[Rarebooks] FS: Superb 19th Century Hair Design Book

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

>From our newly published catalog #304,
RECENTLY CATALOGUED BOOKS - SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2007
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Florentin, P. "ALBUM DE DESSINS EN CHEVEUX. Repertoire de P. Florentin,
Artiste-Brevete, Professeur de Dessins en Cheveux"

Paris, no date, but late 1870s.

A superb French Victorian design album of hair-work, including jewelry,
memorial items, chains and very elaborate vignettes- sometimes it’s not
even completely clear how hair works into the design. A large percentage
of the designs are for memorial and mourning items. Very uncommon.

Hardcover. 11”x13”, 20 lithographed leaves, 2 tinted with gold. Original
pebbled cloth with gilt title, marbled endpapers. Covers lightly worn,
light scattered foxing. Some internal pencil notes, and the endpaper has
the ink inscription- “Album Travaiit Artistique en Cheveux -Fusil - rue
Eugene Vignal 2, Orleans”. On the title leaf the printed name ‘Florentin’
has a small piece of paper pasted over it with ‘Fusil’ written in ink.
[31242] $3,500.00


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