France, ca. 1960/'70. Large folio. 12 oblong leaves (33.0 x 50.0 cm) with wide, lace borders, and all but the first ("title page") with real examples of corsets and brassieres mounted, the majority with additional, original illustrations in ink on transparent paper. The front leaf with a handwritten title and a photo of a young woman mounted. Bound together with pink ribbons.

A wonderful collection of ladies' underwear from around 1960-1970. Apparently a unique item, made for a salesperson who preferred showing actual garments instead of those merely pictured. Tipped in: a transparent plastic folder of the Parisian Têtu firm, with stockings of the Le Bourget brand. Perhaps the garments included are from the same brand. Except for one or two with some light spotting, in a very good condition.