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Austria - Bertrand de Moleville , Antoine-François
The custom of the hereditary states of the house of Austria, 1804
Estimate
€ 200 - 400
Sold
€ 310
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London, William Miller, Old-Bond Street; William Bulmer and Co. In 2nd. With 50 plates in original coloring engraved by W. Ellis and W. Poole and accompanied by as many text leaves in English and French, coeval binding in bordeaux long-grain morocco, decoration embossed in gold and embossed, on the plates triple frame of wheels of embossed and gilded palmettes, title and floral decoration in gold on the spine, gilt edges, defects on the hinges, scratches and slight losses.
Specialist Notes
Fascinating illustrated book in elegant coeval binding in Moroccan.The plates depict folk characters in costume: peasants and villagers from Upper Austria, Upper Carniola, the Moravian plain, Tyrol, the County of Neutra, Hungarians, bohemians , and others. Abbey Travel 71; Lipperheide 831; Tooley 333.
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