Burckhardt, Jacob. The works of art of Belgian cities. 168 pp., 1 Bl. 17 x 10.5 cm. Later half leather band (back left, signed: "Chr Senfft Buchbinderei Bayreuth.") with gold plated title and gold cut. Düsseldorf, Julius Buddeus, 1842. Rarely the first edition of Burckhardt's early work, which was edited on the basis of his trip to Belgium in the autumn of 1841, was given the nickname "Belgian Cicerone" in literature. Treats Liège, Loewen, Mecheln, Antwerp, Brussels, Ghent and Bruges. – Very nice specimen.