[Rarebooks] FS: L'HISTOIRE DU COSTUME FEMININ, 1922-23, with 100 hand-colored pochoir plates, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced:    Was $500   Now  $400:

GIAFFERRI, Paul Louis de [HAND-COLORED PLATES]. L'HISTOIRE DU COSTUME 
FEMININ MONDIAL DE L'AN 5318 AVANT J.C. A NOS JOURS. Paris: Editions 
Nilsson, [1922-23]. First Edition. Folio (11" x 14-3/4") complete with 
10 individual parts in decorated wraps and glassine housed in the 
original decorated publisher's folder with silk ties. The French text is 
accompanied by 100 hand-colored pochoir plates with the front and rear 
covers of each of the 10 parts also in pochoir. Covered in this, one of 
the more desirable volumes in the series, are costumes of China, Japan, 
Egypt, Assyria, Persia, India, Greece, Rome, and the Orient. The 
detailed illustrations depict full costumes as well as component parts 
including hats, jewelry, etc. A lovely presentation and valuable 
reference. Folder and glassine wrappers with minor wear; contents Fine. 
         $400.00

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