THE GRAND-PLACE OF BRUSSELS: The Heart of a City
by Bartier, John; Martens, Mina; Martiny, Victor-Gaston; Brunard, Andree
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- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
(Brussels-Liege): Editions Desoer, (1967).. (1967).. Good. - ("Land of Art" series). 4to, tan cloth (bumped; small white stain & tiny dent to rear cover) titled in gilt with vignette stamped in gilt on front cover, in dw (chipped & lightly rubbed; crease & short tears to top edge of rear panel; tear to head of dw spine with small piece out). 199 pp. plus colophon (page edges darkened; crease to front endpaper). Profusely illustrated in sepia, B&W & color, including illustrations from photographs by Jacques Picard, Hermann Weisweiler & Paul Bijtebier. Good. <p>From the library of Leonard Bernstein [Sotheby Sale 7070, Lot #144].<p>Translated from the French by B. Bardwell. Series editor Marc Vokaer writes in an introductory note: "The Grand-Place has the same attraction for the traveller passing through Brussels as St. Mark's Square has for the visitor to Venice. Both sites have this characteristic in common: despite the differences in style between the contrasting elements of their buildings a harmonious architectural unity has finally been achieved. It is worth a visit for its art alone. But...for anyone interested in history, its past is a mine of information concerning the origins of Brussels and the life of the city."
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29678
- Title
- THE GRAND-PLACE OF BRUSSELS: The Heart of a City
- Author
- Bartier, John; Martens, Mina; Martiny, Victor-Gaston; Brunard, Andree
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- (Brussels-Liege): Editions Desoer, (1967).
- Date Published
- (1967).
- Keywords
- TRAVEL; HISTORY; BELGIUM; BRUSSELS; GRAND-PLACE; ART; ARCHITECTURE; MINA MARTENS; VICTOR-GASTON MARTINY; ANDREE BRUNARD; JACQUES PICARD; HERMANN WEISWEILER PAUL BIJTEBIER; ILLUSTRATED; MARC VOKAER; MUSIC; COMPOSER; CONDUCTOR; LEONARD BERNSTEIN.
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- Travel & Exploration;
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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