L'Autriche
A very fine and precious copy in contemporary green morocco with the arms of the Countess of Rosny, daughter of the Duchess of Berry.
Rare and sought-after first edition adorned with 48 beautiful period hand-colored engravings.
6 volumes in 6 in-12 volumes of: I/ (2) leaves, VIII pp., 242 pp. and 1 plate; II/ (2) leaves, 219 pp. and 1 plate; III/ (2) leaves, 256 pp. and 10 plates; IV/ (2) leaves, 258 pp. and 9 plates; V/ (2) leaves, 263 pp. and 17 plates; VI/ (2) leaves, 219 pp., (4) pp. and 10 plates.
Long-grained green morocco, gilt fillet and panel roll on covers, gilt arms stamped in the center, spine with raised bands and gilt decoration, decorated edges, inner gilt roll, gilt edges. Armorial binding signed by P. Simier.
134 x 81 mm.
Serres, Marcel de. Austria, or Customs, Practices and Costumes of the Inhabitants of this Empire; Followed by a Journey in Bavaria and Tyrol; work adorned with forty-eight engravings depicting more than one hundred and twenty different characters.
Paris, A. Nepveu, 1821.
First edition of this beautiful sought-after work illustrated with 48 fine engravings showing the trades, customs and costumes of the inhabitants of this region.
Except for the frontispiece, all the figures are in contemporary color.
Lipperheide, Ea, 28; Colas, 2714; Hiler, 793.
“The most curious costumes were engraved after very accurate drawings made by the author himself or by travelers who, like him, visited the lands they describe” (Preface).
The first two volumes contain a Historical Summary of the House of Austria. The next three describe the geography, regions, cities, customs, culture, and costumes of this region.
The last volume contains the Fragments of a Journey in Bavaria and Tyrol in 1811.
A recognized geologist and naturalist, Marcel de Serres (1780-1862) was one of the best French experts on Austria. Under the Empire, he held the position of inspector of the arts, sciences and manufactures.
Very beautiful and precious copy bound by René Simier in morocco leather with the arms of the Countess of Rosny, daughter of the Duchess of Berry, who would spend her final days in Austria in her castle of Brunsee.
Louise Marie Thérèse d’Artois (1819-1864), third child of the Duke and Duchess of Berry, took the title Countess of Rosny in 1830 upon the fall of Charles X, her grandfather. In 1845, she married Ferdinand Charles of Bourbon in Austria, who became Duke of Parma in 1849.
