The Costume of Hindostan Elucidated by Sixty Coloured Engravings: With Descriptions in English and French, Taken in the Years 1798 and 1799.
By Solvyns, Balt. [Balthazar]
Folio, 365 x 255 mm. 60 hand-colored stipple or soft-etched engravings. Explanatory text for each plate on separate leaves, with English on recto, French on verso. Contemporary straight-grained dark green morocco, with blindstamped and/or gilt borders and centerpiece decoration. Light offsetting, as typical, and occasional light spotting. Rebacked unobtrusively, with original spine preserved. Corners also restored. A few scuffs to leather otherwise. Generally a clean and attractive copy.
Published by: Edward Orme. Printed by J. Hayes, London, 1807
Vendor: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
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By Solvyns, Balt. [Balthazar]
Folio, 365 x 255 mm. 60 hand-colored stipple or soft-etched engravings. Explanatory text for each plate on separate leaves, with English on recto, French on verso. Contemporary straight-grained dark green morocco, with blindstamped and/or gilt borders and centerpiece decoration. Light offsetting, as typical, and occasional light spotting. Rebacked unobtrusively, with original spine preserved. Corners also restored. A few scuffs to leather otherwise. Generally a clean and attractive copy.
Published by: Edward Orme. Printed by J. Hayes, London, 1807
Vendor: White Fox Rare Books, ABAA/ILAB
