"The Life Of George Brummell, Esq. Commonly Called Beau Brummell" 1886
$450
ESSE, Captain
Volume I: [363] pp.
Volume II: [364] pp.
Scribner & Welford, New York
1886
9 1/4" x 6 1/4"
VG
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Two volume ltd edition of two hundred copies set replete with 40 plates in colour depicting Brummel & his contemporaries, fellow stylish men of the day
The standard biography of this celebrated Regency figure. He established the style of dress for men that rejected overly ornate fashions for one of understated, but perfectly fitted and tailored clothing. He is is credited with introducing, and establishing as fashion, the modern men's suit worn with a necktie.