Lot 196
Ancient Britain.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) and Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, hand-coloured aquatints, [c.1831].
Hammer Price: £320
Description
Ancient Britain.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) and Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, half-title, additional pictorial title and 24 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints, mostly costumes but a few views, additional title very lightly soiled and with a couple of short tears to fore-edge (reinforced), first introductory leaf short at lower margin (repaired), plates very clean, with a few blank leaves bound in, book-label of Edward John Kenney, contemporary mottled calf, by A.v.Bossum (old label to foot of front pastedown), rubbed, rebacked preserving old red morocco label, corners repaired, [cf.Abbey, Life 427, printed by Bulmer for Havell; Colas 2051], folio, printed by J.Kay, [water-marked 1828-31].
Description
Ancient Britain.- Meyrick (Sir Samuel Rush) and Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, half-title, additional pictorial title and 24 plates, all hand-coloured aquatints, mostly costumes but a few views, additional title very lightly soiled and with a couple of short tears to fore-edge (reinforced), first introductory leaf short at lower margin (repaired), plates very clean, with a few blank leaves bound in, book-label of Edward John Kenney, contemporary mottled calf, by A.v.Bossum (old label to foot of front pastedown), rubbed, rebacked preserving old red morocco label, corners repaired, [cf.Abbey, Life 427, printed by Bulmer for Havell; Colas 2051], folio, printed by J.Kay, [water-marked 1828-31].
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