This is your opportunity to own this wonderful collection of vintage illustrated books covering the History of Costume around the world.

Originally published in France between 1876 and 1888 by Auguste Racinet’s, "Le Costume Historique" was the most wide-ranging and intelligent study of clothing ever published.

This classic work covers the world history of costume, dress, and style from antiquity through the end of the 19th century.

This great collection, written in French, was consolidated in 1888 into six volumes containing nearly 500 beautiful coloured plates.

These 6 volumes span the globe from ancient times through to the 1880's.

Looking through these beautifully detailed and exquisitely chromolithographs, you'll discover everything from the garb of ancient Etruscans to traditional Eskimo attire, to 19th-century French women's couture.

The latest generation of Kindles has PDF reading support. You can drag and drop PDF files onto the device via its USB connection.

Not all PDF's look great on the Kindle, so you might want to convert them to Kindle-friendly .AZW or .MOBI formats using Calibre. This is a free conversion program available here:

http://calibre-ebook.com

You will need ADOBE ACROBAT READER to view these pdf files on a computer. If you don't already have this on your computer - it can be downloaded for FREE from here:

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You can then view all the files directly in ADOBE READER.

You can READ, TRANSFER, SAVE, or ZOOM IN on any text, diagrams or illustrations for your own use.

These exquisite chromolithographs are so unique that collectors consider them to be original works of art due to the time consuming process needed to credate the original print.