London: Jonathan Cape, 1985. First British edition. Hardcover, 303pp., 6 x 9 inches.
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Slightest sunning to jacket spine. Small previous owner's name stamped to front paste down endpaper and top edge.
A fascinating study in which Roland Barthes examines fashion from a new point of view. Using descriptions from magazines the eminent linguist and sociologist uncovers a system of meaning and subjects it to semantic analysis.
ISBN: 0224029843
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