No. 94548360

Leitch Ritchie & Charles Heath - Beauty's Costume: A Series of Female Figures in the Dresses of All Times and Nations - 1838
No. 94548360

Leitch Ritchie & Charles Heath - Beauty's Costume: A Series of Female Figures in the Dresses of All Times and Nations - 1838
Leitch Ritchie & Charles Heath. Beauty's Costume: A Series of Female Figures in the Dresses of All Times and Nations containing twelve engravings by the first artists. London, Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1838, 104 unnumbered pages.
A quarto volume (275x210 mm), full leather with a gilded decoration on each cover, smooth spine decorated, gilded edges (period binding). Worn and scuffed covers. Fresh interior, rare foxing.
Collection of 12 colored engravings representing twelve female figures in traditional attire chosen from all eras. Each costume is accompanied by a small descriptive text:
an outfit from ancient Egypt - an outfit from ancient Scotland - a Turkish outfit - a traditional outfit from the court of Louis XII - an outfit of a resident of Bern - a traditional outfit from Milan - an outfit from the court of Russia - an outfit of English peasantry - a Swiss outfit - an outfit from the court of Charles VII - a Persian outfit - an outfit from the Scottish Highlands
He was exceptionally added to the following another complete series of 12 female figures in traditional dress: a Venetian costume from the 15th century - a Germanic costume - a costume from the court of Henry IV - another costume during the reign of Henry IV - a Taurle costume - two costumes at the court of Louis XV - a Chinese costume - a costume from Arricia, near Rome - a Greek costume - a costume during the reign of Henry VI - a Hindu princess costume.
Very nice copy
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