78 1172 Couperus L 
- Lacks Babel, Zielenschemering, Het heilige weten and Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid. Some occas. wear and sm. defects; all vols. w. bookplate on first free endpaper. Fine set.
= Comprises Van Vliet p.337-338, no. 5, 8-12, 14, 15, 18, 20-23 and Reis-impressies and Over lichtende drempels (both not in Van Vliet, cf. p.335).
78 1173 Couperus L 
- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Binding w. white specks; sm. dam. spot at foot of spine.
= Van Vliet p.164, no.1; Braches 2249; Cat. Ned. Boek 26.
Idem. Williswinde. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. dec. identical to the above (lettering in black instead of gold) by L.W.R. WENCKEBACH.
- Bookplate on htitle. Rebacked w. green cloth tape; frontwr. w. sm. tear in margin and lacking tiny portion from lower corner.
= Van Vliet p.164, no.2; Braches 2249.
Idem. Williswinde. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. photogr. portr. of the author.
- Bookplate on htitle. Wrappers partly sl. (dust)soiled and some marginale imperfections; frontwr. w. [printed: Aflevering] "17/18" in blue pencil.
= Van Vliet p.164, no.4.
AND a fine copy of the same work, same edition, bound in a "neutrale band" (Van Vliet p.164, no.5). - ADDED: an ex-library copy in contemp. giltlettered hcl. (stamps, plastiziced etc. Sold w.a.f.).
78 1174 Couperus L 
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; free endpapers browned; sm. owner's stamp on htitle. Binding soiled; backstrip sl. browned, sm. stain on frontcover.
= Van Vliet p.306, no.1.
Idem. Xerxes of the hoogmoed. The same work, same edition, orig. wr.
- Wrappers partly yellowed/ sl. browned. = Van Vliet p.306, no.2 (this copy).
AND 4 other first editions by the same: Majesteit (rebound, w. orig. (faded) backstrip laid down; Van Vliet p.14, no.1; Braches 1665); Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid (Van Vliet p.202, no.1. Dec. on backstrip rubbed; in slipcase), God en Goden (Van Vliet p. 349, no.35. Lower corner of covers sl. dam.) and De berg van licht (Vol.3 only; cream cl. w. purple lettering. Binding soiled, backstrip yellowed; cf. Van Vliet p.241. no.9 (with wrong plate on frontwr.).
- All vols. w. bookplate on first free endpaper.
78 1175 Couperus L 
- Sm. portrait of the author mounted on htitle; stamp on upper pastedown and title; inventory number in pen and ink on htitle, title and at top of spine.
= Modern-Bibliotheek. Van Vliet p.269, no.1.
Idem. De zwaluwen neêr gestreken... The same work, same edition, orig. white cl. w. dec. (identical to the above, except for the backstrip) in brown and green.
- Decoration trifle rubbed; top edge sl. foxed. = Van Vliet p.269, no.2 (this copy).
AND 13 others by the same, mainly first editions (mainly in later publisher's bindings, partly w. defects), i.a. Dionyzos (van Vliet p.236, no.4), Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid (vV p.202, no.1), Majesteit (vV p.344, no,3), Metamorfoze (2 variant bindings: vV p.178, no.5 and 6), De ongelukkige (vV p.294, no.2) and Van oude menschen de dingen die voorbijgaan (vV p.245, no.4 and p.344, no.6).
- All vols. of the lot w. bookplate on first free endpaper or htitle.
78 1176 Couperus L 
- Owner's entry and stamp ("Aug. Cuypers") in htitle. Wrappers trifle frayed; backstrip browned.
= Series "Nieuwe romans". Van Vliet p.314, no.2.
Idem. Het zwevende schaakbord. The same work, same edition, orig. gilt dec. cl.
= Series "Nederl. Bibliotteek", w. diff. title-p. Van Vliet p.316, no.6. "De roman kwam tegelijk uit in twee series: Nieuwe Romans en Nederlandsche Bibliotheek".
