Lot n° 102
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Collectif. Les Français. Costumes of the main provinces of F - Lot 102
Collectif. Les Français. Costumes of the main provinces of France drawn from life by Messrs. Gavarni, H. Emy, Pauquet, Ferogio, R.Pelez, Loubon, P. Saint-Germain, etc., lithographed by M. A. Coindre. Lithographed by M. A. Coindre. Paris, Curmer, sd [1842].
Small folio, eggplant percaline boards with romantic gilt decoration (period binding). Inside edge of second plate broken.
Engraved and embellished title (or delivery cover) featuring the frontispiece of Les Français peints par eux-mêmes; 16 plates hors texte each in two states (in black on chine appliqué and embellished on vellum) and accompanied by a caption sheet in French, English, German and Italian.
Normand (Trouville) - Pêcheuse de Saint-Valéry - Pêcheurs d'Etretat - La Maconnaise - L'Homme de Quimper - Arlésienne - Marseillaise - Grisette de Montpellier - Le Basque - Basquaise - Le Caraco - La Mariée du Bourg de Retz - Homme de Plounéour-Trez - Fille de Plounéour-Trez - Jeune fille de Fouesnant - Jeune fille du Grand Ergué.
An extremely rare work. These plates were published in woodcut reduction in Les Français peints par eux-mêmes.
Minor scattered foxing. Ex-libris J.M. (Colas n°1100.)
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