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[COSTUME]. [CORNU, Paul, editor]. Galerie des Modes & Costumes Français. Dessinés d’Après Nature 1778-1787. Paris: Librairie centrale des Beaux-Arts, [1911-1914]. Folios. Complete with 325 loose heliogravure plates highlighted in watercolor. In all 13 original issues. Plates approximately 16 x 12”. Issues in original printed wrappers, all housed in the 4 publisher’s half tan cloth cases, with silk ties (some wear, toning to wrappers of issues, issue #1 with a large tear at front wrapper, some light toning, rubbing to plates, cases worn, soiled, creased). Near fine. FIRST EDITION OF THIS MASSIVE REPRODUCTION OF THE ORIGINAL EIGHTEENTH CENTURY COLLECTION OF COSTUME PLATES, WITH THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF CORNU’S DESCRIPTIVE TEXT, SELDOM FOUND COMPLETE. Volume I has plates 1-100; volume II has plates 101-175; volume III has plates 176-250, volume IV has plates 251-325.