first edition 50 hand-colored engravings of Swiss costume, 2 plates of music, printed recto and verso on one sheet, for Swiss air "Ranz de Vac
1815 · London
by Yosy, A.[nn]
London: Printed for J. Booth, Duke Street ... and J. Murray, Albemarle Street, 1815. First edition. 50 hand-colored engravings of Swiss costume, 2 plates of music, printed recto and verso on one sheet, for Swiss air "Ranz de Vaches des Ormonts." viii, 236; [ii], 211, [1] pp. 8vo. Mid-nineteenth century full olive morocco, gilt, a.e.g., by J. Wright. Spine browned, jointes lightly rubbed, front hinge cracked. Bookplate of P.H. First edition. 50 hand-colored engravings of Swiss costume, 2 plates of music, printed recto and verso on one sheet, for Swiss air "Ranz de Vaches des Ormonts." viii, 236; [ii], 211, [1] pp. 8vo. Description of the history, custom and topography of Switzerland by the lady traveller Ann Yosy, with 50 hand-colored plates of traditional Swiss peasant and rural costume. Colas 3102; Brunet V, 1509; Lipperheide 906; Waeber BSL III/56
(Inventory #: 267904)