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Lynen, Amédée (illustrator). First and only edition. Bruxelles: Imprimerie Veuve Monnom, 1897. XIV + 523 pp. Official catalogue and guide of the Congo Free State section at the Brussels-Tervueren International Exhibition of 1897 ? one of the most significant colonial exhibitions of the 19th century, organized under the personal direction of King Leopold II of Belgium. Edited under the direction of Commandant Charles Liebrechts, President of the Executive Committee, by Lieutenant Théodore Masui. Illustrations by Amédée Lynen. Photographs by Alexandre, Masui, Michel et al. Maps by Émile Mieroo. Scientific notices by Professors Stainier, Laurent, Dr. Dryepondt and others. Portraits by Blanc and Geruzet. Includes one folding map and numerous illustrations and photographs throughout. NOTABLE PROVENANCE: Bears the stamp of the Cercle Polyglotte, Hôtel Ravenstein, Bruxelles ? one of Brussels' most distinguished intellectual clubs of the Belle Époque period. Binding: contemporary half leather (green), marbled boards, gilt title on spine. Age-appropriate wear consistent with 128 years of age. Interior generally clean. An important primary document of Belgian colonial history and of the 1897 Brussels World Fair. Increasingly sought after by historians of colonialism, African studies, and Art Nouveau (the exhibition decoration was by Henry van de Velde ? his first official commission).