ATLAS ON THE HISTORY OF SPECTACLES (2 VOLUMES) by W. Poulet

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ATLAS ON THE HISTORY OF SPECTACLES (2 VOLUMES) by W. Poulet

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Bonn-Bad Godesberg: Wayenborgh Publishers, 1978-1980

4to, xxxv + 396pp. + 505pp. Original deluxe half leather bindings, with gilt lettering to spines and 5 raised bands. With numerous full-colour and monochrome photographs throughout. Also comes with loosely inserted review of books and order form for volume 2.

A voluminous collection of examples of spectacles throughout the ages. Translated from the German by Frederick C. Blodi.

William Poulet was the pseudonym used by Jean-Paul Wayenborgh to write his History of Spectacles ("Die Brille"). This history was the first systematic presentation and description of more than 2000 historical spectacles from the Zeiss Collection in Oberkochen, Germany, the Hallauer Collection (Museum for the History of Medicine in Bern, Switzerland) and the Pierre Marly Collection (now Essilor Collection). (Wikipedia)

*Location: Johannesburg branch

Condition: Good-Very good. A few minor scuff marks to the spines, and some light rubbing to the boards. Some superficial damage to the spine of vol. 1. Light browning to small areas of endpapers of vol. 1. The volumes are otherwise internally clean and clear, and both are solidly-bound.