Lot 920
920
's-GRAVENHAGE -- GAADE, F.J., (e.a.). Langs heeren straten. October 1857. (10), 47 letterpress pp., all within a unique cold. decorative border. W. 5 full-p. water coulour drawings by Johannes Christiaan d'Arnoud Gerkens, incl. the ti.-p. 4°. Cont. blind tooled and gilt dec. cl., a.e.g. (Spine a bit dam./split in places, but still present).
A dreamy ode to The Hague in prose which ends with "Het leven is als een damp, die een weinig tijds gezien wordt en daarna verdwijnt." Possibly unique presentation copy (presented to a member of the Gaade family?), signed by the author, the The Hague artist (d'Arnoud Gerkens (1823-1892)), and the printer (H. Gaade?). No other copy found by us in any collection.€ 100
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