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LE BLANC, H.
The Art of Tying the Cravat: Demonstrated in Sixteen Lessons, IncludingThirty-two Different Styles, Forming a Pocket Manual; and Exemplifying theAdvantage Arising from an Elegant Arrangement of this Important Part ofthe Costume; Preceded by a History of the Cravat, from Its Origin to thePresent Time; and Remarks on Its Influence on Society in General.
Robert DeSilver (T. Town, printer), Philadelphia: 1828. First American edition ("from the second London edition"); first published in Paris in 1828, the first edition in English followed in London the next year. OCLC locates eight copies of this edition (New York State Library, Los Angeles Museum of Art, Kansas State, Old Sturbridge, Duke, Ohio State, Norwich, Pennsylvania State). 12mo. 72 pp. 4 folding plates illustrating the 32 styles. Original cloth- backed boards (rubbed); worn spot at base of spine, closed tear into one plate. Very good.
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