Emmeline Raymond - La Mode Illustrée - 1897-1898





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La Mode Illustrée by Emmeline Raymond, a demi‑leather folio edition covering 1897–1898, 1200 pages, with hand‑coloured illustrations, first edition published by L. Hébert in French, in good condition.
Description from the seller
A large and heavy folio-volume containing two years of publication of this Parisian fashion magazine: 1897 and 1898. A remarkable iconographic source on garment making at the end of the 19th century, with several engravings hand-colored.
Half-leather-bound copy, spine with false raised bands, gilt title and marbled endpapers.
Overall good condition, two tears on the spine with small areas of missing leather, a dulled corner, creases on the first leaves, page numbers bound in the wrong chronological order, and other minor defects.
Seller's Story
A large and heavy folio-volume containing two years of publication of this Parisian fashion magazine: 1897 and 1898. A remarkable iconographic source on garment making at the end of the 19th century, with several engravings hand-colored.
Half-leather-bound copy, spine with false raised bands, gilt title and marbled endpapers.
Overall good condition, two tears on the spine with small areas of missing leather, a dulled corner, creases on the first leaves, page numbers bound in the wrong chronological order, and other minor defects.

