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  • Des alten Nürnbergs Sitten und Gebräuche in Freud und Leid.

    MAYER, Moritiz Maxmilian.
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    Rare German costume book of the Nuremberg carnival Hand-coloured illustrations of carnival scenes, the second volume also contains a facsimile of ...

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  • Gazette du Bon Ton

    BARBIER, George & OTHERS (illustrators).
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    From the library of Duff Cooper, British Ambassador to France. It may have been short-lived but the Gazette du Bon Ton was hugely influential refle...

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  • Le Vrai & Le Faux Chic.

    SEM [pseud. of Georges GOURSAT].
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    La Belle Epoque. In this lively album Sem illustrates pre war fashion with numerous illustrations of fashionable ladies in fashionable hats.Georges...

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  • Les Masques et les Personnages de la Comédie Italienne.

    BRUNELLESCHI, Umberto (artist); d'HOUVILLE, Gérard.
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    Number 22 of a limited edition. A fine example complete with a full set of 12 engraved plates by Reidel after Brunelleschi, depicting theatrical ch...

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  • [A Group of 6 Watercolours of Courtly Ladies at Leisure].

    [CHINA EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
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    An exquisite group of interior scenes, exclusively of noblewomen and ladies in waiting, engaging in various genteel activities, such as flower arr...

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  • La Mode en mil neuf cent douze.

    MARTIN, Charles (illustrator).
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    A beautiful and uncommon catalogue of hats created by the French milliner Marcelle Demay for her 1912 collection. She commissioned noted fashion i...

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  • Album of ink drawings.

    [CHINESE SCHOOL].
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    Fine collection of original drawings showing Chinese ceremonies, scenes from the Imperial court, portraits of Chinese nobility, musical instrument...

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  • Falbalas & Fanfreluches: A Set of Six Pochoir Fashion Plates.

    BARBIER, George.
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    An exquisite series displaying fashion in magnificent and imaginative illustrations by George Barbier the noted early twentieth century French art...

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  • [A Group of 12 Watercolours of Deities.

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    A fine group of Chinese export watercolours showing Chinese deities and processional characters.Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the inc...

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  • Tangoville sur Mer: A lithograph of Tango Dancing.

    SEM [pseud. of Georges GOURSAT].
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    Every body is doing it now!. Tangoville sur Mer featured caricature portraits of well-known men and women in France, including Coco Channel; Octave...

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  • Tangoville sur Mer: A lithograph of Tango Dancing.

    SEM [pseud. of Georges GOURSAT].
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    Every body is doing it now!. Tangoville sur Mer featured caricature portraits of well-known men and women in France, including Coco Channel; Octave...

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  • Tangoville sur Mer: A lithograph of Tango Dancing.

    SEM [pseud. of Georges GOURSAT].
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    Every body is doing it now!. Tangoville sur Mer featured caricature portraits of well-known men and women in France, including Coco Channel; Octave...

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  • Tangoville sur Mer: A lithograph of Tango Dancing.

    SEM [pseud. of Georges GOURSAT].
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    Every body is doing it now!. Tangoville sur Mer featured caricature portraits of well-known men and women in France, including Coco Channel; Octave...

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  • Die Schuhmode - Winter 1924/25

    [SHOE DESIGN CATALOGUE]
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    This unusual album of shoe designs contains designs for both men and women. Landscape folio (30 x 21 cm),.pp 54, 25 chromolithographed plates (im...

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  • Tissus "olympic" indechirables.

    [FASHION].
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    Four winter season examples of men's fashion.Folio. 4 full-page colour plates of men's fashion, 1 sheet with 4 original fabric samples, loose as i...

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  • [A Group of 12 Watercolours of Processions.

    [CHINESE EXPORT WATERCOLOURS ON PITH PAPER].
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    A fine group of Chinese export watercolours showing processions.Pith came into use for painting to satisfy the increasing demand for small, inexpe...

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  • Habit d'Indienne du balet du Triomphe de l'amour.

    BERIN, J. (artist) and Jean DOLIVAR (engraver).
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    Copper-plate engraving. Inscribed in top margin, a very rich impression.

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  • Le Sabolier.

    BONNART, N[icolas].
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    Copper-plate engraving.

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  • Habit de Chapellier.

    LARMESSIN II, N[icholas] de.
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    Copper plate engraving from Album des metiers. The artisan is dressed in the accountrements of his occupation and set against a theatrical backdr...

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  • The Prodigal Son Feasted on his Return and The Prodigal Son in Excess.

    [SMITH, John Raphael attr.].
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    Attributed to John Raphael Smith, these satires comprise part of a set of six.Two uncoloured mezzotints, slight flaking to edges of sheets not aff...

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  • Marc-Antonio Romagnesi dit Le Docteur Balouard.

    MARIETTE, J.
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    Copper plate engraving. Repairs to verso, small wormholes, otherwise a rich impression.

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  • Habit d'Espicier.

    LARMESSIN II, N[icholas] de.
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    Copper plate engraving from Album des metiers. The artisan is dressed in the accoutrements of his occupation and set against a theatrical backdro...

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  • Habit de Vannier.

    LARMESSIN II, N[icholas] de.
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    Copper plate engraving from ALbum des metiers. The artisan is dressed in the accoutrements of his occupation and set against a theatrical backdro...

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  • Habit de Remouleur, Gaigne Petit.

    LARMESSIN II, N[icholas] de.
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