Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller
Item #27665 Le Miroir du Congo Belge. 2-vol. set (Complete). Jean Tharaud, Jérome, Jacques Crokaert Pierre Daye, Pierre Ryckmans, Preface, Text.
Le Miroir du Congo Belge. 2-vol. set (Complete)
Le Miroir du Congo Belge. 2-vol. set (Complete)

Le Miroir du Congo Belge. 2-vol. set (Complete)

Bruxelles; Paris: Editions N. E. A., 1929. First edition. Softcover. Folio. 286, 284pp. Original half leather over cloth with gold illustrations on covers and spines, and gilt lettering on spines. Top edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Original colored wraps bound in. Captivating study with an exceptional photographic and illustrated documentation on the former Belgian colony of the Congo. History, economics, ethnicity, tribal art and culture of this African land are explored in this exquisite set, profusely illustrated with numerous in-text and full-page photogravures, and b/w illustrations. Some age-wear on bindings with rubbing on spines (with minor abrasion). Gold on covers and spines partly faded. Front hinges starting. Previous owner's blind stamp on each fly leaf. Text in French. Bindings in overall good-, interior in very good condition. g. Item #27665

Price: $350.00