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826 - Second Toilet-Geschenk. A yearbook for ladies.
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Estimate €500 - €700
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Second Toilet-Geschenk. A yearbook for ladies. With an engraved frontispiece and 20 further copperplate plates, some of which are coloured. Leipzig, Georg Voß, 1806. 1 leaf, VI, 192 pp., 2 leaves. Landscape Gr.-8°. Paperback with title label (heavily rubbed, creased). An almanac containing instructions for leisure activities and domestic management, as well as educational texts on art, music and the role of women in society. Divided into 6 chapters, each with several sub-chapters. The plates contain patterns and instructions, as well as 14 sheet music pages. - 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 Management. - Some foxing; one plate loose. Overall in good condition. With an engraved frontispiece and 20 additional copperplate engravings (some hand-coloured). Original wrappers with printed title (heavily rubbed, with creases). - An almanac featuring instructions for leisure activities and household 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. - Foxing present, one plate loose. 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 tax regime. 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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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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