Abraham de Bruyn (1540-1587). Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae

gentium habitus. Habits de diverses nations de Leurope, Asie, Afrique et Amerique. Trachtenbuch: der Funembsten Nationen und Volcker kleijdungen beijde Manns und Weybs personen in Euopa Asia Africa und America. N.pl., Joos de Bosscher, n.d. (ca. 1600). Obl. sm. plano. 20th cent. vellum, engr. title-p. followed by a letterpress introd. by Abraham de Bruyn, 60 (of 61) plates numb. 1-27, 28-2(?), 28-I, and 1 unnumb., 29-51 and 53-58.

Lacks plate 52, title-p. dam. and backed, introd. leaf w. lower margin cut off, torn and partly backed/ strengthened, plate 1 w. lower margin strengthened and also less wide than the other plates, partly waterst. in upper outer corner, a few plates stained in lower margin and some other minor defects. Hollstein IV, A. de Bruyn 248-306, probably the 4th ed. The 1st ed. appeared in 1581, the date of the introd. Very fine, famous series of costume-prints.