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James Laver (1899–1975)

Author of Costume and Fashion: A Concise History

77+ Works 1,342 Members 15 Reviews

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Includes the names: James Laver, James Laver, LAVER (James), ed James Laver, Laver James; James Laver, James (1899-?) Comp Laver

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Works by James Laver

Costume and Fashion: A Concise History (1973) 561 copies
Costume Through the Ages (1961) 142 copies
A Concise History of Costume (1968) 68 copies
British Military Uniforms (1947) 47 copies
Manners and morals in the age of optimism, 1848-1914 (1966) 33 copies
English Costume of the 18th Century (1931) 27 copies
English costume from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries (2003) 24 copies
TASTE AND FASHION (1937) 23 copies
Nostradamus (1942) 23 copies
English costume from the fourteenth through the nineteenth century (1937) 22 copies
Costume in the theatre (1964) 22 copies
Fashions and Fashion Plates, 1800 - 1900 (1943) 21 copies
Victoriana (1966) 20 copies
Whistler (1930) 20 copies
Costume (1963) 17 copies
Early Tudor, 1485-1558 (1951) 16 copies
The First Decadent: The Strange Life of J. K. Huymans (1955) 16 copies
The age of illusion: manners and morals 1750-1848 (1972) 14 copies
Modesty in dress : an inquiry into the fundamentals of fashion (1969) 12 copies
Museum Piece (1963) 10 copies
Oscar Wilde (1956) 9 copies
Costumes of the Western World: Fashions of the Renaissance in England, Frances, Spain and Holland (1951) 9 copies
Ladies' Mistakes (1933) 9 copies
Women's Dress in the Jazz Age (1964) 9 copies
Edwardian promenade (1958) 8 copies
XIXth Century French Posters 8 copies
English costume of the nineteenth century (1929) 7 copies
Dandies (1968) 7 copies
The Book of Public School Old Boys, University, Navy, Army, Air Force and Club Ties (1968) 7 copies
Victorian Vista (1954) 7 copies
Dress (1950) 7 copies
Clothes (1952) 7 copies
ROYAL PROGRESS A Pageant of Regal Travel (1953) 6 copies
Style in costume 5 copies
VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM 17TH AND 18TH CENTURY COSTUME (1959) 5 copies
Nymph errant (1932) 5 copies
Between the Wars (1961) 5 copies
Costume Illustration: The Nineteenth Century (1947) 5 copies
Isabella's triumph (May 31st, 1615): Denis van Alsloot (The Faber gallery) (1947) 4 copies
Hatchards of Piccadilly, 1797-1947 4 copies
Van de Tudors tot Lodewijk XIII 4 copies
The Radio Listener's Week-end Book (1950) 4 copies
Drama, its costume & décor (2007) 4 copies
Cantecleer kostuumgeschiedenis (1969) 4 copies
Titian (1950) 3 copies
French painting and the nineteenth century (1937) 3 copies
Wesley (1932) 3 copies
The house of Haig (1958) 3 copies
Adventures in Monochrome 3 copies
Fashion, Art and Beauty (1967) 3 copies
English sporting prints (1970) 2 copies
A stitch in time and Love's progress. (1929) 2 copies
Costume: A History of Dress from Primitive Times to the Present 2 copies
Childrens Fashions In The Nineteenth Century 2 copies
Memorable balls 2 copies
"Vulgar society";: The romantic career of James Tissot, 1836-1902, (1936) 2 copies
The Adventure of the arts : man's quest for beauty 2 copies
Nineteenth Century Costume 2 copies
Costume Illustration: The Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries Victoria & Albert Museum 2 copies
Tommy Apple and his Adventures in Banana-Land (1935) 2 copies
Fragonard (1732-1806) 1 copy
Stampe popolari inglesi 1 copy
Letter To A Girl On The Future Of Clothes 1 copy
The Changing Shape of Things - Dress 1 copy
Love's Progress Or The Education Of Araminta 1 copy
Holkham Hall 1 copy
The young man dances : and other poems 1 copy
Background for Venus (1934) 1 copy
Tommy Apple and Peggy Pear (1936) 1 copy
Panic Among Puritans 1 copy
The Age of Optimism 1 copy
The Young collector's book (1955) 1 copy
Book of Ties (1968) 1 copy
Fashion And Class Distinction 1 copy
The Laburnum Tree (1935) 1 copy
Forty drawings by Horace Brodzky / text by James Laver (1935) 1 copy
Eating out: An historical dissertation 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Flowers of Evil (1936) — Editor, some editions — 7,582 copies
A History of Jewish Costume (1967) — Foreword — 99 copies
The St Trinian's Story (1959) — Contributor — 96 copies
The Third Ghost Book (1955) — Contributor — 57 copies
English Children's Costume Since 1775 (1930) — Introduction — 40 copies
The Circle of Chalk: A Play in Five Acts Adapted from the Chinese (0014) — Translator, some editions — 29 copies
Costume in antiquity; 480 illustrations (1964) 19 copies
Art For All, London Transport Posters 1908-1949 (1949) — Introduction — 13 copies
Little Innocents: Childhood Reminiscences (1932) — Contributor — 9 copies
Age of Extravagance: An Edwardian Reader (1954) — Introduction — 5 copies
At Close of Eve: An Anthology of New Curious Stories (1947) — Contributor — 4 copies
Mystery and Suspense — Contributor — 1 copy

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Marlobo | 5 other reviews | Dec 24, 2022 |
 
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CathyLockhart | Sep 30, 2022 |
Victoriana by James Laver
Overview of Victorian-era design in a variety of fields, such as glass, silver, clothing, vehicles, paintings, photographs, and such. This sort of thing can really only skim the surface of the subject, and the text isn't particularly deep or illuminating, or even engaging. Not particularly recommended.
 
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EricCostello | Mar 5, 2020 |
19th centiry costume Costume Illustration ,the 19th… by Laver james
very useful to follow the evolution of fashion ...
 
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quinsaca | Feb 9, 2017 |
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