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825 - First Toilet Gift. A Yearbook for Ladies.
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Estimate €500 - €700
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First Toilet Gift. A Yearbook for Ladies. With an engraved frontispiece and 15 further copperplate plates, some of which are coloured. Leipzig, Georg Voß, 1805. 1 leaf, XII, 171 pp., 4 leaves. Landscape Gr.-8°. Paperback with German title (heavily rubbed, with restored missing sections). Second, revised edition. – An almanac containing guides to leisure activities and domestic management, as well as instructive texts on art, music and the role of women in society. Divided into 6 chapters, each with several sub-chapters. The plates containing patterns and instructions, as well as 14 sheets of music. – I: Education in the arts and the finer aspects of women’s lives. – II: Drawing and painting. – III: The art of dance. – IV: Music. – V: Women’s handicrafts. - VI: Home economics. - Edges browned, with foxing. Generally well preserved. With an engraved frontispiece and 15 additional copperplate engravings (some hand-coloured). Original wrappers with printed title (heavily rubbed, with restored losses). - Second, revised edition. - An almanac featuring instructions for leisure activities and domestic management, alongside educational texts on art, music, and the role of women in society. Divided into 6 chapters, each with several sub-chapters. The plates include patterns and instructions, as well as 14 sheets of musical notation. - Margins browned and foxed. Overall in good condition. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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