A collection of volumes and ephemera focused on historical costume and practical garment construction. The lot features prominent reference works including Janet Arnold, Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen’s dresses and their construction c. 1660-1860, published by Drama Book Specialists, 1977, in large-format softcover. Also present is John Peacock, The Chronicle of Western Costume, published by Thames & Hudson, and Fashion: From Ancient Egypt to the Present Day.

The collection includes several practical guides: Gillian Holman, Pattern Cutting Made Easy: A Step by Step Introduction; Pattern Drafting for Dressmaking; and a black cloth-bound hardcover titled Dress Making. Three Singer sewing reference books are included: Sewing for Style, Sewing Projects for the Home, and Timesaving Sewing. Additionally, the lot contains specialized ephemera consisting of softcover booklets titled How to Make a Handbag by Glo-Laine. The volumes vary in format from octavo to quarto and folio, bound in a mix of publisher’s cloth, pictorial boards, and softcover wrappers.