- Wr. trifle yellowed. Spine worn/ split(ting). = Very rare.
- Owner's entry on first free endpaper; strengthened on hinges; sm. catalogue clipping tipped-in on upper pastedown; p.169 and 171 w. sm. tear. Rebacked w. use of contemp. backstrip.
= Cohn 777.
- Professionally restored copy. Title-p. remargined w. some loss of images (mostly in lower left corner); 1st and 2 final lvs. outer blanks remargined; all lvs. w. some minor restorations; occas. foxed/ browned; new endpapers.
= Rühle 280: "Struwwelpeterferne Struwwelpetriade mit zwei längeren Versgeschichten und schönen, stilisierten Bildern: De leerzame en treffende geschiedenis van de jonge jufvrouw Piete Mietje Vogelbek, Het meisje dat nooit regt wilde zitten (von einem ungehorsamen Mädchen, das zur Strafe einen Buckel bekommt); De belangrijke maar droevige historie van den jongeheer Nikolaas Gezwind, een voorbeeld voor alle kinderen (der freche Nikolaas endet als negatives "Vorbild" im Kochtopf der Kannibalen)." Two nicely illustrated and highly moralising tales. Not in the other usual reference works. Rare.
- Rare, complete copy. Contents fingersoiled/ sl. frayed. Newly stitched; frontwr. lower corner cracked; large tear in upper margin.
= Rühle 287: "Original niederländische, struwwelpeternahe Struwwelpetriade, mit sieben grausamen, aber reizvoll illustrierten Geschichten." Lust en Leering p.216-220. Our copy the rare first version of the first edition, with the uncensored antisemitic verses in the story of "Koppige Klaas" and with the 'uncensored' last illustration, showing "baldadig Jansje" spanked by her father on her bare bottom. On the book see F. Booy, "Mietje met het mes", in: N. Maas (ed.), Waardevol oud papier, Haarlem, 1996, p.30-35. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE L.
- Lvs. (sl.) foxed; (finger)soiled in margins; a few marginal (repaired) tears; new endpapers. Frontwr. w. sm. scratch in lower margin.
= Rare early edition with rich colour lithographic illustrations (copies of the first edition were handcoloured with use of stencils). Cf. Rühle 212 (2nd ed. according to Rühle and the introd. by the publisher in the jubilee edition). "(...) Entsprechend schöne und dekorative Ausgaben stellten auch die frühen, bei Hoogstraten gedruckten Ausgaben von 'Een aardig Prentenboek', der niederländische Ausgabe der Orginal-Struwwelpeter, dar". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LI.
- Title-p. w. stains; plates (finger)soiled; last letterpress text leaf w. waterstain. Spine neatly strengthened w. blue paper.
= Very rare. A struwwelpetriade in the shape of a primer with on the last leaf an alphabet on recto and multiplication table on verso. Roelants used only 3 of the original 8 stories to illustrate this primer (stories 1, 2 and 8). Rare early edition with rich colour lithographic illustrations. Cf. Rühle 262c; Lust en Leering p.211 and 224. Rühle describes this edition (the copy from the collection of Theo Gielen): "Erst später liess Roelants bei Hoogstraten in Zwolle drucken (...). Die frühen Ausgaben des Druckers Hoogstraten bestechen durch wunderschöne und detailfreudige Kolorierung, die sich deutlich von den späteren Ausgaben im Farbdruck unterscheiden. Da sind Kleidung, Tischtücher und Wände dekorativ gemustert und nicht einfach mit Farbe ausgefüllt (...). "Contains the stories: "De Geschiedenis van den wreeden Jan", "De geschiedenis van de zwarte Jongens" and "Piet de Smeerpoets".
- One leaf detached; lvs. (finger) soiled and frayed, mostly in outer margins. Spine strengthened w. cloth w. glue stains; both lower outer corner covers lack portion; wr. soiled.
= Very rare Dutch Struwwelpetriade. Illustrations with the black background. Rühle 215c, only mentioning the later edition by Vlieger, Amsterdam (but with the same stories): De Geschiedenis van de Zwarte Jongens; De geschiedenis van den wilden jager; De geschiedenis van Soep-Hein; De geschiedenis van den duimzuiger; De allerdroevigste geschiedenis met de zwavelstokjes; Piet de Smeerpoets. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LI.
Goeverneur, J.J.A. Ondeugende Kinderen. Een vermakelijk prenteboek met rijmen. Eerste stukje. Sneek, J.F. Druten, n.d. (±1875), 5th ed., 14p., 6 col. lithogr. plates, orig. col. lithogr. wr.
- Spine clumsily repaired and restitched. Covers soiled and sl. frayed; backcover lacks portion in upper outer corner.
= Rühle 266o; Lust en Leering p.202. Contains the following stories: Vuile poes (Kaatje morsebel); De leugenaar; Jan-Vernielal; Hans Kijk-in-de-pot.
- Boards soiled and sl. worn along extremities.
= Cf. Rühle 262c (note); The Children's World of Learning 3787; Lust en Leering p.210f and p.224; Caljé-Van Gulik 517. Published on occasion of the 50th anniversary of the first Dutch edition (1849).
AND 6 other 20th cent. vols. on Piet de Smeerpoets.
