[ed. by Charles Holme] — Old Houses in Holland

London, The Studio, 1913. First edition. Vellum. - The first edition of Old Houses in Holland, an architectural critique of houses across Dutch old towns, written by English journalist and art critic Charles Holme.In half vellum, with red cloth boards. Contains all twelve colour plates, as well as numerous monochrome full-page and in-text illustrations. Collated complete.With the assistance of paintings by Vermeer and De Hooch, Holme offers us a charming scholarly study of historic Dutch buildings. The founding editor of the Studio, an fine arts and design magazine, Holme excellently chooses specific design features common across Dutch homes. In half vellum, with red cloth boards. Externally, fading and browning to vellum and marks to red cloth boards. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, and slight edgewear. Signs of wear to spine label edges. Decorative end papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with spotting to the extremities, mostly and heavier to first and final leaves. Good . Ill.: Various. Good .