Dec 09, 2021 - Sale 2591

Sale 2591 - Lot 305

Price Realized: $ 1,690
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(FASHION -- HAIRSTYLES.) Recueil de Coeffures Depuis 1589, Jusqu'en 1778. Avec des Vers Analogues a Chaque Costume; Collection Fort Desiree des Dames, et la Plus Complete qui ait Encore Paru en ce Genre; Suivi du Secretaire a la Mode a l'Usage du Beau Sexe. Engraved frontispiece and 31 (of 40?) engraved plates in original hand-color; 12mo, 4x2 3/4 inches, contemporary gilt red sheep with calf spine label, a bit worn and shaken; scattered dampstain and other signs of age, gutter repaired with tape at a few places. Paris: Desnos, circa 1779

Additional Details

Scarce miniature French fashion almanac, with a 40-page printed calendar and day planner by Desnos included at the back.