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LOT #262
Costume Book Assortment
(3) items including “The History of French Masculine Costume” and “L’Histoire du Costume Feminin” both by Paul-Louis de Giafferi, each having numerous colored plates and cloth bindings including ribbons around spines, woven through covers allowing books to be tied shut; as well as “The Costumes of All Nations Ancient and Modern” by Albert Kretschmer and Dr. Carl Rohrbach published by Henry Sotheran & Co., London, 1882 having red leather binding including all pages gilt
Estimate: $100 - $150
Hammer Price: $175
Dimensions: Height: 15 inches, Width: 11 1/4 inches (Giafferi, same sizes (larger))
Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate wear consistent with age and normal use; Giafferis having warped covers, wear to binding and cover with some pages detached (included) and wear to page edges; All Nations having wear to spine and binding, minimal foxing and some detached pages having wear to gilt edges (included); occasional toning throughout
Disclaimers: not subject to individual, page by page inspection; we cannot warrant against hidden flaws
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)