Picturesque Representations Dress Manners English by Alexander William, First Edition (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIFTY HAND COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES, EACH WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LEAF OF TEXT First edition, 4to, in full black morocco, spine gilt titled, lower and fore edges untrimmed, title leaf, contents leaf, & 50 hand coloured engraved plates, each with a guard leaf and a descriptive leaf, the text printed on rectos only, edges of binding rubbed, some foxing and soiling, edges uncut, upper hinge weak. (243*175 mm). (Colas 2357. Hiler p16. Lipperheide 987). The occasional watermarks range from an unclear date prior to 1810 up to 1821 (the latter on guard leaves only). The subject of these delicately coloured engravings range from the King to a chimney sweep, from a Knight of the Garter to a Billingsgate fish woman; so not only the costumes but the many strata of English society are depicted. William Alexander was an artist and drawing master who became the first keeper of the prints and drawings at the British Museum. These plates are generally not as picturesque as those of Alexander's similarly titles and almost simultaneous costume books on China, Russia, and Turkey; but the ceremonial and military outfits can be rather spectacular.

Large 8vo, 50 hand-coloured aquatint costume plates with letterpress facing, title page and contents leaf preceeding, the plates covering a range of social types of the late Regency period, and are based on Pyne's larger format plates in his Costume of Great Britain of 1804, bound in contemporary straight grained dark green morocco, the sides with central oblong panels in gilt and blind enclosing diagonal and floral design, decorative gilt borders to the boards and and blind and gilt decoration to the spine, all edges gilt, drab green endpapers, rubbed to all edges and joints, a few scuff marks to the boards, internally with occasional light foxing but generally very fresh and clean, FIRST EDITION THUS; a remarkable and unusual unsigned morocco binding of the period, clearly English; but whilst central circular or diamond decoration is quite usual at this period, the oblong design here, somewhat recallling ironwork of the period is less often seen. This would be an excellent example of English Regency binging were it not for the rubbing and scuffing which has given it a well-used external appearence, though it is clean inside.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. 23.5cm x 16cm. 50 hand-coloured plates with accompanying page of text. Signed Zaehnsdorf three quarter leather, marbled papered boards, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. 50 persons from across early 19th century English society are depicted in fine hand-coloured costume plates dated 1813, each accompanied by a detailed descriptive text. This copy in a signed Zaehnsdorf binding and with the bookplate of Ada Thatcher Huntzinger Joints thinned and cracking but still intact. Very minor foxing. A couple of the plates with minor offsetting. Shipped Weight: .9 kilos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1828 Costumes of ENGLAND Bishops Gypsies Dress Illustrated Alexander 50 PLATES Early in the 19th-century, author William Alexander published what proved to be some of the most coveted and highly sought after historical surveys of Eastern costumes. Published under the title "Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners", this anthropologic study of human custom has remained popular for more than two centuries and delivers descriptions and exquisite illustrations of people from around the world. This particular volume, 'Costume of England, includes 50 exquisite color engravings depicting 19th-century men and women, English bishops, gypsies, milk maids, Hussars and other military soldiers, mayors, postmen, politicians and judges, shepherds and farmers, and so many more. Item number: #25169 Price: $750 ALEXANDER, William Picturesque Representations of the Dress and Manners of the English London: Printed for James Goodwin, [1828]. 1st edition Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o Unpaginated [~104] o 50 color plates, with descriptions References: Abbey Travel 244 Language: English Binding: Leather; secure Size: ~10in X 7.25in (25cm x 18.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 25169 Photos available upon request.

