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COSTUMES -- RACINET, A. Le costume historique. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1888. 6 vols. W. 500 lithographic plates in colour, silver and gold, and greyscale. Fol. Cont. hcf. extra, spines raised in bands w. gilt lettering, sides ruled in gilt, t.e.g. (Some wear/dam. to spine ends & extremities, vols. 2-6 upper hinges broken, margins w. some yellowing; however the images are very well-preserved indeed w. crisp, bright colours).
A.-Ch.-A. Racinet (1825-1893). French illustrator, painter and author of books on costumes and ornaments. He trained as a lithographer, draftsman, and engraver; was artistic director at the publisher Firmin Didot et Cie. His two major works are L’Ornement polychrome and Le costume historique. - Vicaire VI, 945-46.€ 300
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