Barbot E 1798 1878 (1 results)

FIRST EDITION circa 1850, folio approximately 460 x 360 mm, 18 x 14 inches, lithographed pictorial title, 24 full page sepia lithographs on heavy paper, captioned in French, Arabic and English; no text, 12 costume plates by Bida and 12 plates of views by Barbot, rebound in modern half blue calf, marbled covers, gilt lettered black title label, gilt decoration to raised bands, marbled endpapers. Trimmed copy, all plates have pale foxing, slightly heavier on a few plates,1 plate has a pale pink tinge to margins (see image), all plates mounted on cloth guards, a very good restored copy. See: Rene Colas, Bibliographie Generale du Costume et de la Mode, page 110, No. 326; Bibliography of Costume by Hilaire and Meyer Hiler, page 89. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST AND ALL PARCELS SENT FULLY TRACKED AND FULLY INSURED. …