Theodore Juste - Histoire de Belgique - 1840

1. History of Belgium by Theodor Juste, illustrated by the elite of Belgian artists - Brussels, Alexander Jamar, [n.d., 1840] - (4) (IV) 625 pp - half leather binding with gilt spine - 26.5 x 17 cm

Good. Some wear and bump spots on corners and edges. Interior browned, here and there a spot/foxing - especially on the plates and the pages before and after as well as the first and last 8 pp.. Only a few dog-ears.

Contains frontispiece, folding map (on the verso a restored tear in the inner margin up to the image, about 6 cm, partly hand-colored, 22 plates and many illustrations within the text

2. Les Splendeurs de l'Art en Belgique. Texte par H G Moke, illustrations par Henderson et Stroobant - Brussels, Meline, Cans et Compagnie, [n.d., 1844] - 413 pp - blind-stamped linen binding - 26 x 17.5 cm

Good. Spine somewhat discolored, corners a bit worn. Ex Libris front cover, stamp at the bottom of the title page, in the lower margin two pages and at the bottom of the last leaf. Frontispiece is loose. Inner hinge slightly open - book block fixed in binding. Interior browned, here and there a spot. Only dog-ears. A few sections/pages slightly loose at the bottom. Inner margin in some places slightly open - book block fixed in binding

Contains 36 plates (including frontispiece) - protective paper with two creases and one hole - and a number of illustrations (vignettes) within the text

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