Hildebrand - Camera Obscura - 1839

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Camera Obscura by Hildebrand (Nicolaas Beets), first edition published in 1839, 251 pages, Dutch original language, soft cover binding, published by Erven F. Bohn, Haarlem, Subject: Literature, in reasonable condition with moisture damage on page 1.

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A rare and distinctive edition of Camera Obscura by Nicolaas Beets, first edition 1839
Camera Obscura, written by Nicolaas Beets under the pseudonym Hildebrand, appeared in the autumn of 1839. This collection of stories, with sketches from Dutch daily life, was written in 1837 when Beets studied theology in Leiden. The work grew into one of the best-known classics of Dutch literature.
Publisher: Erven F. Bohn in Haarlem.
With on page 251, the last page, the printed dedication to Abraham Scholl van Egmond (see fig. 17)
Cover in moderate condition but not loose and some water damage on page 1 (see figs. 13,14)
Otherwise in neat condition and the binding is OK

A rare and distinctive edition of Camera Obscura by Nicolaas Beets, first edition 1839
Camera Obscura, written by Nicolaas Beets under the pseudonym Hildebrand, appeared in the autumn of 1839. This collection of stories, with sketches from Dutch daily life, was written in 1837 when Beets studied theology in Leiden. The work grew into one of the best-known classics of Dutch literature.
Publisher: Erven F. Bohn in Haarlem.
With on page 251, the last page, the printed dedication to Abraham Scholl van Egmond (see fig. 17)
Cover in moderate condition but not loose and some water damage on page 1 (see figs. 13,14)
Otherwise in neat condition and the binding is OK

Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Literature
Book Title
Camera Obscura
Author/ Illustrator
Hildebrand
Condition
Fair
Publication year oldest item
1839
Edition
1st Edition
Language
Dutch
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Erven F. Bohn, Haarlem
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
251
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