Women's Fashion Evening & Morning Costumes c. 1830-40 book 65 hand color plates

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Plate Books, Fashion, Women's Fashion).

Evening and Morning Costumes.
Published c. 1830-40, London.
65 hand colored plates. Text in English. All engraved plates with original hand color. Custom book, created by an early owner who had it bound for them. Stamped binding by Bartlett of Boston.

Attractive antiquarian full leather binding, raised & gilt bands, gilt compartment decorations, gilt ruled covers.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. 

Binding gently age worn but still appealing, leather and joints slightly cracked and rubbed but still supple, covers well attached, remains overall very attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, some plates display their original binding stab holes along the fore edge, internally book remains mostly clean, tight and sound. A plate book which has been taken care of but may/ does not look like new.

Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

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Book Measures c. 7" H x 4 1/2" W.

[B9218].