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Singapore: Graham Brash, 1990. hardcover. very good. 50 color plates and 50pp. of descriptions of the plates. 8vo, pictorial boards, pages very slightly wavy in right margins. Singapore: Graham Brash, (1990). Very good<br/><br/> Facsimile of the 1814 edition.<br/><br/>

Singapore: Graham Brash, 1990. 1st ed. thus. As New. octavo. laminated boards (100)pp., col. pls., ÔIllustrated in Fifty Coloured Engravings, with DescriptionsÕ. Reproduced from the original edition of 1814

Kessinger Publishing, LLC. paperback. New. 6x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

London: John Murray, 1814. Book measures 23x16.5.cm. 48 hand coloured plates, with accompanying text, [ lacking 2 plates ]. Bound in full period calf, dentells, raised bands, gilt tooling, full gilt edgescoloured endpapers. Calf rubbed, worn. Internally, text block loose, a few pages slightly grubby. Plates in good condition. . Full Calf. Good Plus. Small Quarto.

London: John Murray, 1814. Book measures 23x16.5.cm. iv, 60 hand coloured plates, with accompanying text. Bound in period full calf, dentells, raised bands, gilt tooling, full gilt edges, coloured endpapers, Calf rubbed, worn on edges, nicked, short splits on hinge joints. Binding in good condition. Internally, spot stain to 4 plates, short tear to one plate, some minor fox spotting. Pages in good condition. . Full Leather. Good Plus. Small Quarto.

London: John Murray, Albemarle Street; Printed By W. W. Bulmer and Co., 1814. First. Hardcover. Very Good. v pp (preface), followed by 59, of 60, hand-colored plates called for. Missing Plate 1, "The Kislar Aga". Each plates accompanied by English description on separate leaf. Plates measure 10 by 6.5 inches (book is large octavo). Plates include Sultana or Odalisk, ladle-bearer, musician, first dragoman, the mufti, a Jew, a dervise, a Tartar, and on and on. They are both entertaining, both to gaze at and to read about, and they bring alive the past of a radically different world from the present in a way that no dry historical tome or even a diverting historical novel can do alone. The red half leather is a crude morocco and has some chipping, cracks and wear. Gilt title on spine is likewise only functional, and while bright, is not appealing. Leather is over marbled boards which have some wear but are acceptable. Binding is tight. Plates and text pages with some light soilage… Read More

London: Printed for Thomas M'lean, 1814. Book measures 9 1/2 x 6 3/4 inches. Collation, xv,50 coloured plates, each plate with accompanying text. Bound in modern half calf, calf corners, cloth boards, raised bands, gilt tooling, leather title label, marble endpapers. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally, frontis lacking secition of margin, laid down, title page slightly grubby, last plate grubby, accompanying text page grubby, with loss on corners, laid down. Text and plates, [ other than those mentioned ] in very good clean condition. A good copy, in a very good binding. F. Half Calf. Very Good. 8vo.

London: Thomas M'Lean, plates published Jany. 1813 by J. Murray Abermarle Street., 1830 (approx. acc. To BL). Hardcover. Very Good. Hand-coloured plates (50) of people in various occupations the TRADES eg.Fireman, chimney sweep, milkmaid, herald, Dragoon, rifleman, newsman gipsy etc. . Octavo (240x159mm) half red crushed leather with wide raised bands gilt + gilt title to spine, marbled covers (edges worn/marbled paper rubbed). Titlepage + plate list + 100 leaves printed one side only and each hand-coloured plate facing the leaf describing the trade, military rank or position. Last plate witn 1cm tear to lower margin. Endpapers with foxing and some browning but all other pages with minimal sign of use and bright colouring with some gum heightening, some gilt and some appropriate background in colour also. *A very good copy of the second edition (circa 1830 according to British Library catalogue).

Very good copy of William Alexander's translation of Octavian Dalvimart's depiction of the costumes of the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century. A complete set of these charming costume plates showing different ranks of courtiers and servants to the Sultan, enslaved women Sultanas, Odalisks and Eunuchs of the Seraglio or Harem, musicians and dancing girls of Constantinople, whirling dervishes, Spahi and Janissaries, officers and soldiers, Bedouin Arabs, Armenian, Tartar and Jewish men, etc.Title page, vi, and 120 unnumbered pages (60 hand-coloured engraved plates and 60 text pages).First published in 1802, and reissued by various publishers several times until the 1830s. [Some plates in this copy watermarked 1823.]Octavian Dalvimart or d'Alvimart was a French painter and engraver active in London. He travelled in the Ottoman Empire from 1796 to 1800, sketching people of Constantinople (Istanbul) and their costumes from life. The explanatory texts are based on works by Baron Francois de Tott, J.… Read More

London: Thomas M'Lean. Fair with no dust jacket. 1814. First Edition. Hardcover. Half leather over marbled boards. Edition not stated. Backstrip perished, boards greatly rubbed, edges frayed. Bookplate. Of the 50 original plates, 2, 6, 13,14, 34, 41, 42, 45, and 50 are missing. Occasional foxing. The hand- colored aquatint plates are beautifully done. Needs rebinding, many pages loose. Plates dated 1814, although book is not dated. Plates are available individually at $50 each. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

London: Printed for James Goodwin N.d. [c. 1810]. 4to.Illustrated. Unpaginated. Contemporary maroon straight-grained morocco. Gilt borders to boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt panels & lettering. All edges gilt. Wear to spine ends & joints. Rubbing to board edges & corners. Gilt edges dulled. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown. Ink marks to verso of first blank. All plates clean. No spotting. With sixty-four full-page hand-coloured engravings of regional costume. Each illustration accompanied by one page of explanatory text. Binding firm. . Good. Full Straight-grained Morocco. 1810.

