Fashion Directories and Almanacs. Paris: Published by the Jo - Lot 241

Fashion Directories and Almanacs. Paris: Published by the Journal des Dames and by Delaunay, [Rosa for the Directory], 1814–1816. 2 in-12 volumes, contemporary root-grained calfskin, smooth, decorated spines—slight scuffing on the headbands, edges, and corners; scattered foxing—Volume I, 1814: Paris Fashion Directory — 288 pp., 12 color engravings. Followed by *Almanach des Modes*. First year. [9 ff.], xij, 276 pp., vignette on the title page and 7 color engravings. The third section on foreign fashions is devoted to China. Volume II, 1815–1816: Combined Fashion Almanac and Fashion Yearbook. 288 pp., 6 color engravings as inserts; vij pp., [1 p.], 208 pp., [8 ff.], vignette on the title page, 6 color engravings as inserts. The foreign fashions featured are those of England for 1815 and Scotland for 1816. These almanacs are invaluable for their listings of milliners, fabric merchants, jewelers, etc.