Jun 17, 2010 - Sale 2217

Sale 2217 - Lot 204

Unsold
Estimate: $ 7,000 - $ 10,000
(COSTUME.) Journal des Dames et des Modes. 4 volumes in 3. 186 pochoir and hand-colored plates by Bakst, Barbier, Brunelleschi, Iribe, Martin, and many others. Handsomely rebound in full navy morocco gilt by Jordi in 1969; original wrappers bound in, top edges trimmed and gilt, others uncut. Paris, 1912-14

Additional Details

one of 1250 sets on holland paper, of the great belle époque fashion journal that enjoyed a popular readership in its short life before World War I forced it to cease publication. Literary contributors include Cocteau, Duvernois, Géraldy, and others. Colas 1567; Hiler 486.