Book of 30 Hand-Colored Plates Showing Costumes of Central Italy, ca. 1840s

Hardcover. Very good. Thirty captioned plates bound accordion-style in marbled paper boards and housed in a matching period slipcase. No title page or other publication information, but very likely 1840s, based on other books made in the same style and including some of the same plates. Each plate measures 4" x 2.75" (10.5 x 7.5 cm).  Very slight foxing, some glue staining coming through from the back where 3 pairs of plates are joined, else very clean. Binding and slipcase rubbed at the edges; very good. The plates, which show a mix of male and female costumes and "types" from the Lazio region (which includes Rome) are:  Pellegrino, Trasteverina di Roma, Eminente Romano, Donna di Palombara, Eremita, Donna di Subbiaco, Giuncataro, Donna di Nettuno, Carrettiere da Vino, Sora di Compagna, Donna di Frascati, Rocca Canterano, Frattarolo, Donna di Tivoli, Rocca di Papa, Donna di Cervara, Donna di Sezze, Uomo di Castelnuovo, Donna di Sonnino, Vignarola, Donna di Palestrina, Donna di Civitella, Ciociaro, Ciociara, Donna di Albano, Pescatore, Sonninese, Pifferari, Pastore, and Mosciarellaro. .

Item #24419

Price: $350.00