Bordeaux - Gironde - Lot 284

Bordeaux - Gironde GALARD (Gustave de) Collection of the various costumes of the inhabitants of Bordeaux and the surrounding area. Drawings by G. de Galard. Notes by S.E. Geraud. [Bordeaux, Lavigne jeune, 1818-19]. In-4; 28/32 engravings by Le ROY enhanced in color and mounted on tabs, accompanied by 28 pages of notices. Minor spotting here and there. Contemporary Bradel-style boards. Without the gray-blue delivery covers. Album normally complete in 32 plates, 28 present in this album. Extremely rare. Occasionally a few plates are found as deliveries, but almost never the complete album. The album contains no title, the gray-blue cover of the deliveries sometimes serving as title page. List of various costumes: Grisette; Milk merchant; Servant; Layt; Oyster merchant; Modiste; Charcoal maker; Strawberry merchant; Baked apple seller; Porter saix; Craftswoman; Young girl from La Teste; Landes shepherdess; Landes shepherd; Petit résinier ; Patron de barque ; Grisette ; Femme du peuple ; Femme de Blaye ; Jeunes filles de Caudéran ; Marchand de volaille ; Femme de la Roque ; Marchands d'habits ; Marchande de châtaignes ; Matelot ; Décroteur ; Marchande de poulets.