world belgium (14 risultati)

Condizione: Fine. KOS01200512.

Condizione: Fine. Volume: 1.

An unusual piece of First World War ephemera, a nicely-printed notebook intended for correspondence produced to raise funds for the charity. 48pp, 12mo, each page printed on its own leaf of wove paper. The leaves are perfect bound at the head, notebook-style, into grey card printed wraps, but with the glue now brittle and with the leaves now detached from the wraps, and with some leaves now loose. The first leaf carries a full page headed 'Asiles des Soldats Invalides Belges', with text in small print by the Président Henri de Schoonen explaining the 'But de l'Oeuvre' (beginning with 'Construction de maisons pour les invalides dans les communes où ils ont habité precedemment'), beneath a list of the names of the charity's officers, all within a decorative border. The other 47 pages have as letterheads reproductions of German proclamations and other documents relating to the war (some printed in colour), dating from between 1914 and 1917, and of illustrations by L. Huygens of war devastation, each page with the emblem of the Asiles des Soldats Invalides Belges at bottom left. Each image is duplicated several times. Laid down on the front cover, as part of the design is a reproduction of the 1915 German proclamation condemning Edith Cavell and others to death, and the back wrap reproduces a 'Chant Patriotique Belge' in French and Dutch. Printed at the head of the front cover was an armorial shield, with motto 'OEIL POUR OEIL DENT POUR DENT', but with the shield cut away to leave only the motto. Otherwise the item is a good survival, aged and worn but in fair overall condition, with no manuscript additions. The front cover (see image) is the Proclamation senencing Edith Cavell and others to death for treason. No other copy traced.

2. Leiden, A.W. Sijthoff, s.d. ( 1914-1915), in-4°, formaat oblong, 20 x 28,5 cm, (32)nn pp, met volblad foto-illustraties , afgedrukt in sepia, geniet, met originele omslag ( omslag onfris, binnenin goed).

6. Bruxelles, 1879, N.Lenaert, in-folio, ca. 500 nn pp with full page photo plates h.t., depicting paintings, works of art but also machines and other artefacts, views of the exhibtion etc. Bund in blue publisher's cloth with gilt decoration. Decoration completely faded, binding worn and dustsoiled. Interior also with some (minor) dustsoiling. Album which gives interesting information on Belgian artists, companies and manufacturers participating in the Paris Fair of 1878. Text in French. The full page plates were made by J. Maes of Antwerp and are an early example of the photolithographical process.

8. Bruxelles, N. Lenaert éditeur, A. Lefèvre Imprimeur, 1879, in-folio, 39 cm, ca. 250 nn pp with ca. 50 photo lithographies (printed by Jos. Maes in Antwerp), red publisher's gilt cloth, all edges gilt, cloth seriously soiled and discoloured, interior fine.

large composed panoramic original bl/w photo (ca.162x7.5cm.) depicting the frontline of the war in the surroundings of Kruiseike (between Ieper and Wervik, Belgium) in January 1917, mounted on a folding cartonnated map (ca. 164x20cm.), with a few handwritten calculations regarding specific locations, two stamps ("Nur für Dienstgebrauch" & Kon. Preuss. Vermassungs-Abt. Nr.24"), rare original photo for use of the German army at the frontline in Belgium, B113991.

