Folk Music
The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, edited by Francis James Child.
Child's monumental comparative study of 305 English folk ballads. This five-volume edition is an unabridged republication of the original ten-part series published between 1882 and 1898.
Our Singing Country, by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax.
The words and music to 200 American folk songs and ballads that were first recorded in the 1930 and 40's.
When This Bloody War is Over, by Max Arthur.
Soldiers' Songs of the First World War - Historically annotated lyrics to nearly 100 songs from The Great War.
Historica Costumes & Fashions
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns, edited by Kristina Harris .
A Complete Lady's Wardrobe - Scaled dressmaker patterns for fifty ladies' garments, circa the 1890's. Illustrations of the garments are included.
Historic Costume, by Tom Tierney.
From the Renaissance through the Nineteenth Century - 200 permission-free designs. Book and CD-ROM.
An Intimate Affair: Women, Lingerie, and Sexuality, by Jill Fields.
A sweeping overview of the history of women's intimate apparel in the twentieth century.
Soldiers and Uniforms of the American Army, by Fritz Kredel.
A collection of 32 full-color illustrations of American Army uniforms, accompanied by informative commentaries.
Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques, by S. S. Gordon.
A republication of the 1901 edition of The "Standard" Work on Cutting Ladies' Tailor-Made Garments.
Victorian Fashions, Selected by Carol Belanger Grafton.
379 black and white images that illustrate the development of women's fashions from 1871-1903.
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