Mai Andacht: Die Verehrung der Allerheiligsten Himmelskonigin und Jungfraulichen Mutter Maria
Dülmen, Germany: N. Laumann. Hardcover. A small black casebound book with gilt text on the spine. 132 pages; black-and-white frontispiece. More
Manners and Customs - European
Pleasures of Bacchus: Dining and Drinking
London: Mallett, 2002. Softbound. Color illustrated glossy wraps. 110 pp., profusely illustrated in color. A very delightful and well-illustrated examination and presentation of the art and form related to the consumption of food and beverage. Includes decorative arts and accessories. Substantial text to help with historical perspective. Beautifully photographed. More
Reitschule fur Damen: nach dem Lady's equestrian manual
Braunschweig: Oehme & Muller, 1839. Hardcover. Brown cloth binding with blind debossed boards and gilt lettering and decoration on the spine. 92 pp. Illustrated throughout. Marbled edges. German. "Riding school for women: after the Lady's equestrian manual." A book outlining principles of horsewomanship and proper sidesaddle technique, from general care..... More
The French Present, or, Easy Dialogues, French and English: Adapted to the Capacity of Young Beginners
London: Printed for J. Nunn, 1821. 7th edition. Quarter-bound plum-colored leather boards with dark pink paper-covered covers with grey lettering and illustration; frontispiece; xxi, 132 pp; 4 unnumbered leaves of plates. More
Perfume e Maquilagem, Numa Exposição, Museu de Arte de Sao Paolo Assis Chateaubriand
Sao Paulo: Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo, 1978. Hardcover. Pink boards with black lettering and reflective mirror illustration. 119 pp. Color and BW illustrations. Text in Portuguese. It can be said that the history of perfume and make-up is inseparable from the history of customs, since from cave man..... More
Sermons du pere Bourdaloue, de la Compagnie de Jesus. Pour les dimanches - Volume 3
Paris: 1716. Hardcover. Leather covers, 5 ridge spine with gilt accents. 486 pp and table of sermons (unpaged). Text in French. This is volume 3 only. Edited by Father François Bretonneau after Quérard. Title translated: Sermons of Father Bourdaloue,of the Society of Jesus. For Sundays. More
Sermons du Pere Bourdaloue, de la Compagnie de Jesus. Pour les Dimanches - Volume 4
Paris: 1716. Hardcover. Leather covers, 5 ridge spine with gilt accents. 519 pp and table of sermons (unpaged). Text in French. This is volume 4 only. More
Sermons du Pere Bourdaloue, de la Compagnie de Jesus. Pour les Dimanches - Volume 2
Paris: 1716. Hardcover. Leather covers, 5 ridge spine with gilt accents. 486 pp and table of sermons (unpaged). Text in French. This is volume 2 only. More
The History of the Christmas Card
London: String Books, 1954. Hardcover. Octavo. Hardcover. Red cloth, pictorial DJ. xxiii, 304 pp. 27 color plates, 170+ bw ills. From the DJ: Full length history that describes and illustrates the way this form of greeting has changed in the course of a century. It has been affected by historical..... More
Versailles: French Court Style and its Influence
Toronto: University of Toronto, 1992. Original book and supplement. Hardbound. Dark Red/Brown cloth w/ gold background for black lettering; same on spine; 213 pp and 51 bw plates; series of lectures by 14 specialists (two in French); accompanying softcover matching volume of two lectures by Catherine Arminjon and Beatrix Saule..... More
Mythes & Légendes: étude sur l'origine & l'evolution des croyances religieuses par la comparaison des textes originaux
Brussels: Chez l'Auteur, 1913. Softcover. Glassine covered, card wraps. 417 pages, 11 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. Text in French. Edition limited to 1600 numbered copies - #767. Excellent reference title. A good candidate for re-bind and priced accordingly. More
Guillaume le Franc-Parleur, Tome II: Ou Observations sur les Moeurs et les Usages Parisiens au Commencement du XIXe Siecle
Pillet Imprimeur-Libraire, 1817. Hardcover. A brown leather casebound book with gilt text and designs on the spine. Color-marbled textblocks. 334 pages; black-and-white frontispiece; black-and-white illustrations. Text is in French. More
Louis XIV & Versailles
London: Batsford, 1987. Hardbound. Navy blue and yellow dj over black cloth; 143 pp text with 80 bw photos and 8 pp color photos plus chronology. Part of the "Costume and Civilization" series with this volume following how "fashion emerged as a real force in court circles." Includes very detailed..... More
The Reminiscences and Recollections of Captain Gronow; Being Anecdotes of the Camp, Court, Clubs, and Society, 1810-1860
London: Nimmo, 1889. Hardcover. Brown boards with gilt lettering on spine and decorative elements on front cover. 2 volumes : illustrations (some color) Vol I 352 pgs. Vol II 343 pgs.. First volumes has loose plastic cover. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. More
The Scandalous Chronicle
Paris: 1791. French language text. 3/4 leather boards. 5 raised band spine with gilt lettering and gilt decorative elements. Top edge gilt. Decorative interior covers and end pages. 5 Volumes. From the library of William M. Ivins. Other Titles: Memories to serve the history of the present generation... More
The Compleat Court-Keeper: or, Land-Steward's Assistant.
