SPL Hand Coloured Rare Book Collection Featuring Norman R Bobins

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SEMPLE, Miss.
The Costume of the Netherlands.

Miss Semple seems to have known the country and its inhabitants, and seems to have had little trouble in getting them to pose for her. Her brief descriptions of the illustrations are a joy, full of wit and acute observation and understanding, and are given in English and French.

Published
London: Ackermann, Strand, 1819.
References
Tooley 449; Bobins II 430; Colas 2710; Lipperheide 958.
Plates
31
Binding/Size
M=4to
Value
0-5000
Published
London: Ackermann, Strand, 1819.
Ref
347

In-folio. 31pp. 30 plates + title page. Full red morocco binding signed Sangorski & Sutcliffe London. Decorative floral motif in gilt and blind to boards, spine in six compartments with title and raised bands in gilt, gilt edges, gilt inner dentelles. Original title label pasted into a prelim. Half-title. Lovely aquatint plates, hand-coloured after drawings from stature by Miss Semple. Text in English and French. A very good copy. Plates show women, children, servants, wives, etc., from locations around the country. Coloured plates in order: 1. Title page. 2. Woman & Boy of the neighbourhood of Amsterdam. 3. Woman & Children of Amsterdam. 4. Lady of Rotterdam. 5. Woman and little Girl. 6. Children going to school. 7. Maid Servant of Rotterdam. 8. Boy selling Flowers in the Streets of Rotterdam. 9. Gardner's Wife of Rotterdam. 10. Milkman of Rotterdam. 11. Woman of the neighbourhood of Rotterdam. 12. Girl selling Matches in the Streets of Rotterdam. 13. Group at the Fair at Rotterdam. 14. Maid Servant washing the Pavement. 15. Woman of Broeck. 16. Woman of Williamstadt. 17. Man & Woman of North Holland. 18. Woman of North Holland. 19. Woman & Child of Friesland. 20. Woman of Hinlopen. 21. A Zealander. 22. Woman of the neighbourhood of Antwerp. 23. Woman of Brabant. 24. Girl from the neighbourhood of Mons. 25. Labourer near Valenciennes. 26. Girl of the neighbourhood of Valenciennes. 27. Shepherd near Valenciennes. 28. Milk Woman of Valenciennes. 29. Woman of Valenciennes. 30. Country Woman going to Valenciennes. 31. Wife of the Keeper of the Burying Ground near Valenciennes.