MODE. - Nouveaux costumes, étrennes les plus utiles... Lot 33

MODE. - Nouveaux costumes, étrennes les plus utiles aux dames. Paris, Desnos, 1782. In-24, 55 x 110 mm, red morocco, gilt fillets, ornate smooth spine, 3 stylus loops (Ep. binding). Engraved title, frontispiece and 12 figures of feminine fashion avant la lettre. Following: Le secrétaire des dames et des messieurs. Paris, Desnos. With loss and gain table, blank leaves, calendar in fine. Some notes in pencil. Attached 4 volumes: - L'Almanach des Muses. Berlin, Paris, Delalain, 1768. In-12, contemporary marbled calf, smooth spine decorated, gilt edge. Engraved frontispiece. Binding rubbed, covers missing. - L'Ambigu comique. Paris, Desnos, (1780). In-24, 55 x 110 mm, red morocco, gilt fillets, ornate smooth spine, gusseted second flyleaf, gilt edges (Ep. binding). Engraved frontispiece, title and 4 figures, all colored at the time. Other engraved coloring title bound at the beginning of the volume: Le fond du sac, ou ce qui reste des productions d'un bel esprit. - Les spectacles de Paris. Paris, veuve Duchesne, 1782. In-24, red morocco, gilt lace framing, smooth spine decorated, gilt tr. - Étrennes de Flore. Paris, Desnos, 1789. In-24, 55 x 110 mm, red morocco, gilt fillets, ornate smooth spine, 3 stylus loops (Ep. bds.). Frontispiece and fold-out map of the environs of Paris. Following: Le secrétaire des dames et des messieurs. Paris, Desnos. With loss and gain table, blank leaves, calendar in fine. Some notes in pencil. Bibliography: Grand Carteret, no. 648.