COSTUMES OF DIFFERENT NATIONS IN MINIATURE FROM DRAWINGS BY ALFRED MILLS 1814

[MILLS, ALFRED]. Costumes of Different Nations in Miniature from Drawings by Alfred Mills, with Descriptions. London: Printed For Darton, Harvey & Darton, 1814.

FIRST EDITION. Leather-bound, softcover, miniature (6 x 6 x 2 cm), pp. 94 + 47 unnumbered leaves of copper engraved plates. English text. Bound in contemporary soft leather covers. Condition: GOOD. Binding secure with spine lean and creasing. Wear to covers with some scuffing and corners turned. Interior slightly toned. Couple of previous owner names throughout.

Note: A wonderful and rare miniature book with 47 copper plate engravings of certain people's of the world, including Highlanders of Scotland, Egyptian Merchants, Cossacks, Congo, Circassians, Bedouins, American Indians. BONDY, L.W. MINIATURE BOOKS, p.65. OSBORNE COLLECTION, p.87. SPIELMANN (Catalogue of Miniature Books) 367. WELSH, D.V. (Bibliography of miniature books) 367.