THE GENTLEMAN’S TAILORING COLLECTION ~~~~~~~~ A truly stunning
collection of over 130 vintage books compiled together for the first time on
one USB flash drive covering all aspects of GENTLEMAN’S TAILORING. Discover the secrets
behind designing men’s suits and garments. Learn how to measure up, draft and
cut all types of gentleman’s clothing. All aspects and numerous methods for
cutting garments are explained as well as methods for making alterations. This
wonderful collection of vintage tailoring books and guides is an absolute must
for anyone with an interest in designing and creating men’s clothes. Some of these books are
extremely rare and will provide a valuable reference archive for anyone with an
interest in tailoring for gentleman and boys. The full list of titles speaks
for itself! This unique collection of
135 rare and out-of-print books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great
content and fabulous illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been
scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on
your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also
print entire books or select pages. This is
without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by
rare-book-collections, and only available here! The Full List of
Titles Included is as Follows: 12 blank trimmings cost sheets and suit cost and
selling price tables to be used in connection with cost and selling price for
merchant tailors (c1916) A complete handbook of tailoring and shop
management on the sectional or group system by F. Deiner (1920) A complete system of cutting by W. Brundage (1867) A dictionary of men's wear by W. H. Baker (1908) A scientific guide to practical cutting by W.
Glencross (1873) A treatise on cutting garments to fit the human
form containing fifty diagrams and designs reduced to mathematical principles
by Scott & Wilson (1841) A treatise on the measurement of the human body and
the art of cutting materials for gentlemen's clothes by W.
Selle (1873) Acton 's improved system of
actual measurement by W. R. Acton (1867) Acton 's improvements on
The tailor's transfer by W. R. Acton (1862) Alterations and how to make them by International
association of clothing designers(1918) Buying men's suits by C. L. Scott (1919) Campbell 's clothing
advertising brochure by F. S. Evanson (1921) Carbery's practical work on coat cutting by J. J.
Carbery (1896) Clothes dictionary by W. H. Baker (1901) Complete sewing instructions by M. Russel (1917) Concerning the urgent necessity for, and the vast
advantages of, the Thomson cutting method by C. H. Thomson (1913) Corticelli Home Needlework by L. Barton (1898) Cost and selling price for merchant tailors by C.
V. Beeman (1916) Crawford's system on the science and art of garment
cutting by W. T. Crawford (1874) Der zuschneider wie er sein soll, oder, Gründliche
anweisung zum selbst-unterricht im zuschneiden von S. Geer (1854) Designing boys' and juveniles' clothing; a complete
and reliable system for drafting all kinds of garments by H. Simons (1922) Designing overcoat patterns for men and young men
by H. Simons (1916) Designing sack coats, dress coats and vests by H.
Simons (1918) Die lehre der körpermessung und der kunst des zuschneidens
von herrenkleidern by W. Selle (1873) Directions for cutting garments with the Davis improved square by
M. Davis (1888) Distinctive Clothes, How To Select And Make Them An
Intermediate Course by F. Consalus (1920) Divisional and exact measurement systems for
garment cutting by W. O. Linthicum (1876) Dr. Wampen's world renowned system of anthropometry
as simplified and Americanized by J. Hutcheson (1903) Drafting cotton garments and mackinaws by H. Simons
(1918) Drafting pants and overalls by H. Simons (1916) Dress - a magazine for men illustrating the new
styles for fall and winter 1910-11 (1910) Efficiency in clothing by R. S. Reed (1921) Elements of garment cutting by J. O. Madison (1878) Erste franzsisch-amerikanische lehr-methode des
zuschneidens für herrn und knaben anzüge von E. M. Greenstein (1895) Every day alterations by J. A. Carlstrom (1916) Facts versus fables about the present cost of good
clothing (1920) Fall and Winter, 1890-91 Fashion Catalogue by H.
O'Neill and Co. (1890) Garment cutting in the twentieth century by G. F.
Hertzer (1892) Garment cutting self-taught by E. Abercrombie
(1889) Garment drafting by simple rule method by M. M.
