[Costumes] Maillart, Ph.J. Collection de costumes de tous les ordres monastiques,

supprimés à differentes époques, dans la ci-devant Belgique. Chaque figure est accompagnée d'une note historique indicative de l'Époque de leur institution, de celle de leur suppression, et du nom de leurs fondateurs. L'an 1811. Vilvoorde, n.publ., 1811. W. engr. title and 104 (of 132) engr. plates, all but the final 2 plates finely contemp. handcol. 4to. Splendidly bound in richly gilt antique-style full polished leather by Ch. de Samblanx (signed and dated 1914), both covers w. central coat of arms of the Belgian Lalaing family, w. the Perroen of Liège and lozenges in corners and on ribbed spine. In marbled board slipcase. Lacks 28 plates. Title sl. soiled, outer edge w. sm. tears and backed w. paper strip; final plate w. sm. closed tear and backed in upper margin. Board slipcase torn along 2 edges. A very attractive, luxuriously bound copy.

Rare, especially w. this Vilvoorde imprint, apparently only 1 copy of this edition in libraries worldwide (Erfgoedbibliotheek Hendrik Conscience, Antwerp, not stating the number of plates). A more common (but also rare) edition has the imprint Brussels, Ph.J. Maillart et Soeur, 1811. Colas 1948.