8vo. (6 1/4 inches x 9 1/4 inches) Volume III of a French magazine of fashion in French with seven delicately hand-coloured fashion plates. 707(1)pp. Nicely bound in 1/4 green morocco over paper-covered boards, spine richly decorated in gilt, with title in gilt, covers lightly rubbed and worn, but a nice clean and bright copy. Coloured plates in order: 1. La Mode 24 Juin, 1848. Lady with two young children in front of a puppet booth. 2. La Mode 23 Juillet, 1848. A pair of ladies, one seated, one is standing before an open window overlooking a lake with a castle glimpsed in the distance. 3. La Mode 5 Aout, 1848. A pair of ladies and a young girl are seated in a booth overlooking a sporting event. (sl toned) 4. La Mode 20 Aout, 1848. A pair of ladies conversing in a garden, one seated on a chair, one standing. 5. La Mode 3 Septembre, 1848. A pair of ladies stamding on a wooden verandah, one with a parasol. 6. La Mode 15 Decembre, 1847. A pair of ladies sitting down, conversing in a drawing-room. 7. La Mode 17 Septembre, 1848. A group of four young ladies conversing around a small table laden with fruit in a garden.