L'Histoire du Costume Féminin Français de l'An 1037 à 1870

Paris: Editions Nilsson, 1923. First edition. Softcover. fair. Folio. 49-80pp. 48 loose plates, as issued. Original illustrated wrappers. Fascinating work containing the last 4 fascicules of a series of 10, dedicated to the history of French feminine costume from the Middle-Ages to the end of the Second Empire. This work describes in detail and in vivid color, the exquisite French feminine fashion from 1792 to 1870. Each fascicule is complete in itself and contains 8 pages of text and 12 color pochoir plates. Some age wear on wrappers, with most covers being detached, but present. Age-toning and moderate chipping along edges. Minor creasing, age-toning and closed tears along paper margin. The last 2 plates of the ninth fascicule are chipped along edges (not affecting pochoir illustrations). Text in French. Wrappers in overall fair to good-, interior in good to good+ condition.