Diderot on Feather Dressing.
DIDEROT, Denis. Plumassier Panachier (Feather Dresser) Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Plates vol. 8 Paris (1771)
Folio, 253 x 393mm. 1 page of descriptive text & 5 loose plates with their accompanying text sheet from the volume of plates. Slight browning to margins, a little spotting otherwise very good.
The 5 plates and descriptive text for the entry of Plumassier Panachier from volume VIII of plates. Plates are numbered 1-5.
1 page (798) from volume XII of the Encyclopédie (1765) including Communauté & principaux status des maîtres plumassiers de Paris
With some browning to a few leaves.
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