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The Weiler Instructor
for Ladies Tailors - Dress Makers, Designers, Cutters and Fitters

By S. G. Weiler, Designer

Milwaukee: Self-published; 1915

Rare, original copy of The Weiler Instructor, a detailed instruction manual for the creation, design, cutting, and fitting of ladies' wear. Covers numerous types of dresses, skirts, sleeves, tailored coats, and capes (1915 designs). Includes directions and opposite page diagrams (some with actual measurements). 

Bound in green cloth boards with gilt-stamped rules and titles. Black  endpapers. 132 pages. 12" x 9.5".

Quite rare - could only find a couple of expensive reproductions listed online - this is an original in excellent condition!