La Belgique en 1841

First edition, illustrated with an engraved title and 15 steel engravings hors-texte on heavy paper.
Contemporary full navy blue shagreen binding signed Westley & Clark (London). Spine with false raised bands richly decorated. Boards very decorative with several successive frames. Edges gilt. Rubbing to headcaps, joints, bands and corners. 2 corners slightly turned. One signature sprung. Scattered foxing, particularly at the tissue guards.
Handsome copy nonetheless, in a rich English Romantic binding.
Collection of texts by various authors on Ghent, Antwerp, Bruges, Mechelen, the University of Louvain... Preface by Bibliophile Jacob.