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Women & Hats: Vintage People on Photo Postcards (The Bodleian Library - Photo Postcards from the Tom Phillips Archive)

To celebrate the acquisition of the archive of distinguished artist Tom Phillips, the Bodleian Library asked the artist to assemble and design a series of books drawing on his themed collection of over 50,000 photographic postcards. These encompass the first half of the twentieth century, a period in which, thanks to the ever cheaper medium of photography, ordinary people could afford to own portraits of themselves. Each of the books in the series contains two hundred images chosen from a visually rich vein of social history. Their covers also feature thematically linked paintings, specially created for each title, from Phillips’s signature work, A Humument.

Women & Hats explores the remarkable range found in the world of millinery, from outrageous Edwardian creations to the inventive austerities of World War II. Each of these unique and visually stunning books give a rich glimpse of forgotten times and will be greatly valued by art and history lovers alike.

The World Around Us: Science and Technology Illustrated, Volume 5: Calendar to Cheese, Encyclopedia Brittanica. c. 1984 (Grace is already loving this one.)

Fashions of a Decade: The 1920s by Jacqueline Herald. c. 1991

Platforms: A Microwaved Cultural Chronicle of the 1970s by Pagan Kennedy. c. 1994, 1st edition. (Again, two things: 1. What kind of name is "Pagan Kennedy" and 2. Grace picked this up because she thought it was about shoes. Since it has a chapter called "Sex and Relationships," not so much. I'll hang on to this one.)

Fashion in the Forties by Julian Robinson. c.1976

McDowell's Directory of Twentieth Century Fasion. c.1985

last photo of singapore for now...so i can start with another set....

The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River, built to be the centre for performing arts. It contains a 1,600 seat concert hall and a 2,000 seat theatre for the performing arts. The library@esplanade is located on the third floor of the building.

Gallina has included detailed histories about many of the major Christmas pin designers of past and present, including Beatrix, Hob, Trifari, Carolee, Monet, Stanley Hagler Anke, Bauer, and more. Over 400 new pins have been added to this edition, which now features over 700 of these glittering beauties in more than 325 detailed close-up photographs. There are Christmas trees, wreaths, Santas, sleighs and sleds, bells, reindeer, stockings, angels, candy canes, ornaments, candles, snowmen, and even a section on patriotic Christmas designs. A directory of Internet sites that specialize in Christmas pins is an added feature of the book, as well as a helpful bibliography and index. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Jill Gallina and her husband, Michael, have achieved national prominence as the country's foremost composers of musical plays and choral music for youth in elementary, middle, junior high, and senior high schools. Their chorals have sold millions of copies and their musical plays have thousands of performances across the globe each year. Jill's avocation is collecting antiques and costume jewelry with a special passion for Christmas pins. REVIEW: This edition includes information on dating, pricing, and designers past and present, but the photos are the best attraction. Every category is illustrated, with identification and prices. Anything you may have put on your Christmas list is here. Lovers of Christmas jewelry will treasure this volume.