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  • A lovely piece of Nieuwe Kunst
    Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
    BRABANT, Else Van.
    Bloesem. Met 12 platen in lichtdruk door C. Spoor Jr.

    Amsterdam: C.L.G. Veldt, 1899. First edition. A lovely copy of this Dutch work. Romanticised prose about children sits alongside Spoor's attractive illustrations. Clean and tidy soft covers, with what appears to be a hand coloured illustration to the front cover. There is a very small nick to the bottom edge of the rear cover, but otherwise in excellent shape. A lovely piece of Dutch Art Nouveau (Nieuwe Kunst) design, with large margins within red lines. The illustrations each have a tissue guard with title. 96 pages. 21cm x 15.5cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 66370685.

    . Première édition. Un bel exemplaire de cet ouvrage néerlandais. Une prose romantique sur les enfants accompagne les jolies illustrations de Spoor. Couverture…

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    Amsterdam: C.L.G. Veldt, 1899. First edition. A lovely copy of this Dutch work. Romanticised prose about children sits alongside Spoor's attractive illustrations. Clean and tidy soft covers, with what appears to be a hand coloured illustration to the front cover. There is a very small nick to the bottom edge of the rear cover, but otherwise in excellent shape. A lovely piece of Dutch Art Nouveau (Nieuwe Kunst) design, with large margins within red lines. The illustrations each have a tissue guard with title. 96 pages. 21cm x 15.5cm. Conforms to WorldCat / OCLC: 66370685.

    . Première édition. Un bel exemplaire de cet ouvrage néerlandais. Une prose romantique sur les enfants accompagne les jolies illustrations de Spoor. Couverture souple propre et soignée, avec ce qui semble être une illustration coloriée à la main sur la couverture avant. Il y a une très petite entaille sur le bord inférieur de la couverture arrière, mais sinon, l'état est excellent. Une belle pièce de design Art nouveau néerlandais (Nieuwe Kunst), avec de larges marges à l'intérieur de lignes rouges. Les illustrations sont chacune protégées par un papier de soie avec le titre. 96 pages. 21 cm x 15,5 cm. Conforme à WorldCat / OCLC : 66370685.

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    Book ID: 5510
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    • Another image of Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
    • Another image of Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
    • Another image of Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
    • Another image of Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
    • Another image of Bloesem. by BRABANT, Else Van.
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  • They that Walk in Darkness by ZANFWILL, I.
    ZANFWILL, I.
    They that Walk in Darkness Ghetto Tragedies.

    Edition: First Edition

    London: William Heinemann, 1899. First edition. Original orange cloth with gilt titles to the spine and shield of David design to the front board. There is a touch of darkening to the orange cloth, and a small stain to the bottom of the rear board. Mainly clean and tidy though. Owner's bookplate to the inside front board. Internally clean and tidy, with just a little darkening to the page edges. Jewish author and political activist, Israel Zangwill (1864 - 1926), was passionate about campaigning for the oppressed. He was best known for his work "Children of the Ghetto." Initial ad. leaf, half title, 32pp + ads.

    Book ID: 1632
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