Abbe De Favre BEAUTY'S DAY c1890 Very Rare Limited
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Abbe De Favre BEAUTY'S DAY c1890 Very Rare Limited Edition Antique Hand Numbered Jean Leclerc 17th Century Baroque Painter Tissue Guarded Copperplate Engravings Plates Black And Sanguine Japanese Paper Elaborately Embellished Gilt Boards Vizetelly London
Title: Beauty's Day (Les Quatre Heures del la Toilette des Dames)
Author: Abbe De Favre - Abbé de Favre (French, active late 18th century) of the Societe litteraire of Metz.
Publisher: Vizetelly & Co.
City: London
Year: c1890
Printing Information: First Edition
Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 61 pages
Width: 8.5" Height: 12"
Book Details: This very rare antique volume has a hand numbered limitation of number one (1), out of only 100 printed with plates in both black and sanguine on Japanese paper.
Bound in elaborately embellished gilt boards with gilt spine lettering, the tissue guarded copperplate engravings are from designs by Jean LeClerc contained in the original edition of the work. LeClerc was a 17th-century Baroque painter from the Duchy of Lorraine.
Condition / Notes: This very rare antique limited edition shows very well bound in elaborately embellished gilt boards with gilt spine lettering.
The book shows some age/wear externally concentrated at the extremities, including bumping of the corners and spine ends. The binding is tight and secure. The tissue guarded copperplate engravings are bright, the text is clear and the deckled-edge pages exhibit scattered foxing and mild age toning.
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Abbe De Favre BEAUTY'S DAY c1890 Very Rare Limited
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