Features plates by various artists, including: Barbier, Brunelleschi, Iribe, Vallée, Wegener, Bakst and Simeon
Paris, 1912 (June) & 1914 (June)
Illustrated with 184 plates, each with headline ‘Costumes Parisiens’ and caption beneath, dated at upper left and numbered 1-184 at upper right, all plates present in two states, pochoir and monochrome without letters, there are two additional unnumbered ‘primes’
One plate in one state only (plate 184)
Plate 183 was supplied from another copy, printed on Hollande paper with watermark “JOURNAL DES DAMES” on the pochoir plate
Each volume with half-title with limitation verso
Sheet size, 250 mm x 162 mm
Loose in original wrappers as issued
From limited edition to 1,279 numbered copies, with this one of 12 on Japon Impérial
Octavo; 250 mm x 170 mm

These are two exceedingly bright and clean volumes of, “Journal Des Dames et Des Modes.” With 184 pochoir and matching black-and-white state, artists Barbier, Brunelleschi, Iribe, Vallée, Wegener, Bakst and Simeon present exquisite designs for umbrellas, hats, rings and other jewelry, enameled objects, fans, porcelain and gloves. Additionally, there are two unnumbered 'primes'.

Both volumes are in octavo, with minor damage on the first plate La Choix Difficile, where the white coloring is oxidized. Both volumes are loose, as issued, in the original publisher’s wrappers. Both are very bright and clean.