Product Description
The uncommon first English language edition of French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist Octave Uzanne's study of French contemporary society and culture.
First published in the original French the year prior, this is the uncommon first English language trade edition of this work.
With one-hundred and sixty full page, vignette and colour illustrations by Paul Avril.
Collated, complete.
A prose work concerned with contemporary French society and culture, presenting a series of reflections on modern life, manners, and intellectual trends in late 19th century Paris and France.
Including discussion of topics such astaste, fashion, and the character of the age.
The work of French French bibliophile, writer, publisher, and journalist Octave Uzanne, known for his biographies and works on fashion and femininity.
In the publisher's original decorative cloth binding.
Back strip age toned, with bumping to back strip head and tail.
Handling marks to boards, with three small areas of abrasion to cloth of front board tail.
Internally, generally firmly bound.
Pages bright, with instances of foxing, significant spotting and handling marks throughout.
Very Good
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