Between the Covers

Hardcover. First edition. Octavo. Bound portfolio. 58 hand colored plates designed and engraved by Leopold Massard, without title page. 24 cm. In early 20th Century full brown cloth, gilt spine title, marbled endpapers. Library stamp on the front free endpaper. Plates are near fine, overall very good. The hand coloring is especially skillful, fine and bright. Published as a four volume set, this single volume consists of plates numbered 1-19, 21-26, and 28-60, depicting French monarchial costumes from Clovis I (5th century) to the 12th Century. Very scarce.

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