MODERN HOLLAND . . . With a Foreword by His Excellency Wm. Phillips, U.S. Minister to The Netherlands.
Nijgh & Van Ditmar's: Rotterdam, nd (c 1922). Item #98-4301
Illustrations, photos, 11.5 x 8.5, gilt decorated cloth, 202 pp, covers worn, soiled and darkened, extremities fraying, hinges loose, inner hinges cracked, contents worn with scattered spotting. WITH GILT INSCRIPTION AND WATERCOLOR DRAWING BY AUTHOR: "What I shall forget Nooit is William Bryant and Detroit, Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles 1932" SIGNED BY AUTHOR who dates it "5/7 July 1932." The illustration is of a man (William Bryant?) holding a Dutch flag, steering a racing boat; Feith also provides an illustration of the Olympic rings. Bryant was a Detroit attorney, "Counsel for the Netherlands" and General Counsel for AAA of Michigan. A unique item for all you Jan Feith fans out there.
Price: $75.00