A Century of Bags: Icons of Style in the 20th Century
- ISBN-10
- 0785808345
- ISBN-13
- 9780785808343
- Category
- Handbags
- Pages
- 160
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Book Sales
- Author
- Claire Wilcox
Description
A photographic history of a wide array of handbags and purses ranges from the elegant to the eccentric and includes a captivating account of the various functions of the handbag throughout the twentieth century.
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