One part only (of 14), folio (549 x 360 mm).  10 lithographed plates with hand-coloring by Comte after drawings b A. d'Hastrel. (5 sheets with toning to over plate and in margin showing through on verso, some mostly marginal spotting, a few tiny chips to extremities.) Loose as issued in original wrappers (some soft creasing and very slight chipping); cloth folding case. 

The complete series of the Americas plates from the Galerie Royale de Costumes, which in total comprised 14 parts each devoted to a different region, most depicting various places in Europe and the Middle East.  The American plates depict mid-19th century costumes from around the Rio de la Plata, including Buenos Aires and Montevideo.