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Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color
by Blum, Editor Stella
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG
- ISBN 10
- 0486243311
- ISBN 13
- 9780486243313
- Seller
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Comfort, Texas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Dover Publications Inc, 1982. 1st Ed. Some edge wear to covers, 3-4 pages top corner creased, overall content excellent. Paperback. 4to. 19 Pgs.. VG. Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color. Stella Blum, Editor. Published by Dover Publications Inc, New York, NY, 1982. 1st Edition. Paperback. No DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG. Some edge wear to covers, 3-4 pages top corner creased, overall content excellent. 96 Pgs. ISBN 0486243311. LCCN 82-1427. 64 Engravings from the ''Galerie des Modes'', 1778-1787. The Galerie des Modes has been called the ''most beautiful collection in existence on the fashions of the 18th century.'' Published over a 10-year period, its plates were elegantly drawn, accurately engraved, and exquisitely hand colored. Here are 64 of the finest plates, reproduced faithfully from the originals and selected by costume historian Stella Blum, Curator, Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Includes a glossary that features special fashion terms, the meaning of many having been obscured by time. A complete list of Plates provides translations of the original French captions, and additional information about the fashions depicted. Description text copyright 2013 BooksForComfort. Item ID 27728.
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- Bookseller
- Comfort Kraft
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27728
- Title
- Eighteenth-Century French Fashion Plates in Full Color
- Author
- Blum, Editor Stella
- Format/Binding
- Some edge wear to covers, 3-4 pages top corner creased, overall content excellent. Paperback. 4to. 19 Pgs.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0486243311
- ISBN 13
- 9780486243313
- Publisher
- Dover Publications Inc
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Fashion, Costumes, Vintage Fashions, History
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Comfort Kraft
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Comfort, Texas
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We have our own web stores as well as affiliates such as ABE, Biblio, Ebid, Antiqbook.
We have been selling books since 1999 and take pride in our complete descriptions of our books.
We are (slowly) setting up a B&M store on our country property and hope to have it open ASAP.
We will have both books and craft/collectible items in the shop. IN the meantime, please find us online
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