Holding, T.H. - Editor London Tailor and Records of Fashion — Trousers, Vests, Breeches & Gaiters

Book Good Poor 1st Edition T.H. Holding, 3, Adelaide Street, W.C. London 1886, Rare First Edition, Hardcover (Needs Rebinding), 62pp + 20 Plates Illustrated throughout with diagrams and drafting tables with advertisements at the rear NOTES ON CONDITION The front cover is worn, scuffed and illegible - needs rebinding The contents are clean and complete The first appearance of Holding's tailoring manual, offering detailed systems for cutting men's trousers, vests, breeches, and gaiters to any measurement. Issued as part of his series of professional guides for cutters and tailoring schools, this edition reflects the late-Victorian drive to standardize pattern drafting. Scarce; and of interest both to textile historians and collectors of tailoring manuals.