Nov 11, 2008 - Sale 2162

Sale 2162 - Lot 143

Price Realized: $ 3,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
PICART, BERNARD. The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World. Engraved dedication and 221 (of 222) engraved plates, some double-page or folding. Half-titles. 7 volumes in 6. Folio, 446x265 mm, contemporary calf, rebacked, top of spines chipped with varying loss, Volume 1 rear cover detached, few joints cracked or starting; some light foxing and toning on text leaves, dampstain on a few double-page plates in Volume 6, the rest of the plates generally clean, modern owner's inscription on front endleaf in Volume 1, Volume 4 lacks last leaf (directions to binder?). London: William Jackson for Claude Du Bosc, 1733-37