A scarce survival, providing a mass of valuable information, written during wartime, with nothing else about this section of the Belgian resistance having been discovered. All three documents in fair condition, on aged and lightly-worn paper. ONE: 'Historique de la Section 802 depuis ses debuts.' Typed document. 3pp., 4to. Rust staining from paperclip at head of first page. Type indentation indicates that this is an original document, not a mimeograph. Giving an account of Section 802 from September 1941 to 9 September 1944. Sub-headings: 'PERIODE SECRETE D'ORGANISATION' (with 'FORMATION DES ESCOUADES' and 'FORMATION du service sanitaire'); 'ACTIVITE SPECIALE' (with 'Aide aux réfractaires' and 'Détention d'explosifs'); 'PERIODE DE SABOTAGE'; 'PERIODE DE GUERILLAS: PRELIMINAIRES' (with 'OPERATIONS DE LA S.802'). Filled with facts and names, as the opening indicates: 'September 1941: PARENT, Marcel, Ravitaillement en matériel sanitaire de tout les postes de secours de Tournai. Estafette pour COISNE, Amédée [sic]. Agent de liaison avec Bruxelles et Mons pour la remise de documents Renseignements de toute nature à COISNE, Amédé. Deux fois par mois voyage à Bruxelles pour prendre plusieurs centaines de "Libre Belgique" pour la distribution à Tournai. Soustraction de documents et photos chez le rexiste [sic] VAN ROY Eté disparu le 10 novembre 1942. | Après l'arrestation de plusieurs membres des groupes de Tournai la S.802 fut divisée Amédé Coisne et LERICHE Louis regroupèrent la Section et avec PARENT Marcel formèrent une nouvelle section à Froidmont.' S.802's activity include 'Sauvetage et rapatriement du pilot Anglais S.B.63 John Butterfield; Mme. Béthune'. Around a page is devoted to S.802's operations between 2 and 9 September 1944. On 2 September 1944: 'Prise de cinq prisonniers allemands (russes) sans armes. A 20; 15 idem de 27 prisonniers allemands (russes) sans armes, récupéréz a la Briqueterie d'EreEvacués [sic] sur Rumes en camion.' The entry for 4 September 1944 begins: '8 H. 15 on signale une centaine d'allemands dans le bois de PLOUY à RUMES. Déparet d'une patrouille de reconnaissance qui trouve le bois vide. d'ennemis. | 16 H. Opérations au bois DELNESTE à PIC au VENT. Un paysan signale un allemand avec mitraillette dans le bois. Une auto blindée anglaise mitraille le bois. Attaque du bois par trois hommes de la S.802 et soutenus par cinq anglais venus en renfort avec une auto mitrailleuse. Prise de 4 allemands évacués par l'auto mitrailleuse anglaise, unallemands [sic] tué par les anglais.' TWO: Typewritten list of 'réfractaires'. 1p., 4to. Folded three times into a 7 x 5cm packet (for concealment?). Arranged into six categories, lettered A to F, with '(Total: 33)' at foot. The agents are identified by their number, from 802-29 to 802-47, with their marital status and number of children given. The sections are titled as follows: 'Réfractaire logé et nourri'; 'Réfractaire non logé et non nourri', 'Réfractaire marié sans enfant'; 'Réfractaire marié avec enfants a charge'; 'Réfractaire se trouvant maintenant en Allemagne', 'Autres Secours'. The last two entries: 'Noëlla 47. Célibataire. Réfractaire. (Total: 3) | Miette. Célibataire. Réfractaire.' THREE: Manuscript table headed 'Combat'. 1p., 4to. Giving details of 40 agents, from 802.10 to 802.49. Written out in red and black. Eight columns: 'Indicatif'; 'Village'; ''; ''; 'Capacité' (including 'Artilleur' and 'Carabinier'); ''; 'Matériel'; 'Observation'. The villages include Willemeau, Esplechin, Froidmont; Rumes. Nine of the individuals are marked as drivers.

Bruxelles, 1879, N.Lenaert, in-folio, ca. 500 nn pp with full page photo plates h.t., depicting paintings, works of art but also machines and other artefacts, views of the exhibtion etc. publisher's cloth. Album which gives interesting information on Belgian artists, companies and manufacturers participating in the Paris Fair of 1878.

Deluxe Edition. Not recorded in either of the bibliographies. The book was published in aid of the Belgium fund. Latimore & Haskell, pp. 42-43; Riall, p. 121. Quarto. Frontispiece and 16 coloured plates, one of which is by Arthur Rackham. Original vellum covers, titles and design to spine and front cover blocked in gilt, plain endpapers, all edges gilt. Occasional spotting, offsetting to endpapers, covers bowed, toning to covers. A very good copy.

