1228 - 1692 FINE PRINTING (including ILLUSTRATED BOOKS and CARICATURE)
- Colophon browned. = Van Dijk 246; The Halcyon Press 11; Reid A6.
Roland Holst, A. Een winter aan zee. Ibid., A.A.M. Stols, n.d. (1937), 2nd ed., 91,(2)p., orig. giltlettered cl.
= Van Dijk 405a.
Hellens, F. Documents secrets 1905-1931. Ibid./ Brussels, idem, 1932, 124,(3)p., orig. wr.
- Wr. trifle dustsoiled along spine. = Van Dijk 278.
ADDED 2 others: R.-L. DOYON, Géronte aux Assises (Paris, 1932, orig. wr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION) and DESTINOW (= J. Viegen), Renwagens (Maastr., 1933, ills., orig. wr. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION).
- Spines sl. browned/ worn.
= Complete set, w. the "carton de remplacement" in the first vol. and the prospectus. 1. C. Nodier, Le Bibliomane (Van Dijk 89); 2. P. Claudel, La Philosophie du Livre (V.D.66); 3. A. France, Le Livre du Bibliophile (V.D.72); 4. C. Aveline, "Les Désirs", ou Le Livre Égaré (V.D.64); 5. S. Mallarmé, Quant au Livre (V.D.87); 6. P. Valéry, Notes sur le Livre et le Manuscrit (V.D.98); 7. G. Flaubert, Bibliomanie (V.D.71); 8. V. Larbaud, Ce Vice Impuni, La Lecture... (V.D.82); 9. C. Asselineau, L'Enfer du Bibliophile (V.D.63); 10. G. Duhamel, Lettre sur les Bibliophiles (V.D.70).
- Occas. sl. foxed. = One of 250 numb. large paper copies.
Idem. Lenteleven. Ibid./ Ghent, L.J. Veen/ J.V.V.L. de Praetere, 1901, 2nd ed., 234p., printed in 150 numb. copies, orig. overlapping cl. by J.V.V.L. DE PRAETERE, sq. 8vo.
- Lacks ties.
AND 1 other by the same: De terechtstelling van een onschuldige (Maastr., 1940, orig. wr.).
= One of an unspecified number of copies bound by J. OLŠÁK or J. SVOBODA in overlapping imitation(?) vellum w. gilt geometrical pattern on frontcover, cl. slipcase.
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION by the artist "Für Johan & Maria Souverein mit herzlichen Glückwunsch (...)" on first blank.
Bednář, K. Fryderyk a Marianna (Chopin v Mariánských Lázních). Ibid., Supraphon, 1981, 24,(2)p., 4 col. lithographs (and title-vignette) by V. SUCHÁNEK, all signed in pencil, printed in 200 numb. copies, loose as issued in orig. wr., 4to.
- Box discoloured. Otherwise a fine copy.
= One of 38 copies on Japon nacré, w. 2 EXTRA SUITES of the lithographs on Arches and on Japon Nacré, a "gamme montante d'une lithograph" (decompositions).
= Rare privately published portfolio. Duppen p.52-55.
= Published on occasion of the 18th anniversary of the October Revolution. Rare.
- Several lvs. repaired/ strengthened w. tape; sl. soiled.
= Rare, nicely illustrated publication by the French illustrator Georges Delaw (1871-1938).
- Good/ fine copy.
AND 5 other editions of Tijl Uilenspiegel, mostly publ. before 1950, i.a. Snakerijen van Tijl Uilenspiegel (Breda, n.d. (±1910), ills., modern giltlettered cl. w. orig. frontwr. laid down) and G. PAIJSEN PETERSEN (ed.), Tijl Uilenspiegel's Jongensjaren (bij de schildburgers). Dutch transl. Bakker Korff-Hoogeboom (Bussum, 1908, ills. by H. GROBET, orig. pict. cl.).
- Frontwr. loose; library stamp on title-p. = Vlaamsche Volkstooneel-uitgaven, no. 1. Rare.
Bruylants, J. under pseud. Auctor. Tijl Uilenspiegel in Vlaanderen. Antw., L. Opdebeek, n.d. (1904), 1st ed., (2),603,(2)p., textills. by E. WALRAVENS, orig. frontwr. by E. VAN OFFEL pres., modern private leather w. mor. letterpiece (occas. trifle foxed). Roelandt, L. Tijl Uilenspiegel. Ghent, De Vlam, n.d. (1965), 282p., comic strip w. ills. by G. VAN RAEMDONCK, modern private leather w. mor. letterpiece, obl. 8vo (fine). - AND a copy of the 3rd ed. of the second work (in 3 vols.).
= Comprises i.a. J.H. RAMBERG, Tijl Uilenspiegel. Zijn kluchtig leven en bedrijf in Knittelverzen naverteld (Arnhem/ Nijm., n.d. (1919), num. ills., orig. wr., obl. 8vo); C. DE COSTER, De legende van Uilenspiegel en van Lamme Goedzak. Transl. A. van Boeckxsel (Brussels, 1943, textills. by C. DEVAUX, orig. frontwr. by M. PEETERMANS pres., modern private leather) and B. PELEMAN (ed.), In het spoor van Uilenspiegel (Hasselt, 1968, num. (photogr.) plates/ ills., orig. cl., large 4vo).
= I.a. T. MOORE, Storm (1992); D. RONNER, Geveld verleden (1992); T. VAN BAAREN, Laatste gedichten (1999); M. VAN HEYNINGEN BOSCH, Rode heren (2014); K. PIETERMAN, Laid veur Bliedschop (2015); W. BIERMAN, Plaatsbepaling op Vlieland (2015); R. NAUTA, Vereffenen (2016, linocut by F. DE JONG); J.L. PISUISSE and M. BLOKZIJL, Mundus vult decipi (2016); PLUTARCHUS, Het schip van Theseus (2017) and D. RONNER, De eerste/ tweede / derde/ vierde vijfentwintig (1997-2009, 4 vols.).
ADDED: 10 others (incl. 3 duplicates) by Verzameld Werk/ M. Frijns, 1991-1993, various sizes, i.a. J.B. CHARLES, Een goed teken (1991); H.H. TER BALKT, Nijmegen (1992) and I. SCHRETLEN, De aarde te voet (1992, col. crayon ill. by I. SCHRETLEN).
= F. MONTENS, Mijn kok een draak (printed in black, blue and red, leporello w. 10 col. ills. by B. SÖLL in front pocket, CD in orig. envelope in rear pocket); IDEM, Dragline (col. ills. by LONNEKE N., printed in various colours, frontisp. and orig. wr. by P. KIEWIT DE JONGE, obl. 8vo); IDEM and W. VAN DEN BERG, De gaten in je sokken (double-p. photogr. frontisp. portr. by F. MONTENS, vignettes printed in silver by P. DE VROOMEN); E. VAN DE PUTTE and P. DE VROOMEN, Men moet de dingen kaal denken (frontisp. portr., vignettes by P. DE VROOMEN, orig. photogr. wr. by L. LUYTEN).
= Published on occasion of the 50th anniversary of Kees Thomassen (De Uitvreter). With contributions by i.a. Godlofpers, Hugin & Mugin, Mikado Pers, Hester Verkruissen, de Vier Seizoenen and Pim Witteveen.
- All w. owner's stamp; top edge foxed. Otherwise fine.
- Wr. browned/ foxed; box partly dam. along extremities.
= Copy enriched w. an original drawing and autograph signed dedication by Serge Lifar to Jeanne Brulé (sl. browned/ foxed).