Author: LACROIX, P.,
Title: XVIIIme Siècle. Institutions, Usages et Costumes. France 1700-1789.
Description: Paris, Didot, 1875. large thick 8°. orig. red morocco backed richly gilt decorated cloth. Spine with gilt lettering and richly gilt decoration, gilt decorated endpapers, a.e.g. Title printed in red and black(viii)(preface of the publisher), 512pp. chromolithogr. frontisp., 20 other chromollithogr. plates, 350 woodcut plates & text-ills, large head-and-tail pieces, large initials, list of ills. and plates at end. Illustrations after a.o. Watteau, Vanloo, Rigaud, J. Vernet, Moreau..An exhaustive descr. of french fashions & costumes, institutions & customs 1700-1789. The rarest volume in the series, in a still beautifull orig. french publ. binding, contents almost spotless (in general copies with foxing are present). (fr. inner joint lightly cracking, still a tight copy however).

Keywords: fashion dress clothing customs history