GRAND-CARTERET John "XIXth CENTURY" (In France)... Lot 46

GRAND-CARTERET John "XIXth CENTURY" (In France) Classes - Customs - Uses - Costumes - Inventions Illustrated with a chromotypographic frontispiece, 16 coloured plates with patterns, 36 ornate headings and letters and 487 engravings. 1 flight. In-4, publisher percaline, gold-decorated plates and spine, all gold edges. Paris, Libraire de Firmin-Didot et Cie, 1893 Very nice copy The reconstruction of the 19th century through images "Both a hobby book and a family book, both designed to grace the tables of the most elegant living rooms." (John Grand-Carteret)