Nov 12, 2013 - Sale 2330

Sale 2330 - Lot 271

Price Realized: $ 75
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Estimate: $ 100 - $ 200
(CORSETRY.) Gâches-Sarraute, Josephine-Inès. Le Corset; Étude Physiologique et Pratique. Text illustrations. [4], ii, 131 pages, including half-title. Large 8vo, 246x160 mm, contemporary 1/4 calf with leather lettering piece, spine faded, raised bands rubbed; contents clean. Paris: Masson et Cie., 1900

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first edition. Gâches-Sarraute was a physician who popularized the straight-front corset, ostensibly for health reasons.