 Author Name: Repton, John Adey
Title: Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio, Chiefly from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century.
Publisher: London J.B. Nichols and Son 1839
Seller ID: 516
Some Account of the Beard and the Moustachio. 2 lithographed plates, original cloth, rubbed and soiled, spine faded, title in gilt on cover. "The very great variety in the form of the Beard and the Moustachio must be remarked by all collectors and admirers of ancient portraits. In Plate I and II I have endeavoured to select some specimens of the most curious forms." Repton gives a list of the models used for his interesting and amusing engravings. Some subjects include Archbishop Cramer, John Calvin and Erasmus Schmidt. Lovely blind stamp in title page. A page from Punch, or the London Charivari, 1864 about beards is tipped in to the end pastedown. A must have for collectors of works on beards and hairstyles, 8 vo.
Hair, Fashion, Wigs,coiffure
Price =
670.60 USD |
