Lot 237
J. F. v. Overmeer Fisscher, Kennis van het Japansche Rijk. Amsterdam 1833.
Estimate
€ 1.000
Starting Price
€ 650
Lot:
237
Category:
Geography and work of views
Overmeer Fisscher, J. F. van: Bijdrage tot de kennis van het Japansche Rijk. Amsterdam: J. Müller 1833. 28 x 22,8 cm. With 15 colour lithographs, VII pp., 1 leaf, 320 pp. Light brown calfskin with rich blind-stamped and gilded decoration, gilt edges; original broadside cover bound in; bearing the bookbinder’s label of J. H. Peters, Amsterdam.
(Cover showing minor signs of age and wear; a handwritten number is faintly visible on the front cover.)
Alt Japan Cat. 1099. Landwehr, Coloured Plates 385. – Following a general introduction, there are chapters describing the country, the state of the sciences, the arts, religion, the art of war, architecture, animals and plants. – A fine copy, printed on good-quality, wide-margin paper.
(Cover showing minor signs of age and wear; a handwritten number is faintly visible on the front cover.)
Alt Japan Cat. 1099. Landwehr, Coloured Plates 385. – Following a general introduction, there are chapters describing the country, the state of the sciences, the arts, religion, the art of war, architecture, animals and plants. – A fine copy, printed on good-quality, wide-margin paper.