Eight Models from Pierre Balmain: His New Collection Explained by Alice B. Toklas
by Alice B. Toklas
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Les Presses de Jean Cres, 1946. Original wraps. Near Fine. Rene Gruau. A very pleasing copy of the uncommon 1946 1st edition. Clean and Near Fine in its printed off-white wrappers. Text (improbably) by Alice B. Toklas, the 8 lavish sketches --all full-page, all along the rectos-- by Rene Gruau. Tall quarto, #210 of 350 copies issued.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22175
- Title
- Eight Models from Pierre Balmain: His New Collection Explained by Alice B. Toklas
- Author
- Alice B. Toklas
- Illustrator
- Rene Gruau
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Les Presses de Jean Cres
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1946
- Keywords
- rare fashion, rare French fashion, rare Pierre Balmain, rare Alice B. Toklas, Aloice B. Toklas
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fashion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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- Quarto
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
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