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HOLLAR, Wenceslaus (1607-1677). Ornatus mvliebris; or, The severall habits of English women. London: H. Overton at the White Horse without Newgate, 1640 [but after 1706]. 4° (238 x 177mm). Engraved title, 24 etched plates only (of 26) by Hollar (title spotted, on differet paper and laid down, each plate with library ink stamp or blind stamp at upper margin, one plate with 2 stamps, several stamps encroaching within plate area, some marginal repairs and short tears, slight browning and spotting). Modern brown half morocco. The title page is not from the same edition as the plates; as Penington stresses, in rebound copies the plates themselves may be a made up set.
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