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The costume of the hereditary states of the House of Austria : displayed in fifty coloured engravings
Title
The costume of the hereditary states of the House of Austria : displayed in fifty coloured engravings / with descriptions, and an introduction by M. Bertrand de Moleville ; translated by R.C. Dallas, Esq. = Costumes des états héréditaires de la maison d'Autriche : consistant en cinquante gravures coloriées / dont les description, ainsi que l'introduction, ont été redigées par M. Bertrand de Moleville.
Publication
London : Printed for William Miller, Old-Bond-Street, by William Bulmer and Co. Cleveland Row, St. James's, 1804 [that is, 1819?]
Physical Description
[4], iv, [102] pages, 50 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 36 cm
Local Notes
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy; lacks the introduction, noted by Abbey as an attribute of "early copies." Leaves of text are watermarked 1818; plates, 1815 or 1819. Bookplate: Sir Harry Niven Lumsden. Inscribed: "Rachel Niven from her affectionate brother Harry Niven Lumsden."
Notes
Text in English and French, with separate title pages in each language.
Aquatints by William Ellis and William Poole.
"... early copies are on paper watermarked prior to 1804, and contain an introduction in English and French on twelve pages, later omitted. The plates and text are copied from the original edition of Kininger, Vienna, 1803 (Colas, no. 1610) ..."--Abbey.
Variant and related titles
Costumes des états héréditaires de la maison d'Autriche
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 19, 2013
References
Colas, R. Bibliographie générale du costume et de la mode, 2112
Tooley, R.V. English books with coloured plates, 1790-1860, 333
Kunstbibliothek (Berlin, Germany). Katalog der Lipperheideschen Kostümbibliothek (2. Aufl.), 831
Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 71
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Genre/Form
Aquatints - Hand-colored - 1819.
Costumes.
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