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241 - Fashion Directories and Almanacs.
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Estimate €180 - €250
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Description
Fashion Directories and Almanacs. Paris: Published by the Journal des Dames and by Delaunay, [Rosa for the Directory], 1814–1816. 2 volumes in-12, contemporary root-tanned calfskin, smooth, decorated spines – slight scuffing to the headbands, fore-edges and corners, scattered foxing – Volume I, 1814: Paris Fashion Directory – 288 pp., 12 colour engravings. Followed by the Almanac of Fashions. First year. [9 ff.], xij, 276 pp., vignette on the title page and 7 colour engravings. The third section on foreign fashions is devoted to China. Volume II, 1815–1816: Combined Fashion Almanac and Fashion Yearbook. 288 pp., 6 colour engravings as inserts; vij pp., [1 p.], 208 pp., [8 ff.], vignette on the title page, 6 colour engravings as inserts. The foreign fashions covered are those of England for 1815 and Scotland for 1816. These almanacs are invaluable for their listings of milliners, drapers, jewellers, etc.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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