ALEXANDER, William. The Costume of China, London: William Miller, 1805 [plates dated 1797-1804]. 4°, half-title and engraved title, 48 hand-coloured aquatint plates by William Alexander (occasional light spotting and off-setting), contemporary citron straight-grained morocco, covers with gilt roll-tool anthemion borders, spine with raised bands and elaborate foliate gilt decoration in compartments, 2 black calf lettering pieces (joints and extremities rubbed, light scuffing), g.e. FIRST EDITION. Abbey Travel 534; Colas 74; cf. Lipperheide 1528; Tooley 18.