The civil costume of England, from the conquest to the present time, drawn from tapestries, monumental effigies, illuminated manuscripts, portraits, etc. MARTIN Charles 1820-1906 Publisher: Henry G. Bohn Publish Year: 1842 Publish Place: London: York Street, Covent Garden Illustrator: MARTIN Leopold 1817-1889 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 007695 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Near Fine Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall Jacket Condition: Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: 1st Edition Inscription: Unknown £650.00 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information Superb illustrations! First edition, additional engraved title with hand-coloured pictorial border, 61 tissue guarded hand-coloured engraved plates, many heightened with gold, some with gum arabic, the plates are clean, colours are bright. Small marginal water stain on a few pages. Bound in c1960's black morocco with red spine. Slightly cropped quarto, red marbled endpapers. In a custom slipcase, marbled end papers a classic costume book. (298*227 mm). (Colas 1995).
