11th Sep, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Books, Maps & Ephemera

 
Lot 57A
 

57A

Walker, George The Costume of Yorkshire in 1814. A Series of Forty-One Facsimiles of Original...

Walker, George
The Costume of Yorkshire in 1814. A Series of Forty-One Facsimiles of Original Drawings by George Walker. Leeds: Richard Jackson, 1885. Folio, full parchment gilt; frontis. and 40 colour plates on Japan paper; extra-illus., seemingly without guiding principle, with engravings and similar on pre- and post-lims (inc. verso of frontis., foot of title, and around the explanation of plates, though none obvious on main text block or plates). Limited ed., this no. 15 of 600, first 100 with plates on Japan paper, others on plate paper. Text in English and French.
A fascinating view of a mostly lost Yorkshire, with the Milk Boy and the Whalebone Scrapers amongst militia regiments and Line Swinglers. This is not only a costume book however. It also features ancient traditions (such as Riding the Stang) and a picture of Murray and Blenkinsop's steam engine, which predated Stephenson. The additional prints seem mostly unconnected with Yorkshire costume, though some do depict foreign dress and custom.

Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £300


 

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