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1854 Music, and the Art of Dress
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Description
Early Edition, Rebound, Scarce
A new edition of this work, scarce in all editions but more commonly found is first printing of 1852. Two essays by Elizabeth Eastlake discussing music and fashion, reprinted from the Quarterly Review, literary periodical in the Victorian era.
The musical essay discussing the origins of music, music in relation to poetry, Greek music, &c. while the essay on dress looks at the extravagance of male attire, taste, development of fashion, hair, and more.
Elizabeth Eastlake was a British author and art critic, known both for her copious contributions to the Quarterly Review, and her significant role in the London art world.
Condition
Rebound in full cloth binding with titles on label to front board, new endpapers. Externally lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean with only a touch of age toning, as usual with the type of paper used.
Near Fine
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