CARRACIOLI (Louis-Antoine de). The Book of Four Colors. Aux Quatre-Éléments, De l'Imprimerie des Quatre-Saisons, 4444 [Paris, Duchesne, 1760]. In-8, half blue morocco bradel with small corners, violet maroquined paper covers, gilt Greek and dotted fillet, smooth spine decorated, bound in booklet (19th century binding). First edition of this satire of fashion. TYPOGRAPHIC CURIOSITY, THE TEXT BEING PRINTED IN DIFFERENT COLORS: the title is in four colors, the preface (XXIV pp.) in orange-yellow, chapter I in blue (the fans), chapter II in brown (the toilets), chapter III in bistre (the labels) and the last one in orange-yellow (the will of the knight of Muscoloris) Charming binding. Some spotting.
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