XVIIIme siècle; institutions, usages et costumes, France 1700-1789 : ouvrage illustré des 21 chromolithographies et de 350 gravures sur bois d'après Watteau, Vanloo, Rigaud ... etc.
viii, 520 p., chromolitho. frontis., [20] chromolitho. pl., [31] wood-engr. pl. : wood-engr. illus. (incl. ports., coats of arms, plans) ; 29 cm.
General Note
Some of the plates accompanied by key leaf with descriptive letterpress.
At head of title: Paul Lacroix (Bibliophile Jacob).
"L'illustration de ce livre, composée de tableaux, dessins et gravures du temps, a été exécutée, sous la direction de M. A. Racinet, par MM. Sabatier, Hoffbauer, Goutzwiller, etc., Dessinateurs; Urrabieta, Durin, Picard, Charpentier, Bayalos, Dufour, etc., Lithographes; Huyot père et fils, Graveurs." (p. [v]).
Provenance
Purchased for the RA Library in 1875.
Binding Note
19th-century half red morocco trade binding, mottled boards, spine decorated in gilt within five raised bands, incl. direct-lettered title, publisher's name and date of publication at tail; top-edge gilt, marbled endpapers.