Alexander, William.
Picture Representations of the Dress and Manners of the Chinese. With 3 loosely inserted drawings by Alexander and signed (see photo).
John Murray, by W. Bulmer and Co. London First Edition 1814, small 4to.Contemporary ¾ dark red crushed morocco elaborately tooled in gilt, marbled boards with publisher's title and price label on upper board. Aquatint frontispiece and 49 hand-colored engravings with descriptions.
An illustrated volume by the artist William Alexander (1767-1816). He describes and illustrates the various Chinese occupations, entertainments, religious practices, military, street scenes, tradesmen, forms of punishments, and members of the upperclass, while also describing specific people he had encountered during the Macartney Embassy. He was a junior draftsman who did many drawings while on the Macartney expedition to China seeking trade agreements for Great Britain.
The morocco binding is very good with the gilt lettering and tooling showing no wear. The original… Read More

London: Printed for John Murray, Albemarle-Street, by W. Bulmer and Co. Cleveland-Row, 1814. First edition. Title leaf, [2] pp. Contents, xv pp. Introduction. With 50 hand colored plates and following leaf of letter press, interleaved with blanks. 1 vols. 4to. Maroon buckram. Ex-library with bookplate and embossed stamp to title page, and some stamps thereafter; illustrations fine and bright. First edition. Title leaf, [2] pp. Contents, xv pp. Introduction. With 50 hand colored plates and following leaf of letter press, interleaved with blanks. 1 vols. 4to. Well executed and precisely colored series of plates illustrating the costumes of the constituent nationalities of the Austro-Hungarian empire, including representatives of Upper Austria, Tyrolia, Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, Sclavonia, Dalmatia, Transylvania, Bukowina, etc., etc., as well as Transylvanian Saxons, Polish Jews, and Greek Priests Plates are reduced copies from Bertrand de Molleville's COSTUMES OF THE HEREDITARY STATES OF THE HOUSE OF… Read More

London: Albemarle-Stree: John Murray, 1814. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. FIFTY HAND COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LEAF OF TEXT First edition, 4to, in full black morocco, spine gilt titled, lower and fore edges untrimmed, title leaf, contents leaf, & 50 hand coloured engraved plates, each with a guard leaf and a descriptive leaf, the text printed on rectos only, edges of binding rubbed, some foxing and soiling, edges uncut, upper hinge weak. (243*175 mm). (Colas 2357. Hiler p16. Lipperheide 987). The occasional watermarks range from an unclear date prior to 1810 up to 1821 (the latter on guard leaves only). The subject of these delicately coloured engravings range from the King to a chimney sweep, from a Knight of the Garter to a Billingsgate fish woman; so not only the costumes but the many strata of English society are depicted. William Alexander was an artist and drawing master who became the first keeper of the prints and… Read More

London, printed for John Murray by W. Bulmer and Co., 1814.. SECOND EDITION 1814. Published in 1802 in a larger format. Small 4to, approximately 230 x 155 mm, 9 x 6 inches, 60 hand coloured plates (including frontispiece), by Artist: OCTAVIEN DALVIMART, each facing a page of descriptive text, bound in full burgundy straight grained morocco, ornate gilt border to covers with inner blind border, gilt raised bands to spine, richly gilt in compartments, gilt title, gilt patterned board edges and inner dentelles (turn ins), all edges gilt, yellow endpapers. Slight rubbing to spine, yellow endpapers lightly dusty, occasional pale fox spot or faint browning to text pages, tiny pale mark to background of a couple of plates, faintest browning to white background of Plate 47, text leaf to that plate reinserted and very slightly dusty at top and fore-edge. A very good tight attractive copy. The plates show costumes and customs of the 18th century Ottoman Empire including Greeks, Albanians, Egyptians, Syrians,… Read More

London: Haymarket: Thomas M'Lean. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. c1825, VG+ Title leaf followed by the plate list then 50 engraved, hand coloured plates, depicting, individuals from every walk of life in their relevant dress, from the King (George 111) to Highland Shepherds (who apparently enjoy knitting...), each accompanied by a leaf of descriptive text, printed to recto only, paper repair to margin of tp. Unusual later binding of hand coloured decorated paper on boards with calf labels to spine. The wrap around image shows a man receiving a tribute/license from a group of gentlemen, whilst behind him a group of peasants kneel in awe - dated 1789? by H. Humphrey. Slight wear to spine, otherwise in very good condition. Plates dated Jan 1813, text leaves watermarked 1825, spine label states 1813, edges uncut. (242*177 mm).