SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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ONWHYN, Thomas and Joseph.
Costumes of the Time of George II designed for Her Majesty's Ball.

These lovely plates show costumes of the ladies of the English Court in the first part of the 18th century.

Published
London,: Published by John Lee, [1845]
References
Colas 2249; Lipperheide 3178; not in Abbey Life; Bobins II 696;
Plates
12
Binding/Size
S=8vo
Value
0-5000
Published
London,: Published by John Lee, [1845]
Ref
690

FIRST EDITION. 8vo. Tinted lithographed title and 11 hand-coloured lithographed costumes plates. Original red cloth with title and some royal decorative designs in gilt and in blind to upper board, minor stains in outer corners of upper board, front hinge cracked, some wear to spine. Coloured endpapers. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. Queen Charlotte. 3. Hon. Susanna Fitzpatrick. 4. Augusta, Princess of Wales. 5. Princess Augusta. 6. Princess Ann. 7. Princess Carolina. 8. Lady Mary Boynton. 9. Countess of Coventry. 10. [not captioned] 11. Lady Fortescue. 12. Miss Hudson.