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Original limp red cloth, front board richly illustrated in black with gilt title, back board with advertisement in black lettering 'Nationale Levens-Verzekerings-Bank' and (faded) gilt picture, gilt title on spine, paste downs with advertisement, (6), 384 pp. CLXXXI pp. with advertisements (incl. 14 pp. with general index and register), partly printed on pink and light green paper, 1 folding illustrated (steel-engraving) advertisement, b&w picture of publisher Van der Beek's premises Prins Hendrikstraat 84 's-Gravenhage; 32 plates with views of a variety of cities, 1 folding railroad map: from Holland to Genua and Marseille, lithographed by Smulders (with advertisement of Peek & Cloppenburg on verso), 11 folding, partly coloured and lithographed maps of major european cities (i.a. Petit Plan de Paris Monumental by L.Guilmin)l, glossary dutch-italian with pronunciation, rail time-tables and fares printed throughout text. Rare. (right upper part of lower board with traces of damp stain, else fine copy). Seller Inventory # 008427
Title: Geïllustreerde Gids voor Hollandsche ...
Publisher: M. van der Beek, 's-Gravenhage
Publication Date: 1896
Binding: Pictorial Cover
Condition: Near Fine
Seller: Von Meyenfeldt, Slaats & Sons, Breda, Netherlands
Versierd Linnen. Condition: Goede staat. Vierde herziene druk. 310 + 344 + 90 pag - geillustreerd - uitklapbare kaarten. Seller Inventory # 053308
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Antiquarianbooksellers GEMILANG, Bredevoort, Netherlands
's-Gravenhage, H. van der Beek, 1897. sm.8°. Orig. limp red coloured cloth, richly illustrated front boards with title in gilt, title in gilt on spine, advertism. printed on lower outer boards. 490pp. incl. partly illustrated ads. dispersed through text; 135pp. of ads. of which illustrated, printed on thin pink and green paper, partly illustrated, incl. an index to advertism. at end, 1 large extending illustrated (steel-engraving) advertism.; 14pp. of general index and register. Tog. 32 plain plates depict. remarkable views of a variety of cities, 1 large extending tinted rail-track map: from Holland to Genua and Marseille, lithographed by Smulders, 11 extendking, partly coloured and lithographed plans of major european cities, glossary dutch-italian with pronounciation, rail time-tables and fares printed throughout text, 2 adverts. printed inside front- and lower outer boards, of which one illustrated. An ample detailed guide distributed to passengers of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij "Nederland", Royal Netherland Mail, travelling from Holland via Genua and Marseille to dutch colonial Indonesia, and back. It was rather common for the more wealthy passengers, to whom this guide was distributed, to travel widely through Europe and visit the great cities as Antwerp, Brussels, Paris, Basle, Mainz, &c. before embarking for the Indies at Genua or Marseille, and after the disembarkment returning from the Indies to spend their leave in Europe, before returning to Holland. An early edition of this interesting guide, of which at least 5 editions have been published. A good to very good copy in orig. limp publ. cloth. Rare. (some minimal tears in plans skilfully restored with clear-view acid free tape). Seller Inventory # 43579
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