Lot 141
Barbier (George) Falbalas & Fanfreluches. Almanach des Modes...pour 1922 [& 1923, 1924, 1925 & 1926], 5 vol., a complete set, superb pochoir plates, original pictorial wrappers, Paris, 1921-[25]
Hammer Price: £2,600
Description
Barbier (George) Falbalas & Fanfreluches. Almanach des Modes...pour 1922 [& 1923, 1924, 1925 & 1926], 5 vol. [a complete set], pochoir title vignettes and 56 plates by Barbier only (of 60, lacking 3 from 1922: 'Le Jour et la Nuit', 'La Toilette Délicieuse' & 'Papillon' and one from 1924: 'Le Jugement de Paris'), loose as issued in original pochoir pictorial wrappers, all but 1922 with glacine wrappers, uncut, 1922 very slightly soiled, 8vo, Paris, 1921-[25].
⁂ Delightful publication illustrated with superb Art Deco plates. The 1923 issue includes an essay 'Modes' by Colette; those in the other issues are by the Comtesse de Noailles, Cécile Sorel, Gérard d'Houville and the Baronne de Brimont.
Description
Barbier (George) Falbalas & Fanfreluches. Almanach des Modes...pour 1922 [& 1923, 1924, 1925 & 1926], 5 vol. [a complete set], pochoir title vignettes and 56 plates by Barbier only (of 60, lacking 3 from 1922: 'Le Jour et la Nuit', 'La Toilette Délicieuse' & 'Papillon' and one from 1924: 'Le Jugement de Paris'), loose as issued in original pochoir pictorial wrappers, all but 1922 with glacine wrappers, uncut, 1922 very slightly soiled, 8vo, Paris, 1921-[25].
⁂ Delightful publication illustrated with superb Art Deco plates. The 1923 issue includes an essay 'Modes' by Colette; those in the other issues are by the Comtesse de Noailles, Cécile Sorel, Gérard d'Houville and the Baronne de Brimont.
