Author: NICHOLAS, M. (PRESENTATION),
Title: Élégantes Parisiennes au temps de Marcel Proust 1990-1916. [Exhibition catalogue] Musée du Costume de la Ville de Paris (annexe du Musée Carnavalet), Décembre 1968- Avril 1969.
Description: Paris, Musée du Costume, 1968. Small 8°., original limp glossy wrappers, large coloured illustration on front wrapper. [21]pp. of introd. text, description of dresses exhibited, concise bibliography, list of illustrations and photo credits, ills. on 12 photo-plates with captions out-of-text. French language catalogue of an exhibition as held at the Paris fashion museum, listing and describing 130 pieces exhibited, being female fashions for all occasions from the time of Marcel Proust, 1890-1916, incl. boots and shoes, hats & headdress, hairstyles, gloves, also including some book, photographs and paintings from the same period. Good copy.

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