London: Printed by J. Nutt, assignee of E. Sayer, for B. Lintott and T. Ward, 1713. Hardcover. Full leather covers, ridged spine. vii, [1], 488, [21] pages. Error in page numbering:Pages 144, 173 and 457 numbered 148, 73, and 467 respectively. Containing, first, the nature of Courts leet, and Courts..... More
Moeurs, Usages et Costumes au Moyen Age: Et a L'Epoque De La Renaissance Par Paul Lacroix...
Paris: Firmin Didot, 1872. Second Edition. Hardcover. Red leather boards with gilt lettering and design; 603 pp.; fully gilted textblock; richly illustrated. Text in French. More
Good Humor, Bad Taste: A Sociology of the Joke
Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2015. Paperback. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. xviii, 282 pp. Illustrations. "Good Humor, Bad Taste is the first extensive sociological study of the relationship between humor and social background. Using a combination of interview materials, survey data, and historical materials, the book explores the relationship between..... More
The XVIIIth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, France 1700-1789
London: Chapman and Hall, 1876. Hardbound. Red library buckram. 489 pp., with 21 color chromolithographs and 351 bw wood engravings. First published in French in 1874, and in English in 1876. This comprehensive survey of 18th century France covers a broad cross-section of French society including the nobility, bourgeoisie, military..... More
A Collection of Modern Entries, or, Select Pleadings in the Courts of King's Bench, Common Please, and Exchequer: To Which is Added a Collection of Writs in Most Cases Now in Practice: With Two Tables, One of the Names of the Cases, and the Other of the Pleadings and Writs. Volume 2.
Dublin: Printed for Burnett, 1792. Hardcover. Full leather over boards; five raised bands on spine; one red and one black applied leather blocks in gilt design in compartments; 328 pp. THIS IS VOLUME 2 ONLY. "First published in 1732 and a standard work for decades, it contains pleadings arranged alphabetically..... More
La Vie Et Les Moeurs En Russie De Pierre La Grand a Lenine: Avec 107 Planches En Phototypie
Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, 1928. Paperback. Wraps with gold lettering; viii, 45 pp.; 107 leaves of plates; richly illustrated, portraits. Text in French. More
Santiago: Saint of Two Worlds
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1991. Hardcover. Red cloth, illustrated DJ. xiii, 73 pages, 82 unnumbered pages of plates; illustrations, map. This exhibition catalogue is devoted to the history and contemporary presence of St. James, or Santiago as he is called in Spanish, whose exploits continue to be celebrated..... More
Sicilian Twilight: The Last Leopards
New York: Vendome Press, 2000. Hardcover. Black boards with gilt lettering; brown DJ with photo-illustration and white lettering; 182, [2] pp.; richly illustrated. More
The Cottage of Content; or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England
New Haven, CT: Yale Center for British Art, 1977. Softcover. Mauve ill. stapled wraps. 20 pp. Numerous bw plates. Introduction by John Brewer. Catalogue by John B. Thomas, Paula Matthews, and Deborah Berman. More
Le Prisme: Encyclopedie Morale du Dix-Neuvieme Siecle
Paris: L. Curmer, 1841. Paperback. Plain off-white wraps with off-white tape reinforcement at the spine; fully gilted textblock edges; 480 pp.; richly illustrated. Text in French. "This is a supplement, vol. 9 of a nine-volume set entitled, Encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle published 1840-42. Vol. 9 was issued free to..... More