- Both vols. foxed. Bindings sl. rubbed; corners showing.
- Usual foxing. Both spines w. two mounted labels.
= Leblanc p.68 (correcting the number of plates and ills. to 377, instead of the 370 mentioned on the title-p.); Rius I, 587; Vicaire II, p.160.
- (Sl.) foxed. Sl. worn at extremities; spine-ends restored.
= From the library of H. DE LA FONTAINE VERWEY (his bookplate on upper pastedown). Leblanc p.71; Carteret III, p.155.
Dante Alighieri. l'Enfer. French transl. P.-A. Fiorentino. Ibid., idem, 1862, (4),IV,194,(1)p., woodengr. frontisp. portrait and 75 plates by G. DORÉ, orig. richly gilt cl., folio.
- (Sl.) foxed. Sl. worn at extremities; backstrip dam. (repaired).
= Text in French and Italian. Leblanc p.77f (ed. 1861): "Une des plus grandes entreprises que Gustave Doré ait conçue, étudiée et mûrie longtemps avant sa publication."
AND 1 other: (R.E. RASPE), The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen (London, ±1870, num. (full-p.) woodengr. ills. by G. DORÉ, orig. gilt pict. cl., t.e.g., 4to. Frontcover sl. stained; backstrip dam.).
- Both vols. hinges strengthened; dedication on first free endpaper; (sl.) foxed. Both vols. binding worn/ dam.; vol.1 joints split(ting).
= First edition with the illustrations by Doré. Leblanc 206; Vicaire IV, p.905; Sander 413; Brivois 242; Bassy 45.
- Occas. (sl.) foxed; vol. 1 partly w. sm. tear/ waterstain in margin. Bindings (sl.) worn/ dam. at extremities; spine-ends repaired.
= From the library of H. DE LA FONTAINE VERWEY (his bookplate on upper pastedown of both vols.). Leblanc p.290ff; Carteret III, p.511: "Un des plus beaux livres de Gustave Doré."
Cervantes Saavedra, M. de. l'Ingénieux hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche. French transl. L. Viardot. Paris, L. Hachette, 1863, 1st ed., 2 vols., (4),XXIII,(1),459,(3); (4),515,(3)p., 120 woodengr. plates and num. ills. by H. PISAN after G. DORÉ, orig. unif. richly gilt cl., folio.
- Both vols. (sl.) foxed throughout. Bindings sl. worn at edges; vol. 1 backstrip (torn off), covers and first few lvs. loose; vol. 2 joints splitting.
= Cf. Rius I, p.587 (ed. 1869); Vicaire II, p.160.
= I.a. M. DECLERCQ, Schijnmanoeuvres (2001); P. DEMETS, Vrees voor het bloemstuk (2002); P. CLAES, Animula (2011); W. STEVENS, Dertien wijzen om naar een merel te kijken. Dutch transl. P. Claes (2012) and D. VAN BASTELAERE, Fallicornia (2014).
- First blank and frontwr. w. narrow and vague waterstain in lower margin. The brittle frontwr. some sl. marginal wear and lacking a sm. portion from the blank fore-edge, lower corner cracked (reattached), and sm. tear at top and foot along spine; backwr. browned. A very good copy.
= Rare. Monod 6133; Bolliger IV, 189: "Eines der bedeutenden illustrierten surrealistischen Bücher". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXIX.
- Occas. sl. foxed. Binding sl. rubbed along extremities. = Hughey 47a.
Dulac, E. Picture-Book for the French Red Cross. London etc., idem, n.d. (1915), (8),134,(2)p., tipped-in portr. and 19 col. plates by E. DULAC, orig. dec. cl., 4to.
- Occas. sl. foxed. = Hughey 39d.
- Endpapers sl. browned; 1 plate loose. = Hughey 29a.
- Endpapers sl. foxed. Spine-end strifle rubbed. Fine copy.
= English trade ed. Hughey 23a; Ray 332: "After the appearance in 1907 of Stories from the Arabian Nights with 50 plates from his hand, Dulac became Rackham's chief rival in providing colored illustrations for reproduction by the three color-process for the gift-book trade. His best work, however, is to be found in The Sleeping Beauty and Other Fairy Tales."
- Upper hinge broken; occas. sl. foxed/ stained; a few lvs. sl. dam. Binding worn/ sl. stained; 1 corner heavily dam.; lower joint splitting.
= Hughey 19a. Loosely inserted a notice of an exhibition on Dulac's original watercolour drawings illustrating The Tempest at the Leicester Galleries (London, 1908).
ADDED: Broadwood, L.E. and Fuller Maitland, J.A. (ed.). English County Songs. Words and Music. London, Leadenhall Press, 1893, 1st ed., VIII,185p., scores, orig. giltlettered cl., 4to.
- First and last few lvs. browned/ foxed. Binding sl. worn/ stained/ sunned.
= Pioneering collection and edition of English folk songs, with scores.
- Partly (vaguely) foxed, especially vol.2. Slipcases worn at edges; slipcase vol.2 lacks bottom; backstrips of chemises sl. stained.
= Monod 11340; The Artist & the Book 281. Massive publication.
= Publications by i.a. De Lojen Deur Pers (Heemstede); Eliance Pers (Zandvoort); Arethusa Pers (Baarn) and De Klencke Pers (Oosterhesselen).
- Colophon leaf partly yellowed. Portfolio foot of spine dam.
