Bruxelles, L'Etat Indépendant du Congo, 1897, in-8°, 523 pp with 2 photo engravings h.t., one folding map, and numerous ill. in the text, book ornaments by Amedée Lynen, copy printed on glossy paper. Bound in contemporary half leather, marbled boards and endpapers, original wrapper not retained, fine copy. Catalogue of the exhibition organized by the Independant State of the Congo within the framework of the Brussels World Fair. The decoration for this exhibition was from Henry van de Velde. It was his first officiel commission. Also the architects Hankar and Hobé were involved in the project.
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