first edition
[ca. 1897-1900]. · Amsterdam:
by [Printer Specimens]. Drukkerij Elsevier.
Amsterdam: Elsevier, [ca. 1897-1900]. First edition.. Foot of the spine a bit frayed; some foxing in the endpapers; in very good condition.. Folio, original decorated unbleached muslin (14.5 x 11.25 inches), 13 leaves printed on rectos only. Illus. An attractive and elaborate specimen which, from the examples included here, was seemingly calculated to impress commercial advertisers and insurance companies looking to produce impressive annual reports. Contemporary ink autograph note "1900" to the title page; range of possible publication dates inferred from a specimen example. OCLC notes copies at Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen and U.v. Amsterdam only. Early printer's library ink stamp to the verso of the title.
(Inventory #: 21537)