D. Hartevelt - Herinneringen uit Algiers - 1865-1865

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Memories from Algiers is a travelogue from 1865 by the Dutch merchant and writer Daniël Hartevelt, based on his stay in North Africa.
Background and Publication
• Author: Daniël Hartevelt (1824–1896), born in Brielle. (biography in Jaarboek van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1897)
• Publication year: 1865 (published by D.A. Thieme in Arnhem).
• Series: Appeared as No. 56 in the popular Guldens Edition.
• Origin: The texts first appeared as a feuilleton in the Arnhemsche Courant.
Contents and Style
• Experience: The material was collected in the winter of 1862 to 1863 on the northwestern coast of Africa.
• Style: Entertaining and loosely written, characteristic of his strong personality.
• Illustrations: The work originally contained 4 lithographic plates.

Text title page:
Memories from Algiers, D. Hartevelt.
With plates.
Arnhem, D.A. Thieme, 1865

Contents: 331 pp. (1). (pp. 15/16 missing). Four lithographic illustrations.
Condition: Fair to good: bound in hardcover; spine a bit sloppy; damaged spots; at the beginning some pages pasted (also a view of Algiers); provenance on the title page; pp. 14/15 missing; pages 165/172 show small tears (see photos); generally fresh pages; sometimes some browning; signs of use and wear; photos form part of the description.

Size: 14.5 x 11.5 cm
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