- Backstrip creased; wr. sl. fingersoiled. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XVIII.
- Lacks the 2nd volume. All vols. foxed. All vols. sl. rubbed.
= The history of French costume ranging from 5th century Clovis to 19th century "Modes d'Hommes, en 1839".
- Occas. (sl.) foxed. The wrappers sl. frayed/ occas. split. Fine series.
= One of the finest costume books published in The Netherlands. In 1859 a second part with 18 plates was published. Landwehr, Dutch Books w. Col. Plates 242; F.M. 7270; Lipperheide Gb59; Colas 333. With the orig. prospectus loosely inserted
- Backstrip lacks portions at spine-ends.
- Sl. foxed. Portfolio sl. dam./ (water)stained.
= Max Heymans (1918-1997) is considered one of the most important Dutch couturiers.
WITH: Huf, E. (introd.). Fashion. Max Heymans. Amst., Tiebosch, 1983, (36)p., (col.) ills., orig. wr., folio.
= With illustrations of several designs from this collection. SIGNED by Emmy Huf on title-p.
ADDED: several hundred other sm. publications, ephemera, pictures, posters etc. concerning other Dutch couturiers, i.a. FRANK GROVERS and EDGAR VOS.
- Plates in good condition and nicely coloured. Occas. browned /foxed; occas. sl. frayed. All vols. rubbed along extremities; one dam. at top of spine.
- Sl. rubbed along extremities.
- Occas. (sl.) foxed/ (water)stained. Covers sl. rubbed.
AND 5 others similar, i.a. MAGASIN DES DEMOISELLES. Volume 16 and 18 (ibid., 1859-1860/ 1861-1862, 2 vols., ±40 (col.) plates, contemp. unif. gilt hmor., large 4to. Sl. waterstained) and JOURNAL DES DAMES ET DES DEMOISELLES (Brussels, 1861-1862, 12 (col.) plates, contemp. gilt hmor., large 4to).
- New endpapers; a few lvs. w. (marginal) tear. Binding sl . waterst./ worn.
= Hiler p.523; Lipperheide Fa 19. With the title-p. and first 3 lvs. of the original of 1827. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.