Duinkerken, A. van. Drievuldige begroeting. N.pl. (Breda), Eenhoornpers, 1944, 13,(2)p., woodcut ills. by P.G. RUETER, printed in 100 numb. copies, orig. (sl. foxed) wr.
= SIGNED by the author, illustrator and publisher. De Jong 218.
AND 18 mostly woodengr. Easter/ Christmas/ New Years' Wishes, all printed by C.J. ASSELBERGS, partly SIGNED, by i.a. A. MEYER (1934, 2x), J. BUCKLAND WRIGHT (1936), H. JANS (1938), P. BOGAERTS (1943), F. MEES (1947), J. SLEPER (1956), L. STRIK (1958), RU VAN ROSSEM (1962) and W.J. ROZENDAAL (1961, 1963) (all mounted). - WITH: Und haschen nach Wind. N.pl., n.publ., n.d., (11)p., bound as a blockbook, 5 woodcut ills. by H. SCHMANDT, orig.(?) wr., woodengr. bookplate by W.J. ROZENDAAL of C.J. ASSELBERGS (1935) on first blank.
= I.a. Tien beroemde schilderijen (1992); J. VAN DEN VONDEL, Op de jongste Hollandse transformatie (1993); M. SIEZEN, Mondriaan's passie passion (1994); P. VERKRUIJSSE, Bibliograafwerk in de marge (1996, printer's manuscr. dedication to the author); A. DE WIT and R. M. RILKE, Brieven (1999); V. MEGGEN, Nonceniente (2000); A. VERWEY, De schone wereld (2004); H. VERBEEK, Die niet bestaat (2006); C.J. VAN GEEL, Schuine spreideik (2007); F. OOMEN, Uil (2009); R. KOPLAND, Boerderij (2009); M. NIJHOFF, Het kind en ik (2011); A. BRASSINGA, Eik (2013); H. BALL, Cabaret Voltaire (2014); K. SCHWITTERS, Anna Blume (2015); H.N. WERKMAN, 't Aduarderdiepje (2015); Alles is (2015); Dada 1916-2016 (2016), several invitations and New Years' wishes.
Stapert-Eggen, M. and Vries, D. de. De verrassing van de binnenkant. Apeldoorn, Apeldoorpers, n.d. (2011), 93,(3)p., (full-p.) col. ills., printed in 500 numb. copies, numb. col. print loosely inserted, orig. wr. - WITH: extensive documentation and correspondence on/ by the press/ printer.
= I.a. E. SPENSER, Sonnet (1983); E. POUND, Canto xlix (1985, Dutch transl. H.C. Ten Berge); G. DIELS, Drie verhalen (1994); L. FERRON, Les belles bourgeoises (1985); J. ZWAGERMAN, De stilte ontluisterd (1986); A. RIDLER, The Phoenix Answered (1988); G. VERRIPS, Dankbaarheid (1989); C.O. JELLEMA, Ongeroepen (1990); H. ROMIJN MEIJER, Help will come to you! (1991); W. BRAKMAN, Kunstenaarssociëteit (1992); W. VAN TOORN, Een held (1993) and A. SCHAALMA, Ergens in G. (1994, etching by H. Weber).
= Includes works from the Erotisch Panopticum (3 vols.) and Eliance series (5 vols.): J. GRESHOFF, Poëzie is de vijfde windstreek (1968); F. HOPMAN, Twee verhalen (1969); L. VROMAN, Ballade van mezelf (1969); C.J. KELK, De man van Kos (1971); H.C. TEN BERGE, Aan Herman Gorter (1972. Wr. foxed); In memoriam J. Greshoff (1972, dedication by A. Greshoff-Brunt on first blank, w. a manuscript letter by the same, dated "6 Juli 84", 2 lvs., recto only); H.C. TEN BERGE, De witte sjamaan. Een initiatie (1972); T. RAUCAT, Twee verhalen. Dutch transl. J. Slauerhoff (1974); L. VAN DEYSSEL, Beste jongen (1974); I. GERHARDT, Uit de eerste hand (1975); K.E. VAN REYM (= E.B. DE BRUYN), Het slaapmiddel (1975); MARTIALIS, Erotogrammen. Transl. F. van Dooren (1976) and C.P. CAVALRY (= MENSJE VAN KEULEN), Trucjes (1977).
- Some defects; mostly fine.
= Comprises i.a. W. SCOTT, Illustrations; Landscape, Historical and Antiquarian, to the Poetical Works (London, (±1834), num. steelengr. plates, contemp. gilt mor., 4to); T. HOOD, Poems (ibid., 1871, num. ills. by B. FOSTER, contemp. richly gilt cl., 4to); J. MILTON, L'Allegro and Il Pensero (ibid., 1855, plates by B. FOSTER, contemp. gilt embossed cl., 4to) and A. TENNYSON, Poems (ibid., 1859, num. ills./ plates by J.E. MILLAIS a.o., contemp. gilt mor., 4to).
- Last leaf of the second part mounted on lower pastedown.
= The first part with autograph(?) dedication "Aan Wim en Marise met beste wenschen, als herinnering aan Februari 1939 in Parijs. Tante Pip[?]" and w. loosely inserted printed New Year wish "Reflexions d'un Philosophe aimable".
Boëthius. Van de vertróósting der wysheyd. Dutch transl. by D.V. Coornhert. Amst., A.A. Balkema, 1945, 201,(5)p., typogr. by J. VAN KRIMPEN, printed by J. ENSCHEDÉ EN ZONEN, deluxe[?] copy bound in hmor., t.e.g.