Bal D'Enfants
Paris: Maison Marinet / Hautecoeur, circa 1850? Hardcover. Green library buckram. 14 color plates. Good only (ex-library with expected marks. additionally, all plates are marked on front with a library stamp. some foxing and edgewear. bump to bottom edges of cover ). Item #134071
Bals D'Enfants may or may not be the correct title, but it was used by the library for cataloguing and place on the volume during the binding process. The book contains a series of 14 illustrations featuring costumes, either theatre des varietes costumes or ball costumes. Images include: Le Charlatan, Le Saltimbanque, Le Buffet, La Fete des Fleurs, La Schotisch, Mariage Breton, Les Chiens savants, La Lecon de Danse, La Magiciencce, Cache Cache, Les Bohemiennes, Le Royaume des Fils, and two plates entitled Bal d' Enfants. Plates were engraved by Becquet, Godard, and Lemercier.
Price: $475.00