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PICART (Bernard). RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS OF ALL TH…
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PICART (Bernard). RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS OF ALL TH…
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Estimate €550 - €750
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Description
PICART (Bernard). RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES AND CUSTOMS OF ALL THE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD, illustrated with figures drawn and engraved by Bernard Picard and other skilled artists. Amsterdam and Paris, Laporte, 1783. Four folio volumes in marbled havana calf, spined with raised bands decorated with panels and gilt metalwork, title and volume number labels in garnet morocco and black sheepskin, red edges (contemporary binding). Vol. 1: (1) half-title leaf, 163 pp., 81 plates (including 7 double-page plates and 1 small fold-out plate), (1) page of table of contents – Vol. 2: (2) folios of half-title and title page, 156 pp., 82 plates (including 9 double-page plates and one fold-out plate ‘Temple of Mecca’), (2) folios of table of contents and explanation of plate 151 - Vol. 3: (2) folios of half-title and title page, 200 pp., 60 plates (including 13 double-page plates), (1) folio of table of contents - Vol. 4: 224 pp., 31 plates (including 7 double-page plates), 40 pp., 4 plates (including 3 double-page plates), 44 pp., 6 plates, (1) folio of table of contents. Defects: Corners of the first endpaper and the first blank leaf of Vol. 1 are worn, very scattered faint water stains at the margins throughout the volumes, more pronounced in Vol. 1, a 15 cm tear (with no loss of material) at the fold of the ‘Dervish Dance’ plate, minimal worm damage, without affecting the text, in the upper margin of the last two parts of vol. 4; a small loss of leather at the top cap of vol. 2; a few small losses and scuffs on the covers; a few rounded corners. NEW EDITION of this IMPORTANT ILLUSTRATED WORK, one of the finest of the 18th century. It contains 4 title pages and 264 plates (excluding title pages) engraved on steel, including 41 double-page or fold-out plates. A PLEASANT COPY, in a contemporary binding in GOOD CONDITION, complete with all plates; the scattered water stains found throughout the volume have not compromised the quality of the fine laid paper and are very often marginal. ¶ Brunet, I, 1743 – Sabin, 4931 – Cohen, 134, for the first edition of 1733.
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