232 - MARCEL DE SERRES (Pierre-Marcel Toussaint de). *Austria, or the Customs, Practices, and Dress of the Inhabitants of that Empire*; followed by a *Journey to Bavaria and the Tyrol*. Paris: Nepveu, 1821.

MARCEL DE SERRES (Pierre-Marcel Toussaint de). *Austria, or the Customs, Practices, and Dress of the Inhabitants of that Empire*; followed by a *Journey to Bavaria and the Tyrol*. Paris: Nepveu, 1821. 6 in-16 volumes, brown sheepskin, spine with decorated raised bands, triple gilt fillet on the covers with spandrel motifs, gilt roulette on the edges, gilt edges (contemporary binding). The first two volumes are devoted to the history of this empire; the next three contain a description of Austria; and the last consists of excerpts from the author’s journey through Bavaria and Tyrol around the year 1811. (Brunet I, 1226; Colas, 2714.) The entire work is illustrated with 48 plates of costumes, finely colored at the time, depicting the inhabitants of the various regions. The engraved costumes are particularly intriguing, based on very accurate drawings made by the author himself or by travelers who, like him, had visited the regions they describe. It is not surprising that the variety of clothing and customs is prodigious in a monarchy composed of such disparate nations. A fine copy.