Havertown: Casemate, 2005. Illustrated with a few black-and-white photographs and maps. 238 pages. 8vo, slightly bumped black boards, pictorial d.w. Havertown: Casemate, (2005). First edition, first printing. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Original poster mounted on linen. Color lithograph. 28 1/4" x 20 3/8" This stark World War I poster is for "Clothes Collection Week" sponsored by the American Red Cross. The drive aimed to collect "used or new clothing, dresses, underwear, shoes - wearing apparel of every kind" to send to "destitute men, women, and children in Occupied Northern France and Belgium". The collection week ran from March 25 - March 30. This poster is in good condition, with some wear..... More
Antwerp: Ludion, 2005. Photographs by Christine Bastin & Jacques Evrard. Beautifully illustrated with hundreds of photographs. 223pp., 4to, cloth, d.w.; very minor wrinkling to lower front edge of dust wrapper. Antwerp: Ludion, (2005). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Leipzig: Baedeker, 1905. Illustrated with 15 maps and 30 plans. 474 pages. 12mo, original gilt-lettered flexible red cloth, marbled page edges. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1905. Fourteenth edition, revised and augmented. Bookplate on half title page. A near fine copy. More
Leipzig: Baedeker, 1910. 19 color folding maps, 37 plans, 489pp., small 8vo, red cloth, d.w.; (lightly chipped). Leipzig: Baedeker, 1910. Very Good. More
Leipzig: Baedeker, 1910. 19 color folding maps, 37 plans, 489pp., small 8vo, red cloth. Leipzig: Baedeker, 1910. Fifteenth edition, revised. Very Good(+). More
Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, 1977. Translated by Elsie Callander. Color frontis, 278 illustrations, including 96 plates in color. 405 pages. Thick tall 4to, red cloth, d.w., board slipcase. Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, (1977). First edition. A fine copy in a very near fine dust wrapper. More
(1) Ordonnance du Roy, pour la levee... du 25 Decembre 1746. 4 pages. Paris, 1746. (2) De Par le Roy Jaen Moreau ... Intendant en Flanders & des Armees du Roy. En conformite de l'Ordonnance du Roy du 25 Decembre 1746 ... Lille, January 3, 1747. 6 pages. (3) Instruction pour Mrs. les Commissaires des Guerres, signed De Sechelle and dated January 3, 1747. 5 pages. 1747. (4) Declaration du Roi donnee a Anvers le 7 juin 1746 pour l'administration..... More
Knokke-Zoute: Editions Laconti, 1984. Illustrated (color and b/w). 191 pages. Oblong 4to, stamped cloth, dust wrapper. Knokke-Zoute: Editions Laconti, (1984). A near fine copy in very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Tielt: Lannoo, 1992. Hundreds of color illustrations. 637pp., very thick 4to, yellow cloth, d.w., board slipcase. Tielt: Lannoo, (1992). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Leipzig: Schumann, 1908. 50 (i.e. 49) plates, one folding, tissue guards. 53pp. of double column text. Folio, cont. boards rebacked with cloth. Leipzig: Schumann, 1908. Zweite Auflage. Very good. A study on the leading representative of the early Flemish school of Antwerp and on the origin of Italianate elements in Netherlandish art. More
Brussels: 1957. Quand les Autres Nous Jugent. Illustrated with numerous color plates. 217pp. Thick 4to, vellum-backed boards; uncut edges, top edge gilt, boxed. Bruxelles, 1957. A fine copy in a very good slipcase. Signed by the author on the limitation page. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1999. Illustrated in color. 359 pages. 4to, orange cloth, pictorial d.w. (clean slice on front panel of wrapper with slight scratch on board beneath (wrapper taped internally). New York: Rizzoli in conjunction with the Royal Academy of Arts and Antwerpen Open, (1999). Presents well. A very good(+) copy in a very good dust wrapper, internally fine. More
New York: Galerie Chalette, 1963. Illus., a few in color. 29pp. Square 12mo, pr. wrs., pictorial wrappers, wrappers very lightly soiled. New York: Galerie Chalette, 1963. Very good Exhibition catalogue. More
Ghent: E. Story-Scientia, 1978. Illus., color folding map. 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Ghent: E. Story-Scientia, (1978). History of Flanders. More
Canada: Pandora Press, 1999. Illustrations in color and black and white. 125 pages. Large slim 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Canada: Pandora Press (1999). A fine copy. More
Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, 1975. Preface by Felix Timmermans. Well-illustrated with mounted color plates and other b/w illustrations. 267 pages with text in English. Tall thick 4to, brown cloth with white parchment spine, dust wrapper (one chip at foot), board slipcase. Antwerp: Mercatorfonds, 1975. Third printing, produced from the original blocks. Fine in near fine dust wrapper. More
Venice: Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1695. Map. Copper plate engraving with hand outline color. Image measures 17" x 23.25". Nice dark impression of Namur region in central Belgium. Includes several coats of arms. Handwritten in red ink "Forest de Ardennes". Small tear to lower margin. A few small scattered stains. Published by Vincenzo Coronelli (1650-1718), a Venetian map and globe maker. He obtained his Doctor of Theology in 1673 in Rome and became the cosmographer to the Republic of Venice in 1684..... More
Antwerp: Middleheimmuseum, 2014. Four volumes. Illustrated abundantly in color. 128; 94; 127; 80 pages. Cloth slipcase containing four hardcover books, slim 8vos in red, green, grey, and yellow cloth. New York: Galerie Perrotin, (2015); Monaco: Monaco Project For The Arts, 2015; Antwerp: Middleheimmuseum, (2014); Belgium Galerie Transit, 2015. A fine set of these uncommon catalogues. ISBN: 9782955424506; 9782955123324; 9789081185370; 9789081240734. More
Amsterdam. Map. Engraving with original hand color. Image measures 20" x 22.5". Beautiful map of the Namur region of Belgium. Originally published by Justus Danckerts, this is an unusual edition by his son Theodore, who inserted his own name in the title. Margins are cropped, minor scattered foxing. Tiny tear to upper left corner. More
Amsterdam. Map. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 15.5" x 20". Beautiful and unusually rendered map of Limbourg in southeastern Belgium. The Vesdre River winds around and through farmland, the hills and the fortress. Tiny scenes, houses and animals dot the landscape. Includes two coats of arms. Originally published in "Theatrum Praecipuarum Totius Europae Urbium" (town book of Europe), circa 1693. Expert repairs to centerfold, a few small tears to bottom edge. Margins have been cropped. Frederick de Wit (1629/30--1706) was one..... More
Amsterdam: 1688. Map. Engraving. Image measures 18 5/8 x 21 5/8" This 17th century map by Frederick de Wit depicts the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries (Germania Inferior). The map shows a high level of detail, including numerous cities, towns, rivers, and regional boundaries. A large decorative cartouche on the left features a coat of arms, and a list of the provinces. At the base of the cartouche is the crest of Johan Munter, an Amsterdam merchant and civic..... More
London: John Senex. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 24 1/2" x 19 1/4". Beautiful map of Flanders circa 1715, extending from Brussels and Antwerp in the right margin, to Saint-Omer (present-day France) in the west. The map is colored to show regional borders of the time. Shows roads, rivers, and forests; towns and cities are extensively labeled. A decorative cartouche in the lower right corner attributes the map to William de l'Isle, member of the Academy Royal of..... More
Vienna: 1960. 100 photo. illus. square 4to, boards. Wien: Schroll-Verlag, n.d., (ca. 1960). More
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