La française du siècle. Modes. - Moeurs. - Usages

La Française du siècle. Modes. – Mœurs. – Usages [The Frenchwoman of the Century]First edition, one of 100 numbered copies on Japan paper, the only grand papier (deluxe) copies.
Full grey morocco, the spine in five compartments, spine lightly sunned, date and place gildt on foot, gilt fillets on the spine head, endpapers and pastedowns in cloth with a floral pattern, framed on the endpages by a listel of grey morocco enhanced with gilt typographic pattern, the following pages in marbled paper, wrappers and spine preserved, gilt edges, double gilt fillets on the head band, a superb contemporary binding signed by Bretault. Some minor foxing.
The book is illustrated with 11 aquaforte plates in color by Rops, Moreau, Lynch, Gonzales, Kratké, Gervex.
Our copy like the Japanese copies are composed of engraving drawn on Japan paper in a double state.