- Plates sl. foxed.
= Photographs show sights in The Hague (i.a. Mauritshuis, Hofvijver and Binnenhof) and people in 19th-century costume; final 3 photographs show Scheveningen (panorama, the Kurhaus and 'Strandgezicht' with sailing ships). Rare.
Souvenir de La Haye & Scheveningue. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1900), 18 plates w. 35 photogr. ills., each 22x18 cm., leporello in orig. mor. binding, obl. 8vo.
- Covers loose. = Rare.
- Both vols. a few hinges of the leporello broken, contents partly loose.
- One album large (water)stain on frontcover.
= Remarkable collection of photographs from various locations at the front (both East and West) as well as the hinterland. Seemingly taken from a German perspective, most photographs show German troops in action, French and British prisoners of war, German officers and high officials (incl. Kaiser Wilhelm) and their allies from i.a. Turkey and Bulgaria. Some of the captions also disclose a somewhat pro-German point of view (i.a. "Laatste opname van Generaal-Veldmaarschalk von Eichhorn in Kiëf (Oekraine) vergezeld van zijn Adjudant Hauptmann von Dressler, die beiden het slachtoffer werden van door Engelsch geld omgekochte moordenaars"). Also contains a few images from the German colonies in Eastern Africa. Possibly forming the photographic archive of one or more war-photographers. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIX.
- Trifle yellowed; lacks tiny portion of outer upper margin of the image.
- Lower edge frayed as often is the case.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.
- Two sm. tears in outer right margin; both right corners lack tiny piece.
= Verso w. annots. for reproduction and "juli facultatief" in pencil by PIET ZWART. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.
AND a similar photograph of a brass instrument (19x14,7 cm., verso w. stamp "Reproductierecht: Nijgh & v. Ditmar's Uitgevers Maatschappij. Rotterdam").
= Provenance: the collection of Kees Broos and Liesbeth Brandt Corstius.
- Both fine. = Sixt v. Kapff K178 and K179.
- Margins sl. trimmed; sl. frayed; a few vague waterstains.
"Vue du Y devant Amsterdam." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view by J.B. WINCKLER after S. FOKKE, engr. text (in reverse) in French above and below, ibid., "au Negoce commun (...)", ±1770.
- Doubled; yellowed.
AND 3 similar optical views by other publishers, i.a. "Vue Perspective de l'Oüde Schans et la Tour de Mont-alban à Amsterdam" (Paris, Basset, ±1760).
- Partly waterst. (affecting image).
AND 4 other contemp. handcol. engr. optical views of Amsterdam, all partly dam.
- Trifle yellowed; 2 sm. closed tears in left blank margin; sm. chafed area in lower left corner.
= Very rare view. Sixt v. Kapff K185. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.
- Doubled; w. closed tear. = Sixt v. Kapff K 312.
AND 2 similar optical views, i.a. "Der Kaysers Hoff zu Pecking in China" (ibid., "au Negoce comun de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux", ±1750. Browned).
- Some minor defects; lacks view no.4.
= Rare series, with story of the prodigal son set in an opulent 18th cent. setting.
- Trifle soiled; nevertheless an attractive view.
"Le Cap de Bonne Esperance." Contemp. handcol. engr. optical view, engr. text in French (in reverse) above and caption below, ibid., J. Chereau, ±1775.
= Two nice sea views with many ships.