Description
Hairdressing.- Stewart (James) Plocacosmos: or The Whole Art of Hair Dressing..., first edition, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece printed in sanguine and 10 engraved plates, light foxing or browning, original boards, uncut, rebacked, rubbed and stained, 8vo, for the Author, 1782.
⁂ Scarce work on all aspects of hair and hairdressing including growth & care and the effects of diet & lifestyle, tools, false hair, head dresses and cosmetics; the plates depict the extravagant hairstyles of the time. ESTC lists 5 locations in the UK: Birmingham Central Libraries, BL (2 copies), Edinburgh University, Bodleian, and Wellcome Institute.
Lot 51
Hairdressing.- Stewart (James) Plocacosmos: or The Whole Art of Hair Dressing... , first edition, engraved frontispiece in sanguine & 10 plates, original boards, for the Author, 1782.
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Hairdressing.- Stewart (James) Plocacosmos: or The Whole Art of Hair Dressing..., first edition, lacking half-title, with engraved frontispiece printed in sanguine and 10 engraved plates, light foxing or browning, original boards, uncut, rebacked, rubbed and stained, 8vo, for the Author, 1782.
⁂ Scarce work on all aspects of hair and hairdressing including growth & care and the effects of diet & lifestyle, tools, false hair, head dresses and cosmetics; the plates depict the extravagant hairstyles of the time. ESTC lists 5 locations in the UK: Birmingham Central Libraries, BL (2 copies), Edinburgh University, Bodleian, and Wellcome Institute.