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185 - UZANNE, Octave. COURBOIN. Paris Fashions. Changes in Women’s…
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
UZANNE, Octave. COURBOIN. Paris Fashions. Changes in Women’s Taste and Aesthetics (1797–1897). Paris, Société française d’éditions d’Art. L. Henry May, 1898. Large 8vo, (2) folios, IV-238 pp., (1) folio. Contemporary blue sheepskin, plain decorated spine, gilt head, illustrated cover and spine preserved (spine slightly faded, cap and corners rubbed). Description: First edition. 100 original illustrations, both in the text and as plates, by François Courboin based on unpublished documents. A fine copy on vellum, no. 836. Limited edition of 1,100 copies. From the ‘Monument Esthétique du XIXe Siècle’ series, with illustrations that have remained famous. A fine copy.
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