COSTUMES ANCIENS ET MODERNES by Vecellio, Cesare - 1860

Paris: Chez A. Barraud, 1873. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Some of the text and about 10 of the plates are foxed, all else fine and bright. A lovely wide-margained copy. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Folio. Three volumes in two. Unpaged. Illustrated with 144 magnificent hand-colored plates, many highlighted with gold and silver. Several of these plates are supplied from the first edition which was published serially 1812-34 (Colas 1164). This new edition is further embellished with 84 copper-plate engravings in the text, including 18 especially prepared for this work. Newly rebound by the Harcourt Bindery in half scarlet morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and panel ornaments. One of the most beautiful books on theatrical costume ever published. Colas 1165; Hiler & Hiler p. 350.

London: Republished by the New Proprietor, J. Dowding, 1828. Hardcover. Very Good. "An Improved Edition." [90] p., added engraved title page and 24 leaves of color plates; 38 cm. Dark green library buckram with gilt-stamped spine title and call number. Plates state: "Aquatinted by R. Havell. Published June 1, 1815, by R. Havell." No date of publication. The first edition appeared in 1815; this "improved" edition was published in the 1820s. Stamped "Brooklyn Public Library" on upper and lower page edges, and back fixed endpaper; performated library stamp on added endgraved title page and title page; library number stamped at lower edge of title page. Official withdrawn stamp of the Brooklyn Public Library on back free endpaper. Former owner inscription on added engraved title page: Charles John Kean, Limerick, 185?. Charles John Kean (1811-1868) was an Irish actor and the son of actor Edmund Kean. He acquired this volume in the 1850s when he was acting… Read More

Bound collection of issues No. 1 to 60 from the 27th year of the magazine, from 5 January to 31 October 1823. Most women's fashion plates by the famous illustrator Louis Marie Lante, 1789-1871.Plates numbered 2121 to 2194, missing 2160-2162, 2170, 2191-2193, several out of order, but a total of 64 fine fashion plates. La Mesangere (1761-1831) was author, journalist and editor, and published the Journal from 1797 to 1839, covering the post-Revolutionary Directory era through the Napoleonic Empire and the Bourbon Restoration. Brown leather spine, black leather labels with gilt decoration, boards with brown marble paper. Condition: Binding scuffed, front hinge weak, plates slightly browned and spotting with usual crease down the centre (where the magazine was folded before binding).

Very good copy of William Alexander's translation of Octavian Dalvimart's depiction of the costumes of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. A complete set of these charming costume plates showing different ranks of courtiers and servants to the Sultan, enslaved women Sultanas, Odalisks and Eunuchs of the Seraglio or Harem, musicians and dancing girls of Constantinople, whirling dervishes, Spahi and Janissaries, officers and soldiers, Bedouin Arabs, Armenian, Tartar and Jewish men, etc.Title page, vi, and 120 unnumbered pages (60 hand-coloured engraved plates and 60 text pages).First published in 1802, and reissued by various publishers several times until the 1830s. [Some plates in this copy watermarked 1823.]Octavian Dalvimart or d'Alvimart was a French painter and engraver active in London. He travelled in the Ottoman Empire from 1796 to 1800, sketching people of Constantinople (Istanbul) and their costumes from life. The explanatory texts are based on works by Baron Francois de Tott, J.… Read More

A rare suite of all 30 plates in both hand-coloured and uncoloured states.Total of 91 etchings: 1 set of 30 hand-coloured plates and 2 sets of 30 uncoloured plates, plus portrait of Sardou.The etchings by A. Guillaumot Fils (Auguste Etienne Guillaumot Jr.) were made from theatrical costume designs by Eugene Lacoste and Draner for productions of the comic opera Les Merveilleuses (The Lady Dandies) (1873) by Sardou. The costumes were based on contemporary prints from the Revolutionary era.
Suites of the second edition with 30 etched plates, following the first with only 20 plates in 1874. The Merveilleuses is set in Revolutionary France during the period of the Directoire, 1789-1804, where Royalist Parisian society is led by the Incroyables and Muscadins, ridiculous fops and dandies, and Merveilleuses, outrageous women wearing classical Roman- and Greek-inspired robes in see-through fabrics. Title page in black and red, 2pp preface, table of plates, 2pp letter by Victorien Sardou, 12pp description of… Read More

