This collection of drawings shows the radical, and often exhilarating, changes in fashion styles throughout the modern period....

A full record of men\'s and women\'s fashion accessories throughout the 20th century, consisting of colour illustrations and detailed descriptions. A chart is included to show how accessories have evolved since 1900, and there are biographies of the most influential designers....

Here, in more than one thousand full-colour illustrations, is the history of Western costume, from ancient Egypt to Paris fashion. John Peacock’s meticulous drawings are organized in chronological sections and accompanied by detailed descriptions of......

This expanded and updated edition of John Peacock’s unrivalled collection of drawings ranges over eleven centuries of English historical costume. More than a thousand illustrations, based on surviving garments and contemporary paintings and......

Jonathan Lethem is the first full-length study dedicated to the work of an exciting, genre-busting contemporary writer with an increasingly high profile in American literature....

Here, in more than 1250 full-colour illustrations, is the most comprehensive and detailed history and sourcebook of fashion in the modern era ever published....

An essential reference for parents, teachers, librarians, and anyone working with children\'s theater groups. This full-color introduction to historical costume was created especially for children by John Peacock, a former senior costume designer for the BBC....

John Peacock was senior costume designer for BBC Television. His many books include Shoes, 20th Century Fashion, Fashion Accessories , and 20th Century Jewelry ....

The renowned costume drawings of John Peacock, charting the development of women\'s and men\'s clothing from the 1920s onward, now brought together in one volume....

Understanding Paul Auster is a comprehensive companion to the work of a writer who effectively balances a particular combination of Jewish American identity and European sensibility across an impressive breadth of novels, screenplays, essays, and poetry. James Peacock views Auster as chiefly concerned with the individual?...