Townsend's Monthly of Parisian Costumes
London: Townsend, ca 1830. First edition. Hardcover. Unpaginated. 15. x 12.5 cm. Lacks title. 184 hand colored plates numbered 493-676 with numerous examples of Empire fashion styles per plate. There is also one dress pattern plate; plates interleaved with descriptive text. The Empire style had a fitted bodice just below..... More