[Rarebooks] FS: The Edwardian feather industry

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

Two books on the feather industry-


Lefevre, Edmond.  "LE COMMERCE ET l'INDUSTRIE DE LA PLUME POUR PARURE" 
Paris; chez l'Auteur: 1914. My how those Art Nouveau-era ladies loved
their feather-plumed hats! And it did not start with Fin-de-Siecle Paris,
either. Men and women have always loved colorful bird plumage, as this
comprehensive study illustrates. It includes both a history of the
decorative use of feathers in fashion, and a survey of the state of the
industry around the world as it existed just before World War One, with
information on leading firms, the birds that were used, and their
products. Lefevre was the President of the Comite d'Ornithologie
Economique. Softcover. 7.5"x11", 363 + pages, b/w illustrations
bibliography. Original softcovers, light soil and wear; a very, very
fragile book, printed on heavy, coated stock and not meant to have been
kept in softcovers this long. Binding splitting in a few places but intact
so far.  [8598]  $375.00


Morin, E.  "LA PLUME DES OISEAUX ET L'INDUSTRIE PLUMASSIERE"  Paris;
Librairie J-B. Bailliere et Fils: 1914. This diminutive survey of the
French feather industry as it existed just before World War One includes
information on leading firms, the birds that were used, and their
products. Morin was the Vice President of the Chambre Syndicale des
Fabricants de Plumes Fantasies pour Modes. Hardcover. 4.5"x7", 96 pages,
31 b/w illustrations; publisher's grain-impressed stiff boards with Art
Nouveau style lettering and frame; light soil, a little wear, but a nice
copy.  [8597]  $150.00


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