Have you ever bought any book in second hand bookshops? …

I do. Really. And I found few book treasures.

My newest purchase is the book trilogy of fashion between 1790 and 1842 published in 1905 in Munich. It is in German however it is not big deal for me. The books have a lot of pictures of dresses. If you have knowledge of historical dressing, you are able to read a lot of information from the illustrations.

The pictures include portrait paintings, painting by Philibert-Louis Debucourt, caricatures, drawings, illustrations of Pierre de La Mésangère, fashion plates of Journal des Dames; Gallery of fashion London property; Hamburger Journal der Moden und Eleganz; Journal des Gens du Monde, Paris and others…

How refreshing it is to know that at the beginning of 20th century, the books of 18th and 19th century fashion were published.

1st book 1790 – 1819

2nd book 1818 – 1842

3rd book 1843 – 1878

Have you found any book treasure in second hand bookstore?