Beautiful and scarce costume plates of Peruvian citizens, including dancers, smokers, vendors of watermelon, bread and milk, the elite, et al.
Plates are dated in the lithographs 1855-56. Lithographs by E. Prugue from original drawings by Bonnaffe. French translation in each lower margin.
There are 2 series of this Album, one printed in 1856 and one in 1857; this is the rarest and much sought after series. A fine hand coloured set of Peruvian costume plates. Also issued in uncolored state.
Large folio (14" x 20") original blue pebbled cloth with gilt lettering on front and blind-stamped borders on both board; 12 hand colored lithographed plates, printed in Paris. No text, no title page (as issued).
References:
Bobins I # 3; not in Colas or Lipperheide; Hilier p.101.
Publisher: Lima : A.A. Bonnaffe
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Date Added: 2019-05-04
Bonnaffe, A. A.. Recuerdos de Lima. Lima : A.A. Bonnaffe. 1857.
Bonnaffe, A. A. (1857) Recuerdos de Lima. Lima : A.A. Bonnaffe.
Bonnaffe, A. A., Recuerdos de Lima. Lima : A.A. Bonnaffe. 1857.
