L'ILLUSTRATION; Journal Hebdomadaire Universal

Paris: L'Illustration, 1930. Oversized, perfect-bound magazine. Light creases to fore-edge. Very good. 4to. 58 pp. [+ lxxiv pp. advertisements]. Illustrated throughout with photogravures, b/w photos, and b/w and color illustrations. Wonderful period ads, quality photos and illustrations. Special issue commemorating Belgium's independence. Includes historical notes, documents and photos; a tipped-in potrait of King Albert I; report on L'exposition d'Anvers; Les Corteges Historiques, with illustrations by J. Thirlar; photo-gallery, "A Vielle Belgique"; reproduction of paintings by Memling, Van Dyck, Van der Weyden, and Rubens; L'Exposition de Liege; "Malines" - paintings by Camille Barthelemy; a section on the BElgian Congo [Congo Belge]; the ports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Hambourg, and Anvers; notes on Franco-BElgian industrial cooperation and rail, etc.