8vo. 2 leaves + VIII + 236 p. / 2 leaves + 212 p. + 50 hand-coloured engraved costume plates + 2 engraved music plates (on one sheet) small cut-out on top of half-titles in both volumes repaired this repair has given some off-set to title engraved bookplate 'H. Custer' cloth binding title gilt on spine. Fine untrimmed copy. FIRST EDITION of this beautifully illustrated work complete with hand-coloured engraved plates of countrymen and women; including haymaker, haymaking girl farmer, huntsman, milkmaid milkman, embroiderer, mountaineer, servants, peasants, and shepherds. Also, men and women of towns and Alpine regions, including Zürich, Fribourg, Thun, Basle, Lucerne, Soleure, etc. All in colourful traditional dress. With the two music-plates (on one sheet printed recto/verso) with the very popular hymn 'Ranz de vaches des Ormonts' which for one time was forbidden because of the Swiss mercenaries fighting against each other in the different armies by hearing this song, they became so homesick that they deserted. Ann Yosy was a lady traveler who lived and traveled in Switzerland from 1802 to1813. The engravings are partly copied from engravings in the work "Neue Sammlung von Schweizertrachten" by König published in 1811. Rebinding and restoration work on this book by Ron Norman of Hartlepool. (Ronnorm@aol.com) Coloured plates in order: Volume 1. 1. Haymaker of Thoun. 2. A Haymaking Girl of Thoun. 3. A Young Woman of the Valley of Interlaken. 4. Shepherd of Oberhaslibwith the Trumpet of the Alpes. 5. The Three Graces of Gouggisberg. 6. Farmer of Argovia. 7. Peasant of Argovia. 8. A Countryman of Freye Aemter. 9. A Country Woman of Freye Aemter. 10. Countryman of Thurgovia. 11. Countrywoman of Thurgovia. 12. Peasant of the Valley Mutta, Canton of Schweitz. 13. Peasant of the Valley of Mutta, Canton of Schweitz. 14. A Huntsman of the Mountains, Canton of Schweitz. 15. Milk Maid, Schweitz. 16. Peasant of Wenthal. 17. Young Peasant of Wenthal. 18. Young Peasant of Kybourg. 19. Woman, Canton of Zurich. 20. Peasant, Canton of Zurich. Volume 2. 21. Servant of St. Gallen. 22. Catholick Servant of St. Gallen. 23. Mountaineer of The Grisson. 24. A Countryman of the Valley Prettigaw. 25. A Young Woman, Valley of Prettigaw. 26. A Young Woman of Engadin. 27. Country Woman of Lucerne. 28. Countryman of Entlibuch. 29. A Peasant in the Ancient Swiss Dress. 30. Peasant of Uri. 31. Young Peasant of Uri. 32. A Peasant of Underwalden. 33. A Peasant of Underwalden. 34. Country Man of Bounas, Canton of Zug. 35. Young Woman of Bounas. 36. Country Man of Merischwanden. 37. Country Woman of Merischwanden. 38. A Peasant of Fribourg of the French Part. 39. A Peasant of Fribourg on the German Side. 40. A Milk Man of Fribourg. 41. Morat, Canton of Fribourg. 42. A Countryman of Basle. 43. A Country Man of Basle. 44. A Young Servant, Basle. 45. A Country Woman of Basle. 46. Embroiderer of Appenzell. 47. Cowkeeper of Appenzell. 48. A Goat Keeper, Appenzell. 49. Counrty Servant, Soleure. 50. Female Servant, Soleure.