[Ojiya], Japan: Ojiya Textile Industry Association, 1969. Hardcover bound, concertina style, in green cloth boards with gold stamping. 10.75" x 14" pp. [12] ; laid out accordion style; 5 fabric swatches on each page, making 60 samples "rainbow" style. Labels are included on a few pages; included are the other.....
Hamburg: Gesellschaft Hartung-Schletzer, 1983. Hardcover. 4to, pp. [1], 300, [1]; 269 plates, chiefly color, 2 fold out maps; very good navy blue cloth boards with red and white illustration, in a light blue jacket (color fading along spine and several dents and scratches in back of jacket); text and photos.....
![Item #236 Roberto Soto photograph, Mexico City (ca. 1928), [María Guerrero Theater]. Roberto Soto](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/236.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737925027)
Mexico City: Foto Schlattman Mex. / SN. Juan De Letran S., ca. 1928. 3.25"x4.5" single black and white photograph of Roberto Soto (b. 7 Jun. 1888 in Zacatecas, Mexico, d. 18 Jul. 1960 in Mexico City); he was known and beloved for his comedy and humor during the Golden Age.....
Kyoto: Unsodo, 1907. Brown paper covers; red ribbon, large format design book. 9.5" x 13.25" ; pp. 50 [50 full page, color plates]; text in Japanese. Woodblock-printed colorful and detailed kimono designs; tissue guards (slightly darkened) between each plate, all present but two (between designs 44/45 and after 50). Good.....
Binobi: Zhongguo ren min mei shu chu ban she, 1981. Hardcover w/ Slipcase. 4to, pp. [2], 245, [1]; color illustrations; 2 color maps; very good gold and black flecked cloth boards, in gold and blue jacket; jacket has some small smudges along the spine; red slipcase presents well; all else.....
New York, NY: [unknown], 2014. First edition. Black portfolio with plastic sleeve pages, cover is unmarked. 9.5"x11.5", pp. [72]. This is a portfolio, presumably design/fashion school student work, that focuses on the vest. Includes 48 pages of original illustrations (black and white, and full color), most of which are vest.....
Japan: [publisher not identified], [ca. 1890]. Collected in blue cloth case. 8.25" x 12.25" ; 2 volumes ; volume I: pp. [61] approx. 257 samples ; vol. II: pp. [41] approx. 237 samples. Japanese Meiji era gold brocade textile samples, almost 500 samples in all. Textile swatches measure from 1.....
![Item #222 Modas [="Fashions" 1940s fashion and design compilation]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/222.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737830159)
Mexico: [unknown], [1940]. First edition. Hardcover bound with grey boards; gold stamping on the cover and spine, black page ribbon. 9.5"x12", pp. 168. This is a bound set of clippings, advertisements, magazine articles, and dress patterns gathered together in this time capsule of fashions in 1940s Mexico. Spanish language. Some.....
![Item #224 Modas [="Fashions" 1950s Cuba fashion and design compilation]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/224.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737830315)
Cuba: [unknown], 1950. First edition. Hardcover bound with black boards; gold stamping on the cover and spine, black page ribbon. 9.5"x12", pp. 304. This is a bound set of clippings and articles from 1950s fashions in Cuba; most of the articles are from the popular "Vanidades" fashion magazine. Contents include.....
![Item #223 Modas [="Fashions" 1990s fashion and design bound magazine compilation]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/223.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737829738)
Mexico: [unknown], 1990. First edition. Hardcover bound with grey boards; gold stamping on the cover and spine, blue page ribbon. 8.5"x11", pp. 270. This is a bound set of clippings, advertisements, magazine articles, and model photographs gathered together in this time capsule of fashions in 1990s Mexico. Spanish language. Includes.....
![Item #225 Rita Hayworth [1940s-1960s collage, scrapbook]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/225.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737830508)
Mexico: [unknown], 1940. First edition. Hardcover bound with black boards; title pasted on the spine and front cover, red page ribbon. 11"x14", pp. 158 [approx., with additional tip-ins] bound compilation of Rita Hayworth clippings, articles, photographs, and advertisements from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The majority of articles and ads.....
![Item #221 Rita Hayworth: 1 [1940s collage, scrapbook]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/221.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1736887341)
Mexico: [unknown], [1940s]. Hardcover bound with black boards; gold stamping on the cover and spine, red page ribbon. 9"x11", pp. 258 [approx.], bound compilation of Rita Hayworth clippings, articles, photographs, and advertisements from the 1940s. The majority of articles and ads are in Spanish. Other featured celebrities include Cary Grant.....
![Item #260 [Swatches for Japanese school uniforms] Buzen Kokura Ori [= weaving]. [1955]. unknown](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/260.jpeg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1738541887)
[Kitakyushu], Japan: [unknown], [1955]. Bound Japanese style with blue and tan striped fabric covered boards. 10" x 13.75" ; pp. 35 (inc. preface) ; text in Japanese. A collection of 275 fabric swatches measuring as small as 1" and as large as 7" - all striped and plaid in shades.....
England: [unknown], 1935. Spiral bound sketch notebook. 10”x5.75” pp. [52] [21 full color sketches, watercolor; 15 sketches (uncolored)], “Series B75 Spirax Sketch Book” covers show wear, stamps/labels, and a tidemark; one illustrated leaf is detached, otherwise sound. “Watercolor Theatrical Costume Album / 1933 - Sheffield City Hall” inscribed on the.....
![Item #239 Lupe Vélez photograph [signed with illustration] (1925), Mexico City. Lupe...](https://tempobookshop.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/239.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1737925292)
Mexico City: Compañía Industrial Fotográfica, 1925. 3.375"x5.375" single black and white photograph of actress, singer, and dancer María Guadalupe "Lupe" Villalobos Vélez (b. 18 Jul. 1908 in San Luis Potosí City, Mexico, d. 14 Dec. 1944 in Glendale, California); a teenager in the photograph, she was well known during the.....
7, Rue de Lille, Paris: Edition 7L, 2004. Limited edition of 2,000. Hardcover bound in black, red, and white boards with pop art designs. Folio, Book 1: The Covers (160 p.), Book 2: The Pictures (275 p.), Book 3: The Interviews (348 p.), Book 4: The Andy Warhol Interviews (320.....
Mexico City: Foto Schlattman Mex. / SN. Juan De Letran S., 1928. 3.25"x4.25" single black and white photograph of Amelia Wilhelmy (b. 29 May 1900 in Mazatlan, Mexico, d. 9 Aug. 1964 in Mexico City); she was known and beloved for her comedy and humor during the Golden Age of.....