Collection des Costumes de la Suisse et de les pays limitrophes
From White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since June 4, 2009
Quantity: 1From White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller Since June 4, 2009
Quantity: 1About this Item
N.d., circa 1830. 32mo. 11 by 9.5 cm. 23 hand-colored plates, including title page, with its wreath of alpenrose. Costumes from the cantons and major cities plus the Black Forest. Each illustration features two or three men and women, usually performing some typical craft or activity associated with the area, or ready to do so. In other words, the portraits have some dynamism to them, and with their bright hand-coloring and diminutive scale, richly deserve the adjective of "exquisite". Scarce, with the only copies showing on OCLC First Search at the Koninklijke Bibliotheek of the Netherlands and the Zentralbibliothek of Zurich. Crack along rear joint, with possible partial repair done. Other rubbing along the edges. Plates generally clean. Original tissue guards intact. A neat inked inscription in English on the FFEP dated 1831 and sited to Lucerne. Seller Inventory # 004917
Bibliographic Details
Title: Collection des Costumes de la Suisse et de ...
Publisher: Keller et Fussli, Zürich
Binding: Full Morocco
Condition: Very Good
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