Gowns by Adrian: The MGM Years 1928-1941 by Howard Gutner - 2001

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/very good. 208p. 1st printing. Jacket edges very lightly scuffed. Gilbert Adrian came to Hollywood in 1924, but for almost all of his career, he designed costumes for MGM productions, including for Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, and Norma Shearer. Having access to the studio's archives and celebrity interviews, Gunter details Adrian's style in historical and contemporary films and his influence on American fashion. Includes bibliography. B&w and color photographs. (12"x9-1/2")

Brand: Harry N. Abrams, 2001-10-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2001. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1450grams, ISBN:9780810908987

Harry N. Abrams, 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition.

Harry N. Abrams, 2001-10-01. hardcover. New. 9x1x12. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2001. Appears unread. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped ($39.95). The jacket is protected by a lightly rubbed, removable clear-plastic sleeve. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked - apparently seldom, if ever read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 2001. First Printing of the First Edition with full number line (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Profusely photo illustrated Index. Bound in the original gray cloth, stamped in bright white. Oversize Hardcover. 9.25" wide by 12" tall. This large heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. From the dust jacket: "From his earliest days working at the colossal movie studio MGM, at the young age of 24, Gilbert Adrian had a vision… Read More

E-344: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York. 2001. 208 pgs. Illustrated with black and white plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth with titles present to the spine and the front board. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid From his earliest days working at the colossal movie studio MGM, at the young age of 24, Gilbert Adrian had a vision that would showcase a new era in costume design for the screen. So fresh were his ideas, so original were his designs, and so extraordinary the workmanship that Adrian quite rightly earned the elegant film credit sobriquet, "Gowns by Adrian." He was the first, if not the most publicized, of a Hollywood hybrid known as the costume designer/couturier. Gowns by Adrian: The MGM… Read More

First printing. Large-format volume, measuring approximately 9.5" x 12.25", is bound in gray cloth, with stamped white lettering to spine and facsimile of Adrian's signature stamped in white on front cover. Book is in fine condition, with firm binding, clean and bright interior. This work contains 184 illustrations, including 10 in full color and 174 in duotone. Dust jacket displays very light shelfwear and is preserved in mylar cover. 208 pages."From his earliest days working at the colossal movie studio MGM, at the young age of 24, Gilbert Adrian had a vision that would showcase a new era in costume design for the screen. So fresh were his ideas, so original were his designs, and so extraordinary the workmanship that Adrian quite rightly earned the elegant film credit sobriquet, "Gowns by Adrian." He was the first, if not the most publicized, of a Hollywood hybrid known as the costume designer/couturier.Gowns by Adrian: The MGM Years, 1928-1941 is the first comprehensive look at this prodigiously… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2001. Hardcover. VG. Slate-gray cloth, black & BW illus. dust jacket, 208 pp., 174 BW illus., 10 color illus. Showcases some of the artistry of American costume designer Adrian Adolph Greenberg (1903-1959). "The first comprehensive look at this prodigiously talented designer in his glory years at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The result of more than 10 years of research, access to previously unavailable MGM personnel files, and containing many unpublished photographs and complete filmography, Gowns by Adrian brings us into the design studio and onto the sound stage and makes us privy to the everyday give-and-take between designer and star." (dj).