Idem. Het zwevende schaakbord. The same work, same edition, same series, bound in contemp. giltlettered hmor., orig. wr. pres.
- Wrappers evenly browned. Backstrip sl. discol.; boardedges and raised bands on spine sl. rubbed.
= Van Vliet p.314. no.4.
AND 3 more copies of the same work: 1st ed., Nederl. Bibliotheek, orig. wr. (backwr. loose and dam., spine-ends dam.) (Van Vliet p.314, no.4); 2nd ed., (1924), Nieuwe Romans, orig. giltlettered cl. (Van Vliet p.316, no.7); 3rd ed., n.d., Nieuwe Romans, orig. giltlettered cl.; 4th ed., Amst./ Antwr., Wereldbibliotheek, 1950, 4th ed., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr., large 8vo.
- All vols. of the lot w. bookplate on first free endpaper or htitle.
78 1177 Couperus L Bastet F 
= Breugelmans 155. Published on occasion of the 60th birthday of Frédéric Bastet, SIGNED by the authors, the printer and F. Bastet.
Bastet, F. Tussen sfinx en eenhoorn. Over Psyche en Fidessa van Louis Couperus. Raamsdonk, De Roofpers, 1986, 25,(2)p., printed in 45 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered cl. w. dustwr., obl. sm. 8vo.
= SIGNED by the author.
AND 4 others by F. Bastet on L. Couperus, i.a. Een biografie (Amst., 1987, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. SIGNED), Al die verloren paradijzen... (Amst., 2001, 1st ed., ills., orig. wr. SIGNED and w. dedication by i.a. H.T.M. van Vliet).
- Most vols. w. bookplate on first endpaper.
78/1178 Couperus L Lot of 24 vols all published by L J Veen Amst 
- All w. bookplate on first free endpaper/ htitle. Partly w. imperfections/ defects.
= Cf. Van Vliet p.351ff. Nice collection, comprising 9 vols. (i.a. 4 works by J. Reyneke-van Stuwe and 2 by S. Streuvels) w. the bindingdesign that TH. NEUHUYS made for De boeken der kleine zielen ; 4 vols. (all by J. Reyneke van Stuwe) w. the bindingdesign that C. LEBEAU made for Van oude menschen, de dingen die voorbijgaan ; 1 vol. (by S. Streuvels) w. the bindingdesign that K. SLUYTERMAN made for Van en over alles en iedereen; 1 vol. (by J.W. Broedelet) w. the bindingdesign that W.J. TAANMAN made for Van en over mijzelf en anderen, one vol. (by M. Corelli) bound in the 'gordijntjes'-binding for Antieke verhalen (cf. Van Vliet p.258, no.4i); one (by S. Steuvels) resembling the bindingdesign by J. DE PRAETERE for Over lichtende drempels (Van Vliet p.226, no.3); 3 works in the 'poortjes'-binding by J. BRAAKENSIEK and 4 vols. w. the same design as Gedachten (cf. Van Vliet p.356, no.3).
AND 3 others similar.
78 1179 Cremer J 
78 1180 Cremer J Dröge G J ed 
78 1180 Cremer J Dröge G J ed 
= Copy SIGNED "Jan Cremer" on last p. With also loosely inserted: 2 SIGNED certificates of origin by Adams auctions.
78 1181 Daisne J 
78 1181 Daisne J 
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION in pen and ink to Orson Welles on first blank dated "Noël 1948 Gand": "Fraternel hommage d'admiration d'un auteur flamand au créateur du "Citizen Kane", en souvenir ému du mot magique peint sur le traîneau de toute enfance: "bouton de rose" - emouvant message qui finira bien par unir tous les hommes de coeur et d'esprit devant la désolation de notre sort commun. [signed]."
