About this title: Chace presents insider fashion gossip and expert style analysis on hundreds of amazing gowns seen at the Academy Awards through history. Hardcover with velvet wrap. 500 photos.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reed Press
Date Published: 2003-10
ISBN-13:9781594290015ISBN:1594290016
Description: Good. Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket not necessarily included minimal wear to binding, majority of pages undamaged, minimal to no highlighting/underlining of text, no missing p. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reed Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781594290015ISBN:1594290016
Description: Good. This book is in good condition. Minimal wear and tear. This item was a donation to Goodwill of Greater Washington. Thank you for your purchase. Your order will be processed within 2 business days of receipt. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. (4/8-4ab)Book is in good condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 188 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Binding: Felt
Publisher: Reed Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781594290015ISBN:1594290016
Description: Very Good+ No Jacket (as issued) 4to-over 9¾"-12" Tall. First Edition, First Printing. Hard cover 4to-over 9¾"-12" Tall in black felt w/ stamped pictorial titles. Very Good+/ No DJ, as issued. Moderate slant, spine tips and corners heavily worn; binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. 188pp inc. Index, lavishly illustrated in b/w and color photos. read more
Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 188 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Book & Pages Clean Perfect BB-175 read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reed Press, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781594290015ISBN:1594290016
Description: Fine. No dust jacket. Tail end of spine slightly bent, otherwise in outstanding condition; tight binding; clean, crisp and bright. 188 p. illus., index, bibliography. Black and white, and color, photographs and text relating to gowns of Academy Award winners and their designers. read more
Edition: First Edition-First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Reed Press, New York
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781594290015ISBN:1594290016
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Octavo, 188 pages, including index. Cover is velvety, and shows wear to rear. Text is just about perfect. Binding is tight. Photographs of any of our books can be e-mailed to you upon request. read more
"This poorly-written, poorly-edited, poorly-designed book doesn't serve its subject matter very well. The photos did not reproduce well (not even the recent photos!) and some of the design choices (like the circles that highlight details on the various gowns) have no value from an editorial or visual standpoint.
There are many years that are represented by only three or four gowns -- even recent years! Surely there have been more standouts than that? I expected this book to be a feast for the eyes, an endless parade of gowns ranging from elegant to outrageous, but the pickings are indeed slim.
I thought there were some grievous omissions. Geena Davis comes to mind -- love her or hate her, there's no denying the fact that the statuesque form of this six-footer is hard to ignore. Why isn't she represented anywhere? Why not more about men's fashion? Why not more profiles of designers, a closer look at Oscar-night jewelry and how it's loaned out, even a spread or two of how one actress's Oscar fashions progressed throughout the years? The scope of this book isn't terribly imaginative or (as the title proclaims) complete.
The writing is awful. This isn't really the sort of book you pick up for the writing anyway but, seeing as how the pictures weren't even that good, I ended up reading the little blurbs of writing and found them full of clunky, poor word choices and bad jokes.
Speaking of bad jokes, yes, we all know Cher can be wacky. We've all seen her black zigzag outfit with the crazy rooster headdress a million times already. Is there any reason for no fewer than THREE photos of this godforsaken getup to appear in this book? Especially since the author repeatedly expresses a dislike of it? Making fun of Cher's sequined rooster outfit is nothing new; it's been done to death, and by funnier, more articulate people than this author. We didn't need more of it in this book.
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