Apr 12, 2018 - Sale 2473

Sale 2473 - Lot 96

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
(HAIRDRESSING.) Lafoy, J.B.M.D. The Complete Coiffeur, or An Essay on the Art of Adorning Natural & of Creating Artificial Beauty. 6 plates and 2 engraved title pages. 108, 98 pages. 2 volumes in one. 12mo, original boards, moderate wear, rebacked; uncut and partially unopened. New York, 1817

Additional Details

first edition of a very early American work on hairdressing, in English and French. Featuring original poems by Samuel Woodworth. BAL 23329-A; Rink, Technical Americana 2035; Sabin 105180.