11-16-201411-16-2014
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2764BBoston
November 16, 2014 10:00 AMCalender
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Alexander, William (1767-1816) Costumes of Austria. Fifty Plates Coloured from the Original Drawings.

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Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2764BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 16, 2014 10:00AM

Description:

Alexander, William (1767-1816) Costumes of Austria. Fifty Plates Coloured from the Original Drawings. London: John Murray, [n.d. circa 1830].
Quarto, illustrated with fifty full-page hand-colored illustrations, bound in full contemporary textured orange cloth, title tooled in gilt on front board; binding worn, fraying, tears, corners soft; some toning to plates; sewing structure beginning to fail, 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.
Estimate $300-500


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Keywords

Austria, John Murray, London