first edition Hardcover
1954 · London
by Laver, James, ed.
London: Derek Verschoyle. Very Good. 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. (no dust jacket) [rear cover very slightly bowed outward at the upper corner, some fading along spine, and some light white staining (paint?) along the top edges of both covers]. (full-page color drawings) A collection of accounts of eleven notable fĂȘtes throughout history -- masquerades, orgies, etc. -- ranging from the 14th-century "Le Bal des Ardents" to "The Poiret Ball" of 1910. .
(Inventory #: 28924)