COSTUME; ATKINSON, John Augustus|MURRAY, John|ALEXANDER, William (illustrator). A Fine Group of Costume Books With More Than Two Hundred Hand-Colored Aquatint Plates [COSTUME]. [ALEXANDER, William]. Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the English. Illustrated in Fifty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions. London: John Murray, 1814. [With]: Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Turks. Illustrated in Sixty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions. London: John Murray, 1814. [With]: Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Austrians. Illustrated in Fifty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions. London: John Murray, 1814. [With]: Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Russians. Illustrated in Sixty-Four [63] Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions. London: John Murray, 1814. [With]: Picturesque Representations of The Dress and Manners of the Chinese. Illustrated in Fifty Coloured Engravings, with Descriptions. London: John Murray, 1814. First editions of John Murray's reduced format series of Alexander's costume books. Five small quarto volumes (9 1/8 x 6 7/16 inches; 232 x 163 mm). With 273 of 274 fine hand-colored aquatint plates. Lacking plate number 60 of 64 in the "Russians" volume. Contemporary red straight-grain morocco. Double gilt-rule border on covers. Boards also tooled in blind. Spines decoratively tooled and lettered in gilt. Gilt board edges and dentelles. Drab green endpapers. All edges gilt. With an armorial bookplates on front pastedown of each volume. Some light sunning to spines of a few volumes. Occasional light rubbing to board edges and spine extremities. "English" volume with some light discoloration to front board. Very minor foxing, otherwise an excellent set. Plates in fine condition. A fine group of Alexander's costume books, originally published in folios in 1805. These reduced versions were published as a series by John Murray, "who takes his place among the publishers of coloured books of costume" (Martin-Hardie, p. 153). The book on English costumes is the only one of the five that was probably not illustrated by Alexander, though the format is consistent with that of the other four. According to Prideaux and Martin-Hardie this volume was "admirably drawn and hand-coloured in a style so like that of Atkinson that they may well be accepted as his work" (Martin-Hardie, p. 154). William Alexander (1767-1816) was the first keeper of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, who had gone out as junior draughtsman with Lord Macartney's embassy. "Alexander was an excellent draughtsman, and his illustrations are of considerable value" (Prideaux, p. 250). Colas 75 and 78. Hiler, p. 16 (lists all five under Alexander). Lipperheide 832; 1351; 1423; 1527-28. Prideaux, p. 325 (lists all five under Alexander). HBS 67827. $7,500.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. William, Alexander (illustrator). First edition. 1st 1814. Very good condition with no wrapper. 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates, each followed with a page of descriptive text. Modern calf binding, three quarters red leather with blue title block & gilt title and raised bands to spine. Red cloth boards. New, grey marbled endpapers. Leather binding nice and clean. Slight mottling to vertical edge of cloth boards. Scattered spotting throughout and a few grubby marks. All plates present. A delightful copy. Packaged with care and promptly dispatched!

Londres, John Murray, 1814. In-folio, 27 x 36 cm. Edition originale, illustrée de 50 aquatintes hors-texte, gravées par William Alexander et entièrement rehaussées à la main. Elégante reliure en maroquin rouge à longs grains. Dos à 5 nerfs plats et orné de caissons dorés. Plats décorés d'arabesques dorées encadrées de dentelles à froid et de roulettes dorées. Roulettes intérieures à motif de feuilles de vigne, gardes recouvertes de soie bleue. Tranches dorées. Ex-libris: Lord Farnham. Traces de frottements aux coiffes, aux mors et aux coins. Quelques minimes rousseurs sans gravité. Gravures propres et fraîches. Ouvrage en très bel état, luxueusement relié et bien complet de toutes les gravures. (La page de titre annonce 64 gravures, ce qui est erroné comme le montre la table des planches qui s'arrête au n°50). [English: London, John Murray, 1814. Folio : 27 x 36 cm. First edition, illustrated with 50 hand-colored inserts aquatints engraved by William Alexander. Very elegant mid-19th centrury long grain red morocco binding. Flat bands on spine, with gilt title and panels. Large gilt arabesques on covers, framed with fillet rolls. Doublures rolled with gilt vine leaves. Blue silk endpapers. Gilt edges. Ex-libris: Lord Farnham. Hinges, headcaps and corners lightly rubbed. Some very light foxing. Engravings clean. Very nice copy, luxuriously bound, complete with all color plates. (The title page bears the mention "illustrated in sixty-four coloured engravings" which is not correct as the list of plates has only 50 numbers)].