Bogaert, R./ Kurgan-Van Hentenryk, G. / Van Der Wee, H.
A History of European Banking. Text translated by Mark Steele.
Antwerp, Fonds Mercator Paribas, 1994. 25.5 cm x 33 cm. Frontispiece, 396 pages. Richly illustrated throughout. Hardcover [publisher’s original green cloth] with gilt lettering on spine and gilt design to front board. Beautifully illustrated dustjacket carrying the reprint of ‘The Calling of St. Matthew’ by Jan Sanders van Hemessen. Illustrated pastedowns and endpapers carry reprint of engraving ‘The battle between the money banks and the strongboxes’ by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Excellent condition externally and internally. Discreet partial remnant of former vendor’s stcker on front free endpaper.