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Download or read book The Book of Costume Or Annals of Fashion from the Earliest Period to the Present Time written by a Lady of rank and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Style Splendor written by Anne Kjellberg and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2005-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features garments now in the collection of the National Museum of Art/Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo, and sets them in the context of Queen Maud's life and times.

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