[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. [COSTUME]. GIAFFERRI, Paul Louis de (b. 1886]. The History of the Feminine Costume of the World [and] The History of French Masculine Costume. [New York: Foreign Publications, ca. 1920s]. 20 parts of Feminine Costume, 10 parts of Masculine Costume (as issued). Each illustrated with 10 pochoir plates in color, for a total of 300 pochoir plates (all loose, as issued). Housed in 3 publisher's pictorial portfolios.

A beautifully illustrated record of costumes from over the world, profusely illustrated.

Portfolios heavily worn, chipped, torn, soiled; parts generally edgeworn, toned, with occasional soiling. The Masculine volume is in the French issue portfolio, but the parts are the English language issue. Colors generally vibrant. Fair.