Coutumes

628 p. + Chromolithographed plates showing coats of arms and others with people in native costumes, engaged in local tasks + Colored map, steel engravings, etc. Wood engraved text illustrations. The artists for these include: Bellange, Gigoux, Raffet, Isabey, Morel Fatio, Saint Germain, and Daubigny. 4to. 270 mm. Original leather backed pebbled boards binding, Spine decorated in gold gilt. Extremities rubbed. An attractive copy of a wonderful book on Brittany. By the way - Brittany is a great place to visit in modern France. The author, Jules Gabriel Janin (1804-1874), was a French writer and important drama critic. FR4