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<dl><dd>Introduction / by Jules Janin -- The Parisian lady / by H. de Balzac -- The grocer / by H. de Balzac -- The grisette / by Jules Janin -- The law student / by E. de Bedollierre -- Political ladies / by Comte H. de Vieil-Castel-- The literary adventurer / by Alberic Second -- The monthly nurse / by Mad. de Bawr -- The "rapin" / by J. Chaudes-Aigues -- A leader of fashion / by Mad. Ancelot -- The physician / by L. Roux -- The attorney / by Altaroche -- The figurante / by Philibert Audebrand -- The virtuoso / by Comte H. de Vieil-Castel -- The duchess / by M. de Courchamps -- The midwife / by L. Roux -- The horticulturalist / by A. Karr -- The Court of Assize / by Courmenin -- The actress's mother / by J. Couailhac -- The dilettante / by Albert Cler -- The chess-player / by Méry -- The great lady of 1830 / by Mad. de Longueville -- The hospital attendant / by P. Bernard -- The government clerk / by Paul Duval -- The keeper of the table d'höte / by Auguste Delacroix -- The pensioner / by A. Lorentz -- The canoness / by Elias Regnault -- The country school for young ladies / by Ecarnot -- The deputy / by Eugene Briffault -- The Parisian lady's maid / by Auguste Lacroix -- The speculator / by Viscount D'Arlincourt -- The unappreciated lady / by Frédéric Soulié -- The usher / by Eugène Nyon -- The charwoman / by Charles Rouget -- The "Canut" / by Joanny Augier -- The commercial traveller / by Raoul Perrin -- The pupil of the academy / by L. Couailhac -- The artists' friend / by Francis Wey -- The Catholic priest / by A. Delaforest -- The fruiterer / by Francois Coquille -- The "Viveur" / by Eugène Briffault -- The wet-nurse / by A. Achard -- The "Revendeuse-à-la-toilette" / by Arnould Frémy -- The peer of France / by Marie Aycard</dd>
<dd>xx, 361 pages, 43 unnumbered leaves of plates : 24 cm</dd>
<dd>A translation of portions of "Les Français peints par eux-mêmes, encyclopédie morale du dix-neuvième siècle."</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Costume; Clothing and dress -- France; Manners and customs; France -- Social life and customs; France</div>
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Janin, Jules, 1804-1874</div>
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