WITH a small collection of autograph and typescript letters, notes and poems by Johan Daisne (parly signed with his real name "Herman" [Herman Thiery], consisting of i.a. 6 letters and a note to Hans Roest (i.a. on the positive review Daisne's Filmatiek that of Roest had published); a note to Maurice Roelants and the AUTOGRAPH SIGNED drafts of 2 poems: "Ta pedia tou pirea (De kinderen van de Piraeus)" (one leaf, dated "10.60", pen and red and (corrections in) blue ink, recto only) and (Het dagboek van Anne Frank (...) Bij zijn verfilming) (2 leaves, pen and blue ink, dated "23.9.59" in pen and ink, and date stamped "[...] 1959", recto and verso, (3)p., of which 1 1/2 p. w. a draft of the poem and 1p. (crossed out) w. preliminary lines/ jottings for the poem); an autograph letter signed to Gerard Walschap (i.a. on Louis de Bourbon and inviting Walschap to give a talk at his reading club) and 3 letterpress poems and 4 typescript letters by Johan Daisne, all in orig. envelope w. typescript/ autograph address (the poems w. short signed/ monogrammed AUTOGRAPH wish in ballpoint were sent as New Year wish to HENK VAN OTTERLOO, the typescript letters chronicle their gradually growing friendship).
78 1182 Deyssel L van 
= The first concerning the request for a signed portrait, the second concerning another(?) request: "Ik betwijfel U binnenkort het bedoelde te kunnen zenden. Na de toekomstige ordening van het persoonlijk archief, zal ik daartoe beter in staat zijn en gevolg geven aan uw wensch (...)".
AND a photogr. postcard (by H.C. den Drijver, The Hague) showing Willem Kloos seated next to Lodewijk van Deyssel. - ADDED: a photograph of Frank van der Goes (8,8x6,6 cm.) and a portrait photograph of Herman Gorter (12,2x8,8 cm. Verso w. annot. "(...) Reproduktie naar het oorspronkelijke van W. Witsen (,...) Archief Nol Gregoor").
78 1183 Duinker A and Michel K ed 
78 1183 Duinker A and Michel K ed 
= Comprises: (year 1), no.(1, "051282")-(7, "3.4.'83"), 8, 9, "april 1983", "290983" and "300983"; year 2, no.2-7 and 10; year 3, no.1-9. Good run of the rare handmade periodical, mainly devoted to poetry and with the majority of contributions written by its editors Arjen Duinker and K. Michel, but also with contributions by Kees Beentjes, Martin Bril, Herman C. Lelie and Octavio Paz. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXIV.
78 1184 Duinkerken A van 
- Sl. yellowed; some sl. occas. foxing; one leaf lacks portion of lower blank corner. Binding sl. warped; backcover sm. stain.
= One of 30 copies on Pannekoek (this copy unnumb.), bound in full vellum w. gilt frontcover decoration by C. EYCK. From the library of Albert Kuyle, both vols. with his circular ticket ("A.K.") on upper pastedown. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "Aan Kuyle/ Wie zal van 't Wereldorgel leven,/ De dichter, die het heeft geschreven/ Of gij, die na zoo langen tijd/ Het eindelijk hebt uitgegeven/ Anton van Duinkerken".
78 1185 Eeden F van 
- Filing holes in blank margin, touching letters; traces of former mounting in blank part of last page; horizontal middle fold.
= Interesting and amusing letter on a proposed modernising of Dutch spelling. "(...) De bedoelde spelling-opstellen wil ik bij gelegenheid gaarne lezen. Ik mag u geen hoop geven dat u me tot de lik-beweging zult overhalen, want de uitkomst is eenvoudig horribel leelijk, en dat zegt genoeg. Uw scherpzinnigste redeneeringen kunnen dat niet veranderen, aangezien theorie ondergeschikt blijft aan gevoel. (...) Een woord, met zijn spelling is een kostbaar, zelf gegroeid ding; Elke willekeurige, opzettelijke, theoretische verandering, niet gebaseerd op gevoel en smaak, maar op onderwijs-belangen of redeneering, is verminking en vandalisme. (...) Ik geef u inderdaad volkomen vrijheid te spreken van "de nederlanse naassie" (...) Als u mij dan maar toestaat dit plat, leelijk en onbeschaafd te vinden en vooral mijn kinderen niet aan uw onderwijs toe te vertrouwen (...)".
