[Japan] Lijnden, (J.M.) Comte de. Souvenir du Japon, vues d'après nature

With text by Le Comte de Lijnden, Premier Aide-De-Camp de S.M. le Roi des Pays-Bas. The Hague, C.W. Mieling, 1860(-1866). Lithogr. title, introduction leaf and 14 letterpress lvs with descriptions of 16 plates; 14 (of 16) chromolithogr. plates present, loose as issued, large folio; kept in modern board portfolio w. a gilt-lettered fragment of a contemporary portfolio mounted. Poor copy, lacking "Vue de la Baie de Nagasaki depuis la Factorerie de Desima" and "Le Golfe de Sima-Bara et le Volcan Undjing (...)". The plate "Une rue de Desima" is without margins and dam.; the other plates all browned and most of the plates more or less waterst., several plates w. (closed) tears. Title and text lvs foxed and more or less waterst. Sold w.a.f., not subject to return.

Of the plates present, seven prints in an acceptable condition despite browning: "Echappée de vue sur la ville de Nagasaki depuis la factorerie". "Nagasaki". "Jonque d'un prince Japonais." (sm. defects in blank margins). "La fête des lampes. Les morts s'en vont". "Vue de la Maison du Bourgemaitre de Mogi sur les bords de Sima-Bara" (waterst. in upper r. corner). "Vue du haut de Kompira-Jamma". "Récif dans la Mer de Sima-Bara" (waterst in left upper corner). Individual plates from this splendid series of views are very rare, large sets like ours are extremely rare and hardly ever offered for sale.