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Le Goût du Jour.
by LABOUREUR, Jean-Emile; BONFILS, Robert; BRISSAUD, Pierre; et al
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris, Francois Bernouard, December 1918 & June - December 1920. . First edition, no. 20 of 25 examples on papier vergé d'Arches with proofs (total edition 1432); 14 fascicles (as I and 1-13), small folio, I: [12] pp., with 4 hand-coloured wood-engraved plates and polychromatic woodcut ornaments in text, 1-13: [4 (half-title, limitation, title, blank)], [112] pp., with 40 numbered, hand-coloured, copper-engraved and etched pochoir plates, each with uncoloured proof (pl. 36 uncoloured, with additional proof of an earlier state), and a final hand-coloured plate with proof; fascicles 10, 12, & 13 unopened at top-edge, occasional spotting, slight toning at extremities; loose as issued in publisher's printed wrappers, first issue with hand-coloured wood-engraved title vignette, others printed in two colours with hand-coloured rose, fascicle 4 with an additional uncoloured outer wrapper, 7 issues with publisher's glassine, together in a modern cloth solander box, printed paper label to spine; a few light marks, marginal tear to wrapper of fascicle 3 and outer wrapper of fascicle 4 torn, an excellent set.
A fine and rare complete set of one of the most beautiful fashion magazines to appear in France after the Great War; with additional proofs.
A fine and rare complete set of one of the most beautiful fashion magazines to appear in France after the Great War; with additional proofs.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shapero Rare Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 97300
- Title
- Le Goût du Jour.
- Author
- LABOUREUR, Jean-Emile; BONFILS, Robert; BRISSAUD, Pierre; et al
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Paris, Francois Bernouard, December 1918 & June - December 1920.
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About the Seller
Shapero Rare Books
Biblio member since 2020
London, London
About Shapero Rare Books
Specialising in rare books on Travel & Voyages, Natural History, Literature (including modern first editions), Children's Books, Guide Books, Judaica & Hebraica, titles of Russian interest, and Islamica.
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- Fine
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- Unopened
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