Why is a Dress? 1st Edition, 1942

Description: Why is a Dress? 1st Edition, 1942 Hawes, Elizabeth New York The Viking Press 1942 Hardcover 8vo 8" - 9" tall Viii, 184 pp. Octavo. Chrome yellow and grey strips on the front cover, yellow and grey on the spine, solid yellow on the rear covers. Corners a little rubbed, especially the front bottom, small library numbers on the spine. Interior end papers have stamp from Ridgewood, NJ library (the town Hawes was from) , and marks from removed pocket at the rear. The first few preliminary leaves have a small bump at the fore-edge, otherwise clean and unmarked. A quite scarce book by one of the most interesting American women of the 20th century. Hawes was a designer yes -- an an opinionated one, who thought that women should have comfortable, affordable, well-made but stylish clothes -- but she was also a social critic, who thought long and hard of the role of art in the world and the responsibilities artists and craftspeople have to make the world a better place. WE ARE LOCATED IN CANADA but we can ship using USPS International Customers -- we may be able to ship more cheaply than we show - please e-mail us to see what we can offer to your location. US Customers - We ship twice or more a week using the US Postal Service via our courier from Canada to our mailing address in New York and then on to US addresses.We are able to offer competitive rates with this service, but if you require quicker shipping, please inquire. For books over $799 we may ship via CanadaPost from Toronto. Canadian customers -- we may have to charge HST/GST for Canadian purchases (generally 5% for books). However, shipping is generally lower than on ebay's shipping cost calculator. Email me with your province and I'll be happy to calculate HST and shipping. We are happy to combine shipping! For our international customers, import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up -- do not confuse them with additional shipping charges. We really cannot show merchandise below value or mark items as "gifts" - it can get us into all kinds of trouble with customs. Since Brexit, shipping to the UK may require a VAT invoice. We have been selling books for over 20 years and pack and ship them with care. Thanks for bidding and thanks for being a fellow book lover. See our other listings for more unusual and rare books.

Price: 225 USD

Location: Niagara Falls, New York

End Time: 2024-12-05T23:28:19.000Z

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