Divers auteurs - Bruxelles : Deux volumes consacrés à la ville de Bruxelles et à son passé - 1979-1988

The lot contains:
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“Brussels of Yesteryear” => a compilation of the three works on Brussels by Louis Hymans, originally published in installments between 1883 and 1885 under the title “Brussels Through the Ages.” The first two volumes were written by Louis Hymans, who died in 1884 before he could complete the preparation of the third volume. The latter was published posthumously in 1885 by his brother, Henri, and his son, Paul Hymans.

Louis Hymans/Henri and Paul Hymans - Brussels of Yesteryear [Illustrated with 350 engravings] - Brussels, FNAC Bookseller/Publisher, 1988 - Print run: 2,700 copies (this copy is number 282) - 1st edition - 297+1p. - Binding: full black cloth, with gilt title and decoration on the front cover and spine; a mounted and laminated engraving adorns the front cover - 24.70x32.80cm - Very good copy: minimal signs of wear to the binding; text block clean and in perfect condition; a few rare foxing spots on the endpapers and edges.
* Louis Salomon Hymans (1829–1884) was a Belgian journalist, teacher, writer, and parliamentarian.
* Henri Hymans (1836–1912) was a Belgian lithographer and man of letters. He served as chief curator of the Royal Library of Belgium from 1904 to 1909.
* Paul Louis Adrien Henri Hymans (1865–1941) was a Belgian liberal politician, lawyer, and diplomat. (Sources: Wikipedia)
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Edited by Georges-Henri Dumont – “Brussels, a Thousand Years of Daily Life” – Brussels, La Renaissance du Livre, 1979 – 1st edition – 415p. – Imitation leather binding, with gilt titles and decoration on the front cover and spine, black printed borders on the front cover and spine, and illustrated endpapers – 29.60x27.80cm (oblong format) – Very good copy: minimal signs of wear to the cover; text block clean and in perfect condition.
* Baron Georges-Henri Dumont (1920–2013) was a Belgian historian and writer. (Source: Wikipedia)

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