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The fancy-dress costume ball

Date1879
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The fancy-dress costume ball. ''Illustrations in chromo colours.''--t.p.''Lith. Emrik & Binger, Haarlem.''--foot of cover. Cover title: Fancy costume ball. Undated. Date from BLC, under series title.
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    Medium
    Illustrated books
    Dimensions16 p.
    Language
      CollectionOsborne Collection of Early Children's Books
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object Number37131032422362D
      Cover has text at top in varied font type, with a small decorative flower illustration. 
      Fancy dress: a short chronological series of costumes
      Liberty & Co.
      Approximately 1890s
      Two girls in fancy dress
      Two girls in fancy dress
      Unknown
      1900 circa
      To W.A. Murray & Co., Dr. importers of silks, velvets, dress goods, shawls, hosiery, and fancy dry goods, mantles, millinery and dressmaking
      To W.A. Murray & Co., Dr. importers of silks, velvets, dress goods, shawls, hosiery, and fancy dry goods, mantles, millinery and dressmaking
      W.A. Murray & Co. (Toronto, Ont.)
      1882
      Receipt of customer John Lauder. Part of Morris Norman donation of business papers, 2002.
      Bought of Joseph Robinson & Co, direct importers from manufacturers of watches, clocks, and fine jewellery, silver and electro-plated ware, cutlery, English, French and German general fancy goods, guns, fishing tackle, cabinet goods, soaps, perfumery, cricket bats, balls, wickets, archery, croquet, &c. wholesale& retail
      1867
      The fancy fair, or, Grand gala of the Zoological Gardens : written in the manner of the ''Peacock at home,'' and ''The butterfly's ball'' to amuse and instruct readers of all ages
      The fancy fair, or, Grand gala of the Zoological Gardens : written in the manner of the ''Peacock at home,'' and ''The butterfly's ball'' to amuse and instruct readers of all ages
      Bentley, Samuel, 1785-1868
      1832
      Dress hitchhiker: Not really. This Trinidadian is simply dressed up in the costume he will wear at the island's pre-Lenten carnival, one of the bigges(...)
      Dress hitchhiker: Not really. This Trinidadian is simply dressed up in the costume he will wear at the island's pre-Lenten carnival, one of the bigges(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      4/27/1971
      The year after: Thee is little to commemorate in 1985 so no reason to dress up in ridiculous period costumes, says Frank Jones
      The year after: Thee is little to commemorate in 1985 so no reason to dress up in ridiculous period costumes, says Frank Jones
      Beaty, Keith
      9/19/1984
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      Bazinet, Brenda
      10/28/1986
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      Bazinet, Brenda
      10/28/1986
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      Bazinet, Brenda
      10/28/1986
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      If you can pass for this actress, you'll be star of our show, Like contests? Like costumes? We do, and in honor of Halloween we're launching a dress-u(...)
      Bazinet, Brenda
      10/28/1986
      Ball Chairman Julia Paisley, left, wearing a red gown by Scaasi, greets Pauline Menkes, in a gazar coat over a silk jersey dress by Isaac Mizrahi
      Ball Chairman Julia Paisley, left, wearing a red gown by Scaasi, greets Pauline Menkes, in a gazar coat over a silk jersey dress by Isaac Mizrahi
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      6/28/1990