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Flair: Fashion, Photography and Design – the Library of Håkan Rosenius (with Forum Auctions)
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Flair: Fashion, Photography and Design – the Library of Håkan Rosenius (with Forum Auctions)

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The auction offers books, collected over a period of 50 years, from the impressive library of Håkan Rosenius, former Artistic Director of Paul Smith & creative force at Missoni, Joseph, Browns and Asprey. Find out more,,,!

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Auction dates
09 Mar 2023 12:00 GMT
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There are 279 lots within this auction
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Ɵ Alaia (Azzedine) Alaia, limited edition, Gottingen, 1998 & others on French fashion (10)
700 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Aldridge (Miles) The Cabinet, signed by Aldridge, Amsterdam, 2006 & others on British fashion …
700 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Biba.- Howard (Delisia) In Biba: a Graphic Romance, one of 400 copies, 2004 & others similar (7)
320 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Ɵ Blechman (Hardy) DPM. Disruptive Pattern Material, 2 vol., first edition, 2004 & others, fashion,
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Carter (Graydon) & Bridget Foley. Tom Ford, 2002 & others on American fashion and designers (c.20)
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Cowles (Fleur) Flair: The Monthly Magazine, 12 issues [a complete set], New York, 1950-51 & 2 …
500 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Dior (Christian) La Cuisine Cousu-Main, one of 4000 copies, Paris, 1972 & others on Dior (6)
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Gan (Stephen) & others. Visionaire No.47 Taste, one of 4000 copies, New York, 2005 & others …
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Hack (Jefferson) Another Magazine for Men and Women, No.1 & 3, 2001 & others (5)
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Harrison (Martin) Melvin Sokolsky: Seeing Fashion, Santa Fe, NM, 2000 & others on American fashion
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Jouve (M.-A.) & Jacqueline Demornex. Balenciaga, 1989. & others, early-mid 20th century fashion …
400 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ McKenna (Joe) Joe's, First & Second Issues [all published], together 2 vol., New York, 1997-98.
0 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Mower (Sarah) Gucci by Gucci : 85 Years of Gucci, Milan, 2006 & others on Italian fashion (9)
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Nigo. A Bathing Ape, first edition in English, New York, 2008 & others on Japanese fashion (8)
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Petri (Ray) Buffalo, special edition with an original signed print, 2000 & others on men's …
300 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Pucci (Emilio).- Chitolina (Armando) & others. Pucci Fashion Story, one of 600 copies signed by …
480 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Pucci (Emilio).- Chitolina (Armando) Pucci Fashion Story, limited edition, Cologne, 2010 & others
170 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Saint Laurent (Yves) La Vilaine Lulu, one of 350 copies signed by Yves Saint Laurent, Paris, 2002.
480 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Valentino.- Chitolina (Armando) & Matt Tyrnauer. Valentino: A Grand Italian Epic, Cologne, 2009 &
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Versace (Gianni) Signatures, New York, London & Paris, 1992. & others by or about Versace (10)
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Vreeland (Diana) & Christopher Hemphill. Allure, first edition, New York, 1980 & others on …
460 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Aarons (Slim) A Wonderful Time, first edition, New York, 1974 & others by Aarons (4)
340 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Adams (Ansel) Yosemite and The Range of Light, first English edition, 1979 & others, landscape (9)
500 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Adams (Robert) Interiors 1973-1974, one of 10 Artist's Proofs signed by Adams, Tucson, AZ, …
220 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Afanador (Ruven) Torero, Zurich & New York, 2001 and others by Afanador (3).
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ɵ Anderson & Low. Circus, one of 1000 copies, also signed by Anderson & Low, Lucky Panda Press, 2008
190 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Araki (Nobuyoshi) Hana-Jinsei, one of 1501 copies with signed Polaroid, Kyoto, 2002.
0 GBP
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Ɵ Armstrong-Jones (Antony, 1st Earl of Snowdon) Assignments, first American edition, signed by …
280 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Atget (Eugene ) Trees, one of 1000 copies, New York, 2003 & others, early photography (14)
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Avedon (Richard) Observations, first edition, signed by Avedon, New York, 1959.
480 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Avedon (Richard) Nothing Personal...text by James Baldwin, first English edition, Penguin Books, …
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Avedon (Richard) Avedon, exhibition catalogue, Minneapolis, 1970 & others by or about Avedon, one
500 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Avedon (Richard) An Autobiography [&] Evidence, 2 vol., one of 250 copies signed by Avedon, New …
1,800 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Ɵ Avedon (Richard) An Autobiography, first edition, one of 250 copies signed by Avedon, New York, …
0 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Banier (Francois-Marie) Photographies, first edition, Paris, 1991 & others by or about Banier (5)
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Barbieri (Gianpaolo) Tahiti Tattoos, n.p., 1989 & others by Barbieri (6)
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Beard (Peter) The End of The Game, first edition, New York, 1965.
440 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Beard (Peter) Fifty Years of Portraits, signed with footprint in paint and photograph of Beard, …
1,100 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Ɵ Beard (Peter) Peter Beard, limited edition signed by Beard, Cologne, Taschen, 2006.
1,800 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Ɵ Beard (Peter) Peter Beard, 2 vol., New York, 2008 & others by or about Beard (15)
460 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Beaton (Cecil) Scrapbook, first edition, 1937.
550 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Beaton (Cecil) Photobiography, first American edition, signed & inscribed by Beaton, New York, …
750 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Ɵ Beaton (Cecil) Diaries: 1922-1939 [-1963-74], 6 vol., 1961.
480 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Beaton (Cecil).- Danziger (James) Beaton: The Art of the Scrapbook, first edition, New York, 2010
280 GBP
180 - 200 GBP
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Ɵ Bourdin (Guy) A Message for You, 2 vol., Gottingen, 2006 & others, French photography, some …
700 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Ɵ Brandt (Bill ) The English at Home, first edition, original pictorial boards, 1936 & others, …
420 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Ɵ Burtynsky (Edward) Quarries, first edition, Gottingen, 2007 & others on industrial landscapes (7).
260 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Ɵ Callahan (Harry) Water's Edge, one of 5000 copies, Lyme, CT, 1980 & others, American photography …
360 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Ɵ Capa (Robert) Slightly Out of Focus, first edition, New York, 1947 & others on photojournalism (12
380 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Ɵ Cartier-Bresson (Henri) The Decisive Moment, first American edition, New York, 1952.
1,300 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Ɵ Cartier-Bresson (Henri) The Europeans, first American edition, New York, 1955.
850 GBP
750 - 1,000 GBP
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