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Lot 634:
[16TH CENTURY COSTUME]. Juan de Alcega. TAILOR’S PATTERN BOOK 1589. Trans. by Jean Pain and Cecilia Bainton. Intro. and notes by J. L. Nevinson. Bedford, England: Ruth Bean, 1979. (12), 89 pp. facsimile of original 1589 Spanish edition, incl. plates; and 66 pp. translation with supplemental notes. Linen hardback binding with clear mylar dustjacket; quarto (11 ¼ x 8 in, ). Scarce, OP limited print facsimile of an important 16th century Spanish work on tailoring. A printed bookslip containing a transfer scale between Spanish ell and metric measures is inserted in the book. Excellent (new) condition.
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