Cult eyewear: the world's enduring classics
 Catalogue Number: 2018 Cult eyewear: the world's enduring classics Category: Book Sub-Category: Hewett collection Author: HANDLEY, Neil Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 2011 Time Period: 21st C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: London Publisher/Manufacturer: Merrell Description Of Item: Original illustrated dustwrapper printed in colour, white imitation cloth cover, 192 pages profusely illustrated mostly in colour. Index and further reading bibliography. On page 187 there is a list of museums holding cult eyewear in the UK, the USA, Canada, France, Germany. Italy and the Netherlands. Historical Significance: Neil Handley is the curator of the British Optical Association Museum at the College of Optometrists in London UK. The book covers 'fashion' antique spectacles from the 18th C through to fashion eyewear of the 20thC and provides much information on the most famous eyewear designers How Acquired: Purchased by Kett Museum Date Acquired: April 2012 Condition: Fine Location: Nathan Library. Hewett collection |