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a set of five old books sitting on top of each othercostume historique, tome 1, tome 2, tome 3, tome 4, tome 6, anda picture of a picture of a group of peoplea lot of different types of medieval costumes on this pagean old picture of a woman sitting in a room with a red couchan old picture of a room with a painting of a man in a red coata picture of a picture of a picture of a collection of jewelryan old print of a group of women dressed in renaissance clothinga picture of a painting of a group of people in a living rooma picture of a book with pictures of people in itan image of a painting of a group of people in a room
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

105 - RACINET (Charles Auguste Albert).
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Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
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RACINET (Charles Auguste Albert). *Le Costume historique*. 6 vols., folio. Paris, Firmin Didot et Cie, 1888. Burgundy half-basane, spine with 5 faux-nerfs, title and volume number in gold, gold label no. 156 on the spine or covers (contemporary binding). 500 plates by RACINET (excluding title pages), including 300 in colour, gold and silver, and 200 in monochrome, distributed across vols. II to VI, mounted on tabs. 12 line-drawn tables of patterns and templates, with explanations of the tables, in Vol. I. General introduction, analytical table of plates and entries, index of historical figures, bibliography of costume, glossary and concordance table in Vol. I. The work is divided into four parts: Classical Antiquity (Egypt, Persia, Greece, etc.), the world outside Europe (Oceania, Africa, the Americas and Asia), Christian peoples from the Byzantines onwards (Medieval Europe, jewellery, hairstyles, etc.) and Modern Europe by distinct nationalities (Scandinavia, Scotland, Spain, Poland, etc.). A large-format first edition of ‘the most comprehensive general collection on costume’ (Colas). The illustrations were taken from previously published series and from original drawings drawn from public collections. The work was published in twenty instalments of twenty-five plates each. The first volume was published subsequently. The folio edition was printed on tinted paper. Colas, 886–890. A few foxing spots; discreet restoration to the binding. Good condition.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
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