595 - SPALART, Robert von *Historical Survey of the Costumes, Customs, and Practices of the Principal Peoples of Antiquity and the Middle Ages* [...], Paris: A.A. Renouard (Metz: Collignon Press) [1804–1809] 7 vols., in-8° (some foxing, mostly concentrated on the first folios; some slight fading of color and/or rare missing pages or tears along the edges). Half-calf bound, signed Masquillier; covers of pebbled paper; spine with broad, floreted gilt raised bands; marbled edges (some signs of wear on the cap and corners; a small tear without loss on one cap). A fine copy with wide margins and very fresh colors. An important work translated from German. The illustrations comprise 285 (out of 287) copperplate engravings enhanced with watercolor, with captions under the illustrations (plates 27 and 67 of the first series are missing; plate 67 has been replaced by a second copy of plate 65 with the caption from plate 67). Copy without the two atlases. Ref. Brunet V:472. - Colas 2784 (erroneously states that this edition is incomplete in the section dealing with religious costumes). Enclosed: Lens, André—*Le costume ou Essai sur les habillements et les usages de plusieurs peuples de l'Antiquité, prouvé par les monuments*. Liège, published at the author’s expense by J.F. Bassompierre, 1776. In-4° (water stain at top, rare pinholes, worm damage at the bottom of the first quire). Marbled sheepskin binding (some splits in the clamps, tail cap with a gap, rounded corners). First edition of this collection of models for artists, complete with all 51 plates engraved by P. Martenasie, containing 160 illustrations of costumes as well as various objects (vases, ship ornaments, etc.). Ref. De Theux 649. - Colas 1828 (= Lipperheide 105). - Brunet III:980. Formerly owned by Antoine (handwritten note) (8 vols.)