British Costume from Earliest Times to 1820

(by Mrs. Charles H. Ashdown) Republication of the edition published in 1910. The author's use of primary sources bring a scholarly note to her descriptions of dress and accessories in this survey. However, some of the costume re-creations that were used in her lecture tours are downright scary! 459 b&w illus, 9 in color Paper, 500 pp, 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 ISBN 0486418138