Benaki, Antony E., editor.

first edition, limited to 325 copies, this being number 72 of 300 copies for sale, 2 volumes, folio (497 x 350mm.), titles and text in Greek, French and English, printed in red and black, text in volume 1 loose as issued, text in volume 2 in original printed grey wrappers, 112 coloured costume plates by Nicolas Sperling (numbered 1-85, plus 27 supplementary plates for volume 1 issued with volume 2), loose as issued, letterpress divisional titles, original folding cloth portfolios, upper covers lettered in blue, cloth ties

Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

an uncommon work with the complete set of plates. In the introduction Angeliki Hadzimichali writes: "The rich collection of national costumes in the Benaki museum forms a complete series in which all the most characteristic styles of Greek dress are fully represented." The plates depict costumes from continental Greece, the Peloponnesus, Thessaly, the Island of Euboea, Epirus, Macedonia, Crete, the Aegean and Ionian Islands, Dodecanese, Thrace and Cyprus.