Paris: Chez A. Barraud, 1873. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Some of the text and about 10 of the plates are foxed, all else fine and bright. A lovely wide-margained copy. Limited to 99 copies, this no. 8 (text volume numbered 54). Folio. Three volumes in two. Unpaged. Illustrated with 144 magnificent hand-colored plates, many highlighted with gold and silver. Several of these plates are supplied from the first edition which was published serially 1812-34 (Colas 1164). This new edition is further embellished with 84 copper-plate engravings in the text, including 18 especially prepared for this work. Newly rebound by the Harcourt Bindery in half scarlet morocco with marbled sides and endpapers, t.e.g., the spines with gilt titles and panel ornaments. One of the most beautiful books on theatrical costume ever published. Colas 1165; Hiler & Hiler p. 350.

Amsterdam: Bernard Picart (Amsterdam), 1728. First Edition. Leather. Very Good. 29 plates with title page, cut, hand-tipped to sheets and bound in a red morocco leather binding, from Picart's series of costume plates of Dutch and Frisian fishermen, farmers, and others engraved by Gaspard Duchange. Originally printed on 6 leaves, and usually found unbound on 12 sheets, there seems to be only one missing plate: Poissonierre d'Amsterdam (Amsterdams viswijf), the fishmonger's wife. Small chip out of one of the two leather spine labels, with minor sunning to the edges, otherwise clean and bright, with no markings. In stock, ready to ship now from Evanston, IL!

1698 Book of SECRETS Health & Beauty Perfumes Makeup Fashion Arts Medicine RARE
'Recueil de Secrets' is a rare, late 17th-century collection of 'self-help' secrets. Equivalent to the modern-day 'life hacks', this book contains hundreds of entries on important topics including health and beauty tips – (perfume making, artificial pearls jewelry, using makeup, etc.), arts, sciences, and even treatment and care of animal diseases.
Item number: #18457
Price: $750
BOUDE, J.
Recueil de secrets divisé en deux parties, la première concernant la conservation de la santé & de la beauté. La seconde, concernant les arts & les maladies des animaux
A Toulouse : Chez la veuve de J.J. Boude, 1698.

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Collation: Complete with all pages – 2 parts
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Part I – [12], 120
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Part II – [4], 150
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Language: French
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Binding: Leather; tight and secure
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Size: ~6in X 3.75in (15.5cm x 9.5cm)
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1885 FASHION Journal des Demoiselles French Victorian Costume Clothing ART

In the 19th-century in Paris, numerous fashion magazines and journals circulated throughout France. In fact, French, Victorian-era fashion set the stage for what would become perhaps the most famous era of fashion and clothing styles. Magazines such as the 'Journal des Demoiselles' provided exquisite, color engravings of dresses, hats, accessories, furniture, and much more. This 19th-century collection of 36 engravings is beautifully bound and considerably rare!
Item number: #18038
Price: $795
periodical
Journal des Demoiselles
Paris: 1885.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o 36 color engravings
· Language: French
· Binding: Leather; tight and secure
· Size: ~10.75in X 7.5in (27cm x 19.5cm)
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1531 Ancient FASHION & Costume Lazare de Baif Babylon Corinth Rome Togas Tunics
Lazare de Baif's "De Vestimentaria" is a rare 16th-century treatise on the clothing and costume of ancient civilizations. De Baif was a French humanist who took interest in the development of fashion in various cultures. Notable civilizations include Babylon and Corinth discussing the color and designs of togas, tunics, and much more.

Item number: #20375
Price: $950
BAYSIUS, Lazarus
[Opus de re vestimentaria ]… Eruditissimi uiri Lazari Baysii opus de re uestimentaria ab autore ipso diligenter recognitum
Basileae : Froben, 1531.

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· Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 parts in 1
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[11], 125; 79, [33]
· References: USTC 600357
· Language: Latin
· Binding: Vellum; tight and secure
· Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (16.5cm x 10.5cm)
· Very rare and desirable
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