A Cyclopaedia of Costume or Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent. (Four Volumes)

Planche, James Robinson

Edité par Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, London, 1876

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The very rare publisher's extra illustrated "Special Copy With Additional Plates." Published in four volumes, each dated 1876. Volumes I and II make up "The Dictionary," while Volumes III and IV make up "General History of Costume in Europe." Pp 527 & 448. Color frontispiece to each volume, plus 323 color plates of which seven are folding, and 123 black and white plates of which 30 are folding. Full burgundy dyed Moroccan leather covers, with exquisite gilt stamped lettering and decoration on spine, both covers, and inside edges of covers. Slightly raised spine bands create six compartments on each spine. All edges of text are gilded. Marbled end leaves. Generally a tight, clean, and attractive set. There is some slight separation of the leather spine covers, small tears, and cracks in the leather along the joint of the covers at the spine. A few light scuffs and smudges are seen on covers, as well as a little light rubbing and scuffs on the gilded edges of the text block. There are scattered light smudges and light foxing, though contents are generally very clean. A couple of the added plates show slight damage present before being mounted. WorldCat shows no copies of the extra illustrated set, and a review of auction records finds only four copies ever sold with the last being 1975 by Sotheby's Parke Bernet.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: A Cyclopaedia of Costume or Dictionary of Dress, Including Notices of Contemporaneous Fashions on the Continent. (Four Volumes)
• Éditeur: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, London
• Date de parution: 1876
• Reliure: Full Leather
• Édition: First Edition, Extra Illustrated
• État de l'article: Good
• État de la jaquette: No Dust Jacket
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Plate Books
  • Clothing / Costumes
  • Bindings