Calzatura. Documenti di Fotografia dagli Anni '50 agli Anni '70
Milan: Edizioni S.E.R., 1990. 1st Edition. Quarto, publisher's cream cloth, spine and boards stamped in brown, patterned endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket.
First edition survey of post-war Italian footwear, edited by journalist Nella Zanotti with photography by Pier Luigi Omodeo Salè (popularly known as Pigi). Chronicling the evolution of shoe design, manufacturing, and the social trends that emerged during the economic boom from 1950 to the mid-1970s, this visual archive compiles hundreds of photos with descriptive text throughout analyzing how shoes became a dominant market presence and ready-to-wear staple in the fashion industry. Illustrated in black-and-white. Text in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, and Japanese. Number 127 of 1500 copies. Some staining to cloth, edges of textblock, and preliminary leaves; unclipped dust jacket with chipping to spine-ends and flap-folds, long closed tear to upper panel, cellotape repair to verso, and some edgewear. Good. Uncommon. Item #12861
$200.00