Author: Alexander, William (but not here named)
Title: PICTURESQUE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRESS AND MANNERS OF THE ENGLISH. Illustrated in fifty coloured engravings, with descriptions.
Description: London, Thomas M'Lean, plates published Jany. 1813 by J. Murray Abermarle Street. 1830 (approx. acc. To BL) Hand-coloured plates (50) of people in various occupations the TRADES eg.Fireman, chimney sweep, milkmaid, herald, Dragoon, rifleman, newsman gipsy. 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).

Keywords: trades hand-coloured plates English


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