Masui Lieutenant (4 results)

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Condition: Bueno. 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). Lynen, Amédée (illustrator).…

Condition: Bueno. 1ª ed. 15x24. xiv + 523pp. Muy ilus. Mapa desplegable. Cartoné editorial. Lomo reforzado. Cartoné editorial. Lomo reforzado.

La station de Banzyville était, selon la vue à vol d'oiseau datée de 1892 composée d'un village indigène, une briqueterie, une bergerie, et une quinzaine de maisons, au bord de l'Ubangi. Théodore Masui avait la charge de commander la station.

Bruxelles, L'Etat Indépendant du Congo, 1897, in-8°, 523 pp with 2 photo engravings h.t., one folding map, and numerous ill. in the text, book ornaments by Amedée Lynen, copy printed on glossy paper. Bound in contemporary half leather, marbled boards and endpapers, original wrapper not retained, fine copy. Catalogue of the exhibition organized by the Independant State of the Congo within the framework of the Brussels World Fair. The decoration for this exhibition was from Henry van de Velde. It was his first officiel commission. Also the architects Hankar and Hobé were involved in the project. …