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At 10:55 AM 11/19/1997 EST, you wrote:
>*** Resending note of 11/18/97 12:04
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>Federalist & Regency Costume: 1790-1819, by R.L. Shep
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>Is it available yet? Where can I get it? Historic costumers will devour it!
>are the eager reactions to news of the reprinting of the oldest (1796)
>tailoring book published in the English language.
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>The Tailor's Complete Guide was published in the U.K. during a transitional
>time in fashion, society, politics, and industry. A revised version, The
>Tailor's Instructor was published by James Queen & William Lapsley in
>Philadelphia in 1809. R.L. Shep includes both tailoring guides in his
>latest release, again providing the costume world with affordable access to
>rare primary source materials.
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>Federalist & Regency Costume contains a complete transcription of The
>Tailor's Complete Guide and a comparison to the Queen & Lapsley book, with
>notes on additions, deletions, and changes. The late costumer Betty
>Williams fostered this reprint and had a hand in identifying the pattern
>pieces. Until this reprint, only portions of The Tailor's Guide have been
>reproduced: by Victorian master tailor Edward Giles, and by Nora Waugh.
>According to historic costumers and book dealers consulted, neither
>tailoring book is readily available in the marketplace or even in academic
>libraries. In addition, few primary sources have been reprinted from this
>time period. Books like this one that add to the understanding of the
>history of men's clothing are especially welcome in the costume world.
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>R.L. Shep has chosen to place The Tailor's Guide on the right hand pages,
>and comments and comparisons to Queen and Lapsley on the left hand pages.
>The text is interspersed with patterns and illustrations of garments for
>men, women. boys. Queen and Lapsley has a chapter on uniforms which reflect
>on the War of 1812. The inclusion of reprints of fashion news,
>descriptions, and fashion plates from The Lady's Magazine 1796, and La
>Belle Assemblee 1807 and Le Beau Monde 1806-9 aptly complement the
>tailoring guides.
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>The format of Federalist & Regency Costume is consistent with R.L. Shep's
>other books: large paperback, b/w illustrations, easy to read typeface,
>additional pithy notes, glossary, and bibliography.
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>This book is a true boon to anyone studying or working on clothing from
>this time period. Historic costumers and reanactors will find it
>particularly helpful in replicating the uniforms of the period. Even if you
>don't sew this book is an important, affordable, tool for understanding the
>fashions and mind set of the Federalist/Jane Austen/Napoleonic time period.
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>--- Debra Regan Cleveland
>Fashion Journalist
>Member, Costume Society of America
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>The Costume Society
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