Amedée Forestier (Illustrator) - Belgium - 1908
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Belgium, illustrated hardback by Amedée Forestier, first illustrated edition published by Adam and Charles Black in 1908, 390 pages with colour plates and a folding map.
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First edition and printing of this wonderfully illustrated book, with coloured plates and folding map
A comprehensive review and great reference with magnificent colour paintings covering the people, countryside and architecture and landscape of Belgium. The books gives a wonderful insight into Belgium around 1900.
The book is beautifully bound, designed and illustrated with frontispiece in colour, "Brussels, The Hotel de Ville." is tissue-guarded and captioned, 77 lovely internal illustration, which are tissue-guarded and captioned, and from plates by watercolours painted by Amedee Forestier. Fold-out map of Belgium and part of Holland in back of volume. Text by George W. T. Omond.
Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1908. Publisher’s original Black cloth with Titles and heraldic emblem in yellow to front panel and gilt with yellow to spine.
Book Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 5 cm and Number of Pages: 390 including index + 8 pages of publishers’ books
Condition:
Firm and well bound copy. External covers are clean and in nice shape, and with light wear to corners. Internally the book is in very good condition indeed. Old inscription dated 1917 with neat pencil on top first front free endpaper page. Pages are very clean with occasional light foxing on page edges. All pages are tightly held at the gutter. Inner hinges are very good. The text is fresh. The attractive illustrations make this a truly beautiful title (Excellent Copy) (Please see pictures).
First edition and printing of this wonderfully illustrated book, with coloured plates and folding map
A comprehensive review and great reference with magnificent colour paintings covering the people, countryside and architecture and landscape of Belgium. The books gives a wonderful insight into Belgium around 1900.
The book is beautifully bound, designed and illustrated with frontispiece in colour, "Brussels, The Hotel de Ville." is tissue-guarded and captioned, 77 lovely internal illustration, which are tissue-guarded and captioned, and from plates by watercolours painted by Amedee Forestier. Fold-out map of Belgium and part of Holland in back of volume. Text by George W. T. Omond.
Published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 1908. Publisher’s original Black cloth with Titles and heraldic emblem in yellow to front panel and gilt with yellow to spine.
Book Dimensions: 23 x 17 x 5 cm and Number of Pages: 390 including index + 8 pages of publishers’ books
Condition:
Firm and well bound copy. External covers are clean and in nice shape, and with light wear to corners. Internally the book is in very good condition indeed. Old inscription dated 1917 with neat pencil on top first front free endpaper page. Pages are very clean with occasional light foxing on page edges. All pages are tightly held at the gutter. Inner hinges are very good. The text is fresh. The attractive illustrations make this a truly beautiful title (Excellent Copy) (Please see pictures).
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Travels
Book title
Belgium
Author/ Illustrator
Amedée Forestier (Illustrator)
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1908
Height
23 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
17 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Adam and Charles Black
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
390
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