Idem. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED to "Geachte Heer!" [unidentified], dated "Walden 11 Juli 1897", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto only.
- Mounted.
= Accepting an invitation: "(...) Als de zaak zoo staat zal ik in elk geval bij u komen lezen, en genoegen nemen met het honorarium dat uw gezelschap mij zal kunnen geven (...)".
AND a portrait photograph of Frederik van Eeden by "Foto Atelier W. Coret (...)" [stamp on verso], 13,2x8,8 cm.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXV.
78 1186 Emmens J A 
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "voor Jan Brandt Corstius, hartelijk Jan Emmens. Herfst '69". With loosely inserted the author's obituary card and thank you card from the author's widow.
Reve, G. Het hijgend hert. Amst./ Antw., (L.J. Veen), 1998, 8,(1)p., 3 facs. ills., printed in 1200 numb. and signed copies, bound as a leporello, orig. boards.
= Pre-publication of the first chapter of Reve's novel Het hijgend hert; publisher's New Year gift 1997/1998.
Hermans, W.F. Overgebleven gedichten. Amst., Thomas Rap, 1968, 1st ed., 79p., printed in 1050 numb. copies (1000), orig. giltlettered cl.
= Janssen/ Van Stek 277; Van Pulp tot Pléiade WFH
AND 1 other first edition by JAN EMMENS.
78 1187 Engelman J 
- Last few lvs. partly browned from tipped-in lvs. (see below). Top of spine chipped.
= The author's debut, with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION: "O jeunesee, aux grands yeux.... Aan mijn vriend Albert Kuyle, Febr. 1927 Jan Engelman". With 2 fold. lvs. w. a printed proof of the story "Herodes" by Jan Engelman tipped onto last leaf, w. annot. "(...) voor De Gemeenschap gezet, nooit gepubliceerd" in pen and ink in lower blank margin of the first leaf (both lvs. browned and sl. creased in blank margin). From the library of Albert Kuyle, with his ticket ("A.K.") on verso frontwr.
78 1188 Fabricius J 
78 1188 Fabricius J 
- Second letter w. filing holes in left blank margin.
= On the (possible) German translations of his works. "(...) Union Verlag Stuttgart brengt binnenkort mijn nieuwe jongensboek "Die Schmuggler der Sankt Antonius Bucht" uit en schrijft mij vandaag dat Ze het kinderboek "Jantje en zijn vrienden Koko en Sabastiaan" (...) ook graag zullen uitgeven, maar op z'n vroegst in 1969, want voor het volgend jaar zitten ze al vol. Dat vind ik wel erg ver weg, in 1969 kunnen we allemaal op de maan zitten of Chinees moeten leren. Hoe denkt U hierover? (...)".
AND 6 others similar by COR BRUIJN (short autogr. letter signed, dated "17/4 1975"), MARGA MINCO (2 short typescr. letters signed, "29 juli '80" and "30 decemb '81"), SIEGFRIED E. VAN PRAAG (autogr. letter signed, "3 August. 1965"), OSCAR TIMMERS (autogr. letter signed, "20-2-74") and WIM ZAAL (typescr. letter signed, "23 juli 1982"), mainly on translations and financial matters.
78 1189 Forum Maandschrift voor letteren en kunst 
- Dustwr. of 1 vol. w. sm. hole in spine.
= Facs. reprint of the ed. 1932-1935. In custom made slipcase, together with Forum, deel V (ibid., idem, 1980, (29)p., (facs.) ills., printed in 10 copies on occasion of the above facsimile reprint, limp vellum, square sm. 8vo. Copy numb. "1", for the publisher, André Swertz).
78 1190 Génestet P A de 
78 1191 Gorter H 
- Htitle and title-p. browned (caused by formerly inserted newspaper clippings); first and final lvs. sl. foxed. Spine sunned.