Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller

Paris: Chez Buisson, 1785. In two volumes. First edition. 8vo. Illustrated with 172 engraved plates by Duhamel after Pugin and Derais, virtually all hand-colored, some folding. Contemporary mottled calf, tooled in gilt, green morocco spine labels; marbled endpapers.

A handsome set of Cabinet des Modes, a bimonthly periodical intended to promote French fashions throughout the world. The color plates focus on dress but also depict accessories, hats, carriages, etc., and provide an interesting visualization of pre-Revolutionary France.