Gingles (1907) Gordon's work on cutting men's garments by S. S.
Gordon (1910) Grand edition of Supreme system for producing men's
garments by F. T. Croonborg (1907) H. Matheson's scientific and practical guide for
the tailor's cutting department by H. Matheson (1871) Hansen's seamless and artistic frock coat system by
H. J. Hansen (1889) Human proportions in growth exemplified in a chart,
showing the complete measurement of the human body by D. E. Ryan (1879) If they came back for Easter Sunday - how the
famous figures of history would look as Royal Tailored men by The Royal tailors
(1916) Instruction book for the standard tailor system by
H. P. Evan (1896) Madison's method by breast or shoulder measures,
and operated with the ordinary square or with a graduated scale or graduated
square by J. O. Madison (1885) Madison 's shoulder measure
coat and vest systems improved, and elements of garment cutting by J. O.
Madison (1885) Make-overs from coats and suits by C. L. Scott
(1921) Manual - True guide to practical cutting by W.
Glencross (1866) Manual of apparel drafting and sewing by M. G. Kunz
(1914) Mending Men's Suits by C. L. Scott (1921) Men's outfitter - Fall & Winter, 1894-1895 by
E. P. Peyser, New York
(1894) Men's ready made clothing by Sears, Roebuck and
Company (1906) Morse made clothing
Spring & Summer, 1907 by Leopold Morse Co. (1907) New standard trousers and breeches systems,
self-varying in distribution of material and in balance; an encyclopedia of
styles in trousers and breeches for all sizes and forms (1908) New supreme system for production of men's garments
by F. T. Croonborg (1917) Our advance agent by Work Bros & co. (1893) Popular gentleman system for cutting and designing
of men's garments (1917) Practical hand-book for tailors & seamstresses
for self-instruction by F. O. Vogel (1883) Practical instruction, how to alter ill-fitting
garments and how to handle try-ons, showing illustrations how to avoid faults
from the beginning by W. Lehmann(1919) Praktyczny podrecznik krawiecki kroju meskiego,
zestawil i ulozy by J. Sankowski (1917) Prof. M. Kaphan's kid glove-fitting system for
ladies', misses', children's and gents' garments by M. Kaphan (1890) Proportionate system of coat cutting by C.
Hecklinger (1883) Report of the present fashions, with the square
rules and variations to fit the human shape by J. G. Wilson (1827) Report on men’s clothing industry, by A. A.
Imberman (1916) Salisbury's great pantaloons system, devoted to the
æsthetics of pantaloons cutting, etc. by W. Salisbury
(1871) Schulman's system of garment cutting, coat and vest
measure and adjustable trouser system by L. Schulman (1916) Sewing and textiles by M. Matthews (1921) Sewing machines by R. C. Cook (1922) Short methods; a treatise on cutting, designing
& manufacturing men's clothing by C. A. Snodgrass (1911) Simplified sewing by E. Dodson (1921) Standard work on cutting by The Jno J. Mitchell Co.
(1886) Stone's advanced superlative trouser system, based
upon the proportions of the human form by J. C. Stone (1913) Stone's new superlative coat and vest system, based
upon the proportions of the human form by J. C. Stone (1900) Stone's new superlative trouser system, based upon
a scientific, sure and simple method by J. C. Stone (1901) Stone's paramount-cutter; a system for cutting
garments, based upon scientific principles, including the self-varying shoulder
in connection with the division of the breast-measure (1891) Stone's scientific system of grading patterns for
men's garments by C. J. Stone (1912) Straight shoulder rules, systems and methods of the
present day by O. T. Doolittle (1901) Streiff's system of garment cutting by E. L.
Streiff (1913) Style book - fall & winter, 1905 by Hart,
Schaffner & Marx (1905) Styles for men
a book issued to show authoritatively what is fashionable and correct
for fall and winter 1907-'08 by Kuppenheimer and Company (1907) Suits for the small boy by C. L. Scott (1921) Tables. Giving the quantity of cloth and trimmings
required in making men's and boys' clothing by C. Hecklinger (1878) Textiles and clothing by K. Watson (1907) The adjustable pantaloon system by C. H. Scott
(1888) The Alfred Scott system of actual measure of coat
and vest by P. Colavita (1906) The American coat, vest and trousers system by S.
