Francfort sur le Mein, 1801.
4 8vo volumes: Volume I: 368 pages, 14 engravings (including 1 in black); Volume II: 360 pages, 13 engravings; Volume III: 368 pages, 14 engravings (including 1 in black); Volume IV: 360 pages, 13 engravings; full marbled calf, spine with raised bands, title and volume labels in citron and green morocco, red edges. Extremely rare blue wrappers preserved. Boards rubbed. Contemporary binding.
195 × 128 mm.
The year 1801 of the “Journal des Dames et des Modes,” inspired by the Revue de la Mésangère.
This journal was published regularly at the rate of 52 issues per year, each containing a fashion plate engraved and hand-colored.
On the verso of the blue issue wrapper, one can read:
“This journal appears every week. Each issue is accompanied by an engraving representing the newest costume in Paris or in London.
The price is 3 florins for 3 months, 6 florins for 6 months, and 12 florins for 1 year.
Subscriptions in Francfort: at the Office of the Journal de Francfort, rue de la Monnoie, no. 209. Outside Francfort: at the dispatch office of the Gazettes du Chef, Imperial Post Office of Francfort, and at all post offices in Germany.”
This journal appeared without interruption from 1799 to 1848. The early years, particularly those of the 18th century, are extremely rare when complete.
Its model, La Mésangère, first appeared in Paris on 20 March 1797, founded by Séllèque and Madame Clément, with La Mésangère as collaborator for the engravings.
Precious copy, bound in 4 volumes, complete with its 54 folding prints, including 52 hand-colored at the time, and of the greatest rarity, preserved in its strictly contemporary full calf bindings and complete with all its blue wrappers. It is known that in 1801 it was absolutely extremely rare for a binder to preserve the wrappers of bound volumes.
Ref. Colas, 1565; Lipperheide, ZB 14; Hiler, p. 86.
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