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- followed by: Les Parures, fantasy by Gavarni, text by Méry. History of fashion by Cte Foelix.
Complete in 2 volumes large in-8. Cardboard editor in full brown grief. Boards adorned with rich golden medallions and a cold-stamped frieze. All golden edges, roulette on the fields. Inner lace. Flat backs, richly decorated with gilding reminiscent of the covers.
316 + 300pp. Not cropped.
Original edition.
In good condition, slight foxing, insolated spine.
Rare copy with the compositions printed on vellum paper, finely colored, with the frames cut in lace and mounted on pink paper. (Carteret, pp. 460-461).
The work was published in 100 issues, the first of which appeared in June 1850. (Brivoix, pp. 316-317).
"Perles et Parures" is a book written by Paul Gavarni and Charles Méry, published in 1854. It is a collection of short texts accompanied by drawings illustrating women's fashion of the time. The authors present with humor and irony the sartorial extravagances of high society women, as well as the evolutions of fashion over the seasons. The book is an interesting account of Parisian life in the second half of the 19th century and the importance of fashion in the society of the time. 67439507