S. Gordon (1895) The American garment cutter by S. Regal (1904) The American pattern grader; a complete, practical,
up-to-date work on the grading of patterns for men's garments, the use of block
patterns, alterations and how to make them by S. Regal (1917) The Americanized French cutting method by A. H.
Proud (1906) The art of designing, cutting and grading gentlemen
and boys clothes with elegance and perfection without the aid of a teacher by
A. Alessio (1906) The Arvidson coat and vest system by P. N. Arvidson
(1891) The clothing trades industry by B. W. Poole (1920) The Copeland method; a complete manual for
cleaning, repairing, altering and pressing all kinds of garments for men and
women by V. Copeland (1908) The cutter and guide by A. Koch (1883) The designer by S. Schuman (1911) The excelsior trousers cutter by R. Phillips (1892) The garment trades by E. Bryner (1916) The geometric - a system of cutting garments for
ladies and gentlemen on geometrical lines and principles by J. Denieffe (1900) The great balance-measure system, for cutting
coats, vests, pants, cloaks, and shirts by W. Brockaway (1864) The Holmes cutter. A practical system for garment
cutting that is based on selfvarying principles for block patterns by N. Holmes
(1894) The incline method by Moore & Radcliffe (1889) The International cutting school's system of cutting
by L. Gibson (1913) The international encyclopedia of scientific tailor
principles, for all kinds and styles of garment-making by D. C. Christner
(1885) The Keif method of cutting coats and vests by F. A.
Keif (1899) The keystone systems, coats, vests and trousers by
C. Hecklinger (1903) The modern designer. A work showing the natural way
of producing garments that are perfectly balanced by L. N. Bishop (1900) The new dressmaker; sewing, dressmaking and
tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, ... ladies, misses, girls,
children, infants, men and boys (1921) The Royal Tailors junior sample book (1916) The Schulman system of garment cutting by L.
Schulman (1904) The science of coat and vest cutting by H. G.
Kennedy (1891) The science of grading patterns for men's, boys'
and children's clothing by H. Simons (1916) The scientific tailor, based on geometry by E. L.
Phelps (1904) The secret of successful tailoring by E. Watkins
(1910) The self-instructor by C. Moore (1892) The sewing machine - an historical and practical
exposition of the sewing machine from its inception to the present time by L.
Lyons (1921) The tailor; new system of drafting direct from the
measurement taken with a tape measure, without any instrument, for all the
various forms of the human body by L. Phyliky (1867) The tailors' director, containing an important
discovery for fitting the human shape by J. Jackson (1833) The tailors' guide - containing systems of
draughting frock and sack coats, pants, vests and shirts by L. Cole (1868) The tailor's scientific guide; being a mathematical
principle for balancing, drafting, and cutting pantaloons by A. S. De Lany
(1849) The tailors' transfer; or, A new and improved
system of measurement and garment cutting by W. Acton
(1846) The taylors'
instructor, or, A comprehensive analysis, of the elements of cutting garments,
of every kind by J. Queen (1809) The U.
S. A. system of ladies & gentlemen's
garments cutting by F. Spikman (1918) The young crook's guide by W. Schweinhart (1851) Thirty years at the cutting-board being a work
designed to assist the student to acquire knowledge in the art of cutting by W.
Larder (1882) V.B. Depierris & co.'s French rule of
proportions (1841) Vest cutting, a manual for the practical tailor and
cutter by C. Hecklinger (1883) Weir's balance and proof measure system, for
cutting coats, calculated to fit all variety of shapes, with unerring certainty
by R. Weir (1855) Wendorf's practical cutting method; a new system
which enables one to take correct measurements and draft patterns for ladies'
and men's garments by W. Wendorf (1913) An absolute
must for anyone with an interest tailoring, vintage clothing and designing and
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