World.- Ferrario (Giulio) Il Costume Antico e Moderno o storia del governo, della milizia..,[with] Del Costume antico e moderno di tutti i popoli...[with] Aggiunte e rettificazioni, 18 vol. in 22, first edition, Italian issue, 6 large folding maps, 1640 aquatint plates, of which 1517 hand-coloured, portrait of Francis I replaced with an emblematic portrait of ‘Terra’, occasional short tears sometimes into image or text with a few repairs to plates and maps, occasional browning to plates, occasional trimming to plates sometimes affecting image, very occasional staining, scattered foxing, mostly to text, small embossed-stamp to plates, maps, and titles, contemporary vellum-backed boards, red and green morocco labels lettered in gilt to spines, occasional light soiling or browning to spines, very light rubbing to covers, [Brunet II, 1232; Colas 1051, 1052 & 1053], large 4to, Milan, Tipografia dell’ editore, 1817-1826.

⁂ A comprehensive account of the flora and fauna, costumes, religious customs, recreations of all the peoples of the world, both ancient and modern and including many topographical views. It represented the first detailed study of world geography with reference to civil and military customs, customs and tradition of various diverse peoples, little known at the time. Of particular importance are the illustrations in the United States depicting Native American monuments, cities and populations.