Theatrical Costume and the Amateur Stage : A Book of Simple Method in the Making and Altering of Theatrical Costumes, Including a Brief Guide to Costumes Through the Periods to the Present Day

London England: Arco, 1968. Hardback. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Shelf wear to edges of D/J. A book of simple method in themaking and altering of theatrical costumes, including a brief guide to costumes through the periods to the present day. This book provides a commonsense approach to the making, altering and storing of theatrical costumes, both period and modern. There are valuable hints and details on measuring, cutting and adjusting cosumtes to suit all kinds of productons. In addition, there is an extensive glossary of materials and their uses, concluded by an all round survey of period costumes from the Greeks right through to the present day. The book will prove invaluable to schools, repertory and amateur theatrical companies providing a useful work of reference for anyone who wishes to further their practical knowledge in the theatre. Illustrations. 150 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by William Langstaffe. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardback.