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Paris. A. Quantin, Imprimeur-Editeur. 1883. Soft cover. tall8vo, 25.5cm, iv,138,[2,pl]p., rubricated title, extensively one colour (sepia's) illustrated throughout from drawings and after paintings and water colours by Avril, most pages set in decorated frame borders, beautifully printed and bound in fine signed binding by "Pawson & Nicholson" in full green morocco, raised bands, gilt decorated spine panels and elaborate border decorations on the boards, wide inner gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, with the original colour decorated wraps bound in, some slight wear at the edges and bands but a very good to fine copy. (cgc) A wonderful illustrated treatise on the history of costume, especially umbrellas, parasols, gloves, and muffs. Paul Avril was one of the greatest book illustrators of the Nineteenth century.
L'OMBRELLE, LE GANT - LE MANCHON by Uzanne, Octave - 1883
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L'OMBRELLE, LE GANT - LE MANCHON
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Paris: A. Quantin, 1883. First edition. Front hinge expertly repaired, rear hinge with some rubbing, all else quite fine. First edition. Tall 8vo. [iv], iv, 138p, [i, printer's imprint]. Illustrated throughout after watercolors by Paul Avril in the text and the borders and as vignettes. Pages without watercolors have decorative frames around the text. In an inlaid binding by Kauffmann, the front dentelle signed Kauffmann-Petit. The spine with gilt titles , the panels with designs of umbrellas and flowers in gilt with red inlays, the covers with ornamental ruled borders and with elaborate frames formed of branches with inlaid red flowers with their trailing leaves and vines entwined around the frame, also with three small umbrellas with red inlays. The larger central device is of Cupid with an umbrella riding atop a dragonfly, this with inlays in three colors, ornamental dentelles with floral brocade doublures and flyleaves. Original color wrappers bound in. Housed in morocco lined slipcase of marbled paper over boards. An excellent example of a gilded age binding with the leather bookplate of Alex. M. Hudnut.
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- Publisher A. Quantin
- Place of Publication Paris
- Date Published 1883
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L' Ombrelle. Le Gant - Le Manchon. Illustrations de Paul Avril
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