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21 - NOUVION, Pierre de, by Emile LIEZ. A Minister of Fashion under Louis XVI: Mlle Bertin, the Queen’s Fashion Designer. Paris, Leclerc, 1911; in-4, [2] leaves, 223 pp., [2] leaves, 18th-century-style half-basane leather with root-grain, decorated ribbed spine, red label, red headband, color-illustrated cover.
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NOUVION, Pierre de, by Emile LIEZ. A Minister of Fashion under Louis XVI: Mlle Bertin, the Queen’s Fashion Designer. Paris, Leclerc, 1911; in-4, [2] leaves, 223 pp., [2] leaves, 18th-century-style half-basane leather with root-grain, decorated ribbed spine, red label, red headband, color-illustrated cover. First edition of this important study, supported by numerous archival documents. Twelve portraits engraved in pastel colors by Ripart and color-printed decorative elements. Each engraving features a Marie-Louise mount with a gilded frame. Printed in an edition of 400 copies; this one is numbered: “No. 7, copy belonging to the artist and engraver G. Ripart, 12 rue Saint-Jacques.” Printed on fine, heavy vellum (with a few foxing spots), it is enriched with about twenty proofs in black or various shades. One leaf is slightly loose; the color cover is slightly faded and mounted on tabs. Colas, 2226.
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