THE COMPLETE SET OF THE 5 CHRISTMAS BOOKS IN THE FIRST EDITION AND FIRST STATE. A CHRISTMAS CAROL London, Chapman& Hall.1843 ( STAVE I ), THE CHIMES 1845, THE BATTLE OF LIFE 1846, THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH 1846, THE HAUNTED MAN .. 1848. by Dickens, Charles - 1843

Graavenhaage: Pieter De Hondt, 1728. No Binding. Very Good. Bernard Picart. Depiction of the "Last Supper". Captions in 6 six languages (Greek, Latin, English, French, German and Dutch) relating to Matthew 26. . ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ETCHING (copper plate) drawn by the French painter BERNARD PICART, engraved by Blois. Beautiful and clear imprint of the etching with impressive light and shadow effect ("Nachtbild") . Printed on strong imperial paper ( with watermark) with extra large margins (3 sides untrimmed). Margins with hardly visible really minimal age toning here and there, etching absolutely clean. 2 original folds as issued. 1 faint crease in outer margin (right bottom) far from image. Truely VERY GOOD CONDITION- Double sheet from the prestigious edition of :" Taferelen der voornaamste Geschiedenissen van het oude en nieuwe Testament". Size of the illustrated area: 42 x 35 cm / 16,5" x 13,17". Size of whole sheet: 68,5 x 52,5cm / 26,9" x 20,6

Wien: Gebr?der Paetel, 1900. First Edition . Half-Leather. Very Good. 8vo. 244pp. Original wrappers preserved. 3 wormholes on the lower part of the margins.Some occasional foxing. In general a very good copy. German text. First edition.Very rare.

London: Virtue & Co, 1880. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Harry Fenn. ORIGINAL ENGRAVING depicting a view towards the compound of the CHURCH OF NATIVITY, BETHLEHEM with visible rainbow above. Drawn from nature by the American artist Harry Fenn. FIRST EDITION. Beautiful hand-coloring. Size of image : 24,5cm x 17 cm (10" x 6,9") + wide clean margins with title. VERY GOOD CONDITION (see photo). Strong paper quality .- ORIGINAL STAHLSTICH (Blick auf die GEBURTSKIRCHE IN BETHLEHEM mit Regenbogen), gezeichnet von Harry Fenn. Sch?nes Handkolorit. Saubere breite R?nder. SEHR SCH?N ERHALTEN (siehe Foto) - AIRMAIL INCL.

Leipzig: J. F. Junius, 1775. First German Edition . Half Leather. Very Good. 8vo. 2 parts text + 16 folding plates. Foxing and browning. FIRST GERMAN EDITION. RARE.

Jerusalem: Bnay Bezalel Publishing Co., 1939. Numbered Edition . Original Cloth. Near Fine. Folio. 102pp Hebrew text+25pp English text+64 plates. ONE OF ONLY 50 NUMBERED COPIES NOT INTENDED FOR SALE (this one Nr. 28) of the entire limited edition of 400 copies. Minimal wear on bottom corners. Tight and strong binding. A fine copy, clean and very fresh copy. Unseen in this state. - Shipping Air Mail worldwide incl;uded.

Paris: Caracteres, 1955. Soft cover. Very Good. Folio -. Pinchas Schaar. 24 unnumbered leaves with 10 full page woodcuts by P. Schaar.Loose in white folder as issued ( cover slightly marked and with minor foxing ) A very good copy.

1677. First Edition . No Binding. Very Good. Olbrecht Dapper. Beautiful depiction of the complex of the CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY IN BETHLEHEM. Original antique etching (copper plate) by the Dutch topographer OLBRECHT DAPPER. DATED 1677. First edition (Dutch) . Size of image: 14,2 x 11,3 inch (36 x 29cm) + legend and margins. Some occasional light age toning. Untrimmed full margins. Crisp and strong paper , clear imprint. - Airmail shipping incl.

Osaka (Japan): Kaigai, 1983. Original Cloth Folder. Very Good. Large Folio (54 x 39cm). Danielle Ogier, Louis Pitaud, Jean Louis L'Hopitale. 48 superb colour plates by DANIELLE OGIER LOUIS PITAUD GROUP and JEAN LOUIS L'HOPITALE GROUP + 4 pp text.Folder with some wear and a few stains. Text and plates like new. A SUPERB COLLECTION of colourful TEXTILE DESIGNS on atttractive double spread prints, perfect also for framing. RARE

Paris: Le Livre, 1921. Limited Edition . Full-Leather. Near Fine. 4to. Gustave Buchet. 81pp French text.One 425 numbered copies.Fine designer binding (with light wear) A very good and clean copy with fine colour illustrations.

München: Delphin Verlag, 1913. Limited/Numbered . Hardcover. Very Good. Large Folio. Alfred Pellegrini - ROM. Presented in an original decorative folder with flaps. 4 pages text by Dr. Hans Hildebrandt, Stuttgart. Edition of 120 numbered copies (this copy nr. 100) with 15 signed in pencil by A. Pellegrini. Cover with some light marginal wear and markings. Inner hinges with some minimal rust markings. Inside the plates and text very fresh and clean. VERY RARE AND UNSUSUAL ITEM. Alfred H. Pellegrini -Swiss Painter 1881-1958.