Lot 173: FERRARIO, Giulio. Il Costume antico e moderno o storia del governo, della milizia, della

FERRARIO, Giulio. Il Costume antico e moderno o storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni... prima edizione Siciliana. Palermo: Salvatore Barcelona, 1831. 16 volumes only, volumes I, III-VI, VIII of Asia only, volumes III-IV, VI, VII (part II), VIII, VIII (part II), IX (part II) of Europe only, and volumes I-III of Africa only, 8° (210 x 137mm). Half titles, 791 engraved plates only (Asia: 258 plates; Europe: 411 plates; Africa: 122 plates), of which 725 are coloured, mostly by hand, some printed in colour (some browning and spotting, a few pages with clean tears). Contemporary calf-backed boards, flat spines lettered, ruled and decorated in gilt (rubbed, head of spine of vol. III of Asia damaged with loss). The lot sold as a collection of plates, not subject to return. (16)