PARFUM. FLACONS A PARFUM. Ensemble de quatre ouvrages.

- PILLIVUYT Ghislaine. The bottles of seduction. The art of perfume in the 18th century. Lausanne, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1985. 32,6 x 25,2 cm, 160 p. Hardcover, full yellow cloth, illustrated dust jacket. Numerous illustrations (photos of objects and documents) mainly in color. Foreword by Patrick Grainville. Portrait of a collector : Léon Givaudan (1875-1936). Glossary; Bibliography. All the perfume bottles, fly and blush boxes, tortoiseshell sets, boxes and shagreen cases reproduced belong to the Société L. Givaudan et Cie. - PILLIVUYT Ghislaine. History of perfume from Egypt to the 19th century. Collection of the Fragonard perfumery. Paris, Denoël, 1988. 34 x 25,2 cm, 240 p. Hardcover, full black cloth, illus. dust jacket. Preface by Julia Kristeva. In fine, Recipes of perfumes; Lexicon of plants and substances; Glossary; Bibliography. The Fragonard perfumery, directed today by Patrick Fuchs, grandson of the founder, and Jean-François Costa, perfumer and great collector, has founded two museums, one in Grasse, the other in Paris, in order to house about two thousand pieces that make up its collection. This book traces the history of perfumery through its contents and containers. - UTT Mary Lou and Glenn with the collaboration of BAYER Patricia. Les Flacons à parfum Lalique. French version. Paris, La Bibliothèque des Arts, 1991. 23.5 x 26 cm, XIII-[3]-160 pp. Hardcover, full black cloth, ill. ed. dust jacket. Introduction by Marie-Claude Lalique, granddaughter of the glassmaker. 288 models reproduced in color, all accompanied by information concerning their signature, rarity and relative value. Signatures; Catalogue of the production before 1945 (René Lalique) intended for perfumers and the Lalique house & of the production after 1945. This book is the first to list, illustrate, and comment on the production of some eight decades of Lalique flaconnage, from Coty in 1907 to Nina Ricci in 1991. - EXHIBITION]. Hymn to Perfume. Two centuries of history in the decorative arts and fashion. Paris, UAD / CFP, 1990. 27 x 13.5 cm. Stapled booklet [4]-95-[5] p. with ill. in black + 40 ill. cardboard plates in color (held by 3 transparent bands), each inserted under one of the flaps of the ill. ed. paper dust jacket closed by a gummed paper. Catalog of the exhibition at the Musée des Arts et de la Mode, in Paris, from October 17, 1990 to February 3, 1991, organized by the Union des Arts Décoratifs and the Comité Français du Parfum. Modern perfumery; Glass and crystal bottles; From dress to bottle; Advertising fans; Accessible luxury; Perfumes and media. Set of 4 volumes.