[America] "Fred Muller. Americana 1872-1877" (letterpress title on spine)

Convolute containing four parts: (1-3) Books on America. Early voyages. Parts 1-3. Amsterdam, printed by Roeloffzen & Hübner/J. Clausen for F. Muller, 1872-1875, 3 parts, finely bound in sl. later dec. half vellum extra, signed by the binder on lower pastedown: "Gebonden door [illegibly signed] in Januarie 1887", bound with orig. wr., 4to.

Occas. sl. foxed. A good, attractively bound set, from the library of Anton Mensing (1866-1936), head of the Muller firm from 1885 onwards and a bookbinder himself, but the aforementioned signatures in pen are not by the same person. Bound with: (4) Frederik Muller & Co. Catalogue of books, plates, maps etc. on North and South America. Amsterdam, 1877, (2),218,(3) p., bound with orig. wr. (1 leaf frayed at the end).