[publisher: Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgevers-Maatschappij] Hardcover 1937, Good, Good, Hardcover, 0
[Rotterdam, Netherlands]

[publisher: Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgevers-Maatschappij] Hardcover 1937, Good, Good, Hardcover, 0
[Rotterdam, Netherlands]

Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Amsterdam/'s Gravenhage. 1220N bij HB! 1937, 525, (2); (4). 533-908 pp. -Giltstamped blue leather binding. 26,5 x 20 cm. - Leather - as always - cracking and chafed Luxurious edition on Dutch noblemen with a lot of genealogical information and illustrated with portraits. Standardwork on this subject. Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgevers-Maatschappij, Amsterdam/'s Gravenhage [NL]

[publisher: Amsterdam/ s'-Gravenhage: Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgevers-Maatschappi & 1938] First Edition Blaue original Lederbände mit Rücken- und Deckelvergoldung sowie goldgeprägtem Wappensupralibros auf dem vorderen Buchdeckeln (stärker berieben und bestoßen, stellenweise beschabt, der Rücken des dritten Bandes am Kopfkapital lose, sonst gute und saubere Exemplare). 26,5 x 20,5 cm. Wohl einzige Ausgabe. 5850 gr.
[Berlin, Germany] [Publication Year: 1937]
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Hardcover Amsterdam-'s-Gravenhage, Nederlandsche Biografische Uitgeverij, 1937. 2 vols. large 8°. Orig. full blue morocco, Royal Dutch State Coat-of-Arms tooled in gilt on both front boards, repeated on Hftitles, both sides with broad gilt tooled ornamented denetelles, spines in compartments, each compartment with elaborate gilt ornamental tooling, with in each centre a high knighthood-order tooled in gilt. Hftitles (versos blank), line-vignette on title-pages (verso of ti.-p. of vol. I with publ. imprint and number, with on opposite page a portrait of H.M. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, after a photograph by Franz Ziegler, Royal Courth Photographer). 908pp. 3 full-p. portrs. (members of the dutch Royal Family), some large portrs. in text and num. small oval potrs. at head of each page of knighted male individuals with extensive biogr. notes, lists. of abbrev. to both vols., list of sources consulted, list of contents, supplement and errata at very end of volume I. After a general introduction, describing the history and nature of Royal Dutch Knighthoods, both civil and military, which includes a separate chapter on the hightes dutch military knighthood the so-called "Militaire Willemsorde", all granted knighthoods during the period 1900-1936 are extensively described, incl. biogr. notes of knighted male indivuduals. Printed in a limited edn., this copy bears Nr. 245 (printed on verso of hftitle of volume I). A Very good set in original dark blue mo ...