Brussel und Leipzig, Muquardt, 1845-1847. 2 vols. large 8°. Orig. printed boards, 462, 336pp. With tog. 150 beautiful handcoloured wood-cut plates (plates gommes), list of contents and plates. Colas, 302. The beautiful handcoloured plates depict. national costumes from all over the World: Asia (Japan, China, India, Indonesia.), Australia & the Pacific, The Americas, Asia Minor, &c.&c.Plates in excellent condition.Generally the costume-plate of a Lapp(Noeway/Sweden) is not present, our copy is complete however. The author, a professor at Berlin and Potsdam, ethnologically classified all the peoples of the world into groups such as Mongolians, Americans, South-Americans, Indians, Malayans, Australians, Negroes, Ethiopians, Caucasians and Indo-Europeans and examined and analysed them according to administrative system, religion, customs and modes of dress. The work actually serves as a dictionary of types and costumes of the world. Rare complete set in very good condition.(vol. Ii with some skilful restorations to spine)."