- Foxed throughout. Wr. browned and foxed.
= Very rare. Probably only published for the students of the faculty of Medicine of Heidelberg. "Zum ersten Male veröffentlicht zum Leipziger Klinischen Vogelschiessen am 29. Juli 1882. A 3rd edition was published in 1885. Very curious Struwelpetriade with Obstetrics-theme in which 12f fetuses present 12 different (problematic) births, i.a. "Ulma die Steissgeburt", "Die atelectatische Elsa".
- Contemp. owner's entry on verso frontwr. and title: "1846 aan Pieter Chistiaan [sic] Zimmermann - Middelburg den 13 jannuarij" and "is voor Mari". A very fine copy.
= Very rare Till Owlglass edition with fine primitive woodcuts in a catchpenny style. Not in the usual reference works. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LII.
- Bookblock and a few leaves loose; final leaf w. closed tear in image and sl. frayed. Covers foxed; spine and corners worn.
= Lust en Leering p.251 and 277 and colour illustration dustwr.; Caljé-van Gulik 535; not in The Children's World of Learning; not in Hinz and Tijl Uilenspiegel Wereldburger. Rare.
- Newly sewn; hinges strengthened w. tape. Spine split; wr. sl. frayed and creased.
= The first Dutch teddy bear book.
Becht-Dentz, A. De Drie Beertjes. Ibid., H.J.W. Becht, n.d. (±1910), (16)p. (incl. wr.), 3 col. lithogr. plates, ills., orig. col. lithogr. wr. by G.H.T., 4to.
- Newly sewn; final leaf sl. stained; hinges partly strengthened w. tape. Wrapper sl. creased.
Slooten, A. van. Het Beren Boek. Ibid., Van Holkema & Warendorf, n.d. (±1910), 31p., full-p. col. lithogr. ills. and orig. clothbacked lithogr. boards by G.A. WILLIAMS, obl. 4to.
- Some lvs. w. repaired tears, touching images; hinges strengthened w. cloth. Corners showing; backcover dam. spot.
= Rare story-book on the adventures of Betty and her little brother with a family of teddy bears that Betty was given for her eighth birthday.
AND 2 others similar.
- Wr. sl. faded along margins. Otherwise fine.
= Huiskamp V26; Waller 940; Ki.La.Ki.Le. 237. Attractive children's book, composed with the explicitly phrased intention to invite children to be merry and celebrate. Contains plates, with accompanying poems, of i.a. New Year's Day, Easter, a fair, "Sint Maarten" and "Sinterklaas"'.
- Backstrip repaired w. paper; boards sl. discoloured. = Ons Schemeruurtje XIV. A is een aapje p. 135.
Idem. Spreekwoorden. Plaatjes en Rijmpjes. Vol. 1 and 2. Gouda, G.B. van Goor Zonen, n.d. (1915), 16; 16p., col. ills. and orig. unif. pict. hcl. w. dustwr. by B. VAN DER VEER, sq. 8vo.
- Contemp. owner's entries on htitles. Dustwrappers dam. along edges.
= "(...) de intrinsiek geestige Bas van der Veer, die droevig miskend is." (Bibelebontse berg, p.569).
Idem. Wie luistert er mee? Bussum, C.A.J. van Dishoeck, n.d. (±1925), 1st ed., 109,(3)p., ills. and orig. giltlettered cl. w. mounted col. plate by B. VAN DER VEER, square 8vo. - AND 28 others, all illustrated by the same, incl. duplicates (i.a. 3x A dat is Aafje) and Het Borstel A.B.C.
- Lvs. and hinges carefully repaired w. japanese; newly sewn. Wr. fingersoiled; frontwr. lower corner cracked.
= With the owner's entry of the Dutch author Charlotte Mutsaers, dated "Sinterklaas 1964" in pen on title-p. Rare, only one copy traced.
- Covers sl. rubbed. = Bilderwelt 2669.
Histoire d'Ali-Baba et des Quarante Voleurs suivie de l'histoire du prince Ahmed. Tours, Maison Mame, 1946, 31,(1)p., (full-p.) col. ills. by R. BRODERS, orig. clothbacked boards, 4to.
- Upper hinge weak; sl. foxed. Covers sl. rubbed along edges; sm. waterstain on frontcover.
AND 12 others, i.a. ALADIN (Paris, n.d. (±1920), col. ills. by D. BRETT, orig. wr., 4to); R. PETIT, Jacqueline et Son Chien Pataud (ibid., 1930, col. ills. by H. MALLET, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, sm. folio) and IDEM, Pataud-le-chien à la Campagne (ibid., 1931, col. ills. by H. MALLET, orig. clothbacked boards, sm. folio).
- Sl. foxed. Bookseller's ticket on frontwr.
AND 2 similar German publications w. lithogr. lvs.
- Title lacks lower left blank corner. = Huiskamp V168.
- Professionally rebound; first and final plate w. repaired tear; some plates soiled.
= Huiskamp V169; Coll. Caljé-van Gulik 107; Waller 937. Rare.
- Frontcover sl. soiled along fore-edge margin. A fine copy.
= Braches 2563; cat. Ki.la.ki.le. 816. Rare in original cloth binding.