Author: NO AUTHOR; TWO PREFACES BY LODE CRAEYBECKX, BURGOMASTER OF ANTWERP
Title: ANTWERPEN [Antwerp]
Description: Antwerp, Belgium, Gevaert-Agfa, 1951/1970, 5th Edition. 1970. Hardcover with dust jacket. Hardback, quarto, appx 9 5/8 x 12 inches (24.5 x 30.5 cm), 140 pages, Near Fine in VG+ dj (dj in mylar). Includes Prefaces by Craeybeckx to both the 1st and 5th editions. The prefaces and the cutlines to photographs are in 4 languages, including English. DJ photograph (row of guild houses) wraps f&b panels, spine and front interior flap. Within: total of 117 images (b&w except for 4 or 5 in color). Scenes include architecture, churches, the arts, zoo, shipping, museums, recreation, etc. DJ very nice with only a few rather minor edge flaws: 2 or 3 nicks, a tiny chip out & a closed tear. Gilt coat of arms stamped on front board has transferred a bit of patina to the dj (very slightly visible on front panel of dj). Otherwise book and dj very clean inside and out. Entirely sound binding. Bright red endpapers. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.

Keywords: Photography Belgium European Cities Foreign Language Church Architecture