148 - Luc

Luc Lettres de Voyage. Nord-Express. With approximately 80 original full-page watercolor illustrations. 1910. 2 leaves, 83 pp. 4°. Red half-leather binding with gold-stamped spines (worn and bumped). A handwritten travelogue of a round-trip journey through Northern Europe. The author’s accounts of his adventures are accompanied by artfully executed watercolors. On nearly every page, the traveler’s descriptions are visually enhanced by watercolors ranging from small to large. His journey took him through Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Hamburg, and Berlin, among other places, and he describes in detail which sights he visited each day. The watercolors depict, among other things, the Spanische Kade in Rotterdam, the island of Marken near Amsterdam, Vor Frelsers Kirke in Copenhagen, the Royal Palace in Stockholm, and the Reichstag in Berlin. - Edges slightly browned. Overall, a very well-preserved and magnificently decorated travelogue. With approximately 80 full-page original watercolor drawings. Red half-leather binding with gilt spine labels (rubbed and bumped). - Handwritten travelogue of a tour through Northern Europe. The author’s accounts of his adventures are accompanied by artfully executed watercolors. On almost every page, the traveler’s descriptions are visually enhanced by watercolors ranging from small to large. His journey took him through, among other places, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Hamburg, and Berlin, and he describes in detail the sights he visited each day. The watercolors depict, among other things, the Spanish Quay in Rotterdam, the island of Marken near Amsterdam, St. Frelsers Church in Copenhagen, the Royal Palace in Stockholm, and the Reichstag in Berlin. - Edges show minimal browning. Overall, a very well-preserved and magnificently decorated travelogue. This lot is subject to standard taxation. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.