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148 - Luc Lettres de Voyage. Nord-Express.
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Estimate €800 - €1,000
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Description
Luc Lettres de Voyage. Nord-Express. With some 80 original full-page watercolour illustrations. 1910. 2 leaves, 83 pp. 4°. Red half-leather binding with gold-stamped spines (worn and bumped). A handwritten travelogue of a round trip through Northern Europe. The author’s accounts of his adventures are accompanied by artfully executed watercolours. On almost every page, the traveller’s descriptions are visually enhanced by watercolours ranging from small to large. His journey took him through, amongst other places, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Hamburg and Berlin, and he describes in detail which sights he visited each day. The watercolours depict, amongst other things, the Spanische Kade in Rotterdam, the island of Marken near Amsterdam, Vor Frelsers Kirke in Copenhagen, the Royal Palace in Stockholm and the Reichstag in Berlin. – Edges slightly browned. Overall, a very well-preserved and magnificently decorated travelogue. Contains approximately 80 full-page original watercolour drawings. Red half-leather binding with gilt spine labels (rubbed and bumped). – Handwritten travelogue of a tour through Northern Europe. The author’s accounts of his adventures are accompanied by artfully executed watercolours. On almost every page, the traveller’s descriptions are visually complemented by watercolours ranging from small to large. His journey took him through, amongst other places, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Hamburg and Berlin, and he describes in detail which sights he visited each day. The watercolours depict, amongst other things, the Spanish Quay in Rotterdam, the island of Marken near Amsterdam, St Frelser’s Church in Copenhagen, the Royal Palace in Stockholm, and the Reichstag in Berlin. - Edges slightly browned. Overall, a very well-preserved and magnificently illustrated travelogue. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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