First American Edition. 280 x 215 mm. (11 x 8 1/2"). 187, [1] pp. HANDSOME DARK BLUE MOROCCO, GILT, covers framed by decorative roll and multiple gilt rules, floral spray cornerpieces, raised bands, spine compartments with central floral spray within a delicate frame, gilt lettering, PICTORIAL DOUBLURES using plates from the book (Arthur Rackham's "Unconquerable" at front; Waterlow's "Harvest Moon" at rear), each picture with gilt tooling at edge, within a wide frame of red and dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, blue morocco hinges, ivory watered silk free endleaves, all edges gilt. WITH 25 PLATES, consisting of a photographic frontispiece portrait of King Albert, 14 color plates mounted on heavy stock, and 10 black & white plates printed on glossy stock, almost all of these with original tissue guards. Just the faintest hint of shelf wear, one color plate with minor tear, but still a fine and handsome copy--clean and fresh internally, in a lustrous decorative binding. This sumptuously illustrated publication celebrating Belgium and its King Albert I is offered here in a lovely contemporary binding. Assembled in the early days of the First World War, this publication aimed to raise broader awareness and support for the plight of the Belgians at the hands of the Kaiser's armies, as well as honoring the nation's bravery. Novelist Hall Cain (1853-1931), who edited the anthology, wrote in the introduction that "Belgium has fought not only her own battle but also the battle of France, the battle of Great Britain and the battle of Freedom. By her brave stand against incalculable odds she has added a new and inspiring chapter to the heroic annals of humanity and perhaps lifted to a higher level the future destinies of man." Following the 1914 British edition by only a few months, our American printing includes a note that the publisher's proceeds are to be donated to the Belgian Fund. "King Albert's Book" includes text, music, and illustrations by nearly 240 contributors, including religious leaders (Aga Khan, the Archbishop of Canterbury), politicians (William Howard Taft, Winston Churchill), authors (Rudyard Kipling, Baroness Orczy), scientists (Guglielmo Marconi, Flinders Petrie), composers (Claude Debussy, Camille Saint-Saëns), and, of course, artists: the plates include works by Arthur Rackham, Charles Dana Gibson, Kay Nielsen, Maxfield Parrish, Edmund Dulac, and others. Two of these plates, by Rackham and Sir Ernest Albert Waterlow, have been mounted as doublures in the present copy. The luxury binding, though unsigned, was evidently the work of a very skilled artisan. The quality of the finishing is excellent, and the design is harmonious, though sufficiently restrained to be respectful of the subject matter.

Original broadside pictorial diploma (24.5x32cm.) printed lithograph on cream stock in red, gilt, and black, accomplished in manuscript and rubberstamp. Minor foxing else a fresh, Fine example. Exceedingly uncommon diploma awarded to a survivor of the Nazi prison camp at Fort Breendonk outside Antwerp. The camp generally held political prisoners, members of the Resistance, and Jews, who were almost all subsequently dispersed to the larger concentration camp across Eastern Europe. More than 3,000 prisoners passed through Breendonk, of whom approximately ten percent died or were executed within its walls, while half perished following deportation to other camps. The present certificate awarded to a member of the French resistance, a mechanic outside Saumur in the Maine-et-Loire department of Western France, his arrest part of a massive purge following the assassination of a Dr. Ritter, representative of Gauleiter Sauckel in France (see Colonel Remy, "La Résistance en Anjou, Touraine et Orléanais" (1975), Vol. 1, p. 103). The entire town of Saumur was later awarded the Croix de Guerre for its role in the resistance. Certificate margins adorned with poignant vignettes of camp life, men in striped uniforms awaiting execution, working in the mines, or caught in barbed wire fence. In the case of Huberdeau (his first name here spelled "Villiam"), he was awarded this diploma for "sa déportation dans le bagnes nazis" ("his deportation to the nazi camps"). Though no mention is explicitly made to Breendonk, it appears that the award was given to survivors of that camp specifically. We find no other examples in the trade, auction records, of separately catalogued in OCLC as of February, 2020.

2. Chicago, A Century of Progress, 1933, in-8°, 62 pp, orig. wrapper, b/w ills. Text in English. (The Chicago continuation of the famous ''Ancienne Belgique'' villages at world fairs).

2. In-8°, 20,5 x 13,5 cm, 213 pp, indexed, sewn, orig. wrapper (soiled, back clumsily repaired).