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Published by Libraire v. Gastinger, Paris, 1867
Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: g. First printing. Oversize folio (18" X 12"). 1 of 2 volumes. Portfolio. 64 plates. Green paper covered boards over leather spine and corners with pasted-on title plate [in German]. Chipping to plate. Wear to head and tail of spine and corners. Scuffing, staining and rubbing to boards. Writing to inside of front board. Title page and table of contents covered in protected tight mylar jacket. Pulling to edges on some pages. Magnificent collection of full-page color painted plates with captions, depicting fashion from the 4th to the 9th century in Europe, but mainly in France. Text in French. Cover in fair, plates in very good condition. Rare.