Modes & Manners of the Nineteenth Century, As Represented in the Pictures and Engravings of the Time [Vol. 1-3]

Title: Modes & Manners of the Nineteenth Century, As Represented in the Pictures and Engravings of the Time [Vol. 1-3]

Author: Fischel, Oskar and Max Von Boehn

Publication: London: J.M. Dent & Co., Aldine House, 1909.

Description: Complete three-volume set about fashion and manners in the 19th century. Illustrated profusely with black-and-white and color plates, as well as black-and-white in-text illustrations. Bound in full olive cloth over boards, stamped with gilt lettering and a multicolor floral pattern and floral endpapers. 8.5 x 6 inches; 3 volumes (various pagings). Moderate edgewear, sunned spines, white paint mark on cover of vol. 2, and tanned endpapers, but a remarkably clean interior. Very Good. Contents: v. 1. 1790-1817. -- v. 2. 1818-1842. -- v. 3. 1843-1878.