Histoire des perruques, ou l'onfair voir leur origine, leur usage, leur forme, l'abus & l'irregularité de celles des ecclesiastiques

by Jean-Baptiste Thiers

$450 · Offered by Rulon-Miller Books · No longer available

First edition

Avignon: Louis Chambeau, 1779. First edition, 8vo, pp. xxii, 2 , 441, 1 ; roman and italic type, ornamented title, woodcut and letterpress ornaments, 3 small textual woodcuts, contemporary French mottled calf, gilt paneled spine, red morocco label, red edges; very good. Purportedly the first comprehensive book on wigs, describing ten different styles, materials used in their manufacture, their beauty and fashion, civil and ecclesiastical restrictions, etc.

• Binding: Leather

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