PBA Galleries

Comprises:

• Meyrick, Samuel Rush & Charles Hamilton Smith. The Costume of the Original Inhabitants of the British Islands, from the Earliest Periods to the Sixth Century... With 21 (of 25, incl. the added title) hand-colored engraved plates. London: Printed by J. Kay, [1815].
• Smith, Charles Hamilton. Selections of the Ancient Costume of Great Britain & Ireland from the Seventh to the Sixteenth Century... With pictorial title & 55 (of 60) hand-colored engraved plates. London: Printed by William Bulmer and Co., 1814

Together, two works bound together. (folio) 36x25 cm. (14¼x9¾"), old half calf & cloth, rebacked with later calf, spine gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.

Captivating and well-executed hand-colored plates of British peoples and their dress through the ages. The first work lacks the added title and three plates; the second work lacks five plates. Each of the plates with old inkstamp on verso of the Literary Institution.