- Upper hinge strenthened. Rebacked.
= De Bodt/ Kapelle p.169: "Kinderen verkleed als dier ter gelegenheid van carnaval of een gemaskerd bal, is een weinig voorkomend verschijnsel in de eerste helft van de twintigste eeuw en daarom doet de vermomming van Mapje en Papje in het hazenbos, twee leuke kindertjes in een hazenpak tussen de echte haasjes, getekend door de Duitse Sybille von Olfers, zo modern aan."
Lokhorst, E. van. Sprookjes van Moeder de Gans. Asschepoester. Klein duimpje. Amst., Uitg. Mij "Kosmos", n.d. (1928), (16)p., tinted lithogr. ills. and orig. stiff paper wr. by J. WIEGMAN, obl. 4to.
- Some foxing. Otherwise a good/ fine copy.
AND 7 others, i.a. A. LISTAL, Flipje Fluiter en zijn Vrind (Alkm., n.d., col. lithogr. ills., orig. hcl., obl. 4to); M. HILDEBRANDT, Prins Zonnegoud gaat hand in hand met Peter door het Sprookjesland (Arnh., n.d., col. lithogr. ills., orig. hcl., 4to. Bookblock loose) and C. MELLOY, Vijf kerstvertellingen (Brugge, n.d., col. ills. and orig. hcl. by J. HEBBELYNCK).
- Wrapper sl. worn and splitting on folds.
- Hinges weak; stamp on title-p. Binding sl. worn; backstrip almost entirely worn away.
= De Bodt/ Kapelle p.42, 43, 216 and 235; The Children's World of Learning 3285; Ki.la.ki.le. 770; De Koning 398. Attractive and rare art déco style picture book.
Effen, J. van. Een prinsje of een prinsesje. Zeist, De Torentrans, 1937, 32p., full-p. col. ills. by J. VAN EFFEN, orig. boards, 4to (fine). - AND 2 others: J. WORP, De zingende kinderwereld (Gron., n.d. (1907), col. lithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards by C. JETSES, obl. 4to) and J.J.A. GOUVERNEUR, De Zwarte Peter. Een Nieuw Prettig Boek voor Jonge en Oudere Kinderen (Rott., n.d. (±1880), silhouette ills. and orig. hcl. by P. KONEWKA, 4to).
- Occas. sl. foxed. Otherwise fine. = Rare.
Parson, P. Deugd geeft vreugd. Versjes voor kinderen. Amst., Gebr. Willems, 1850, 1st ed., IV,70p., 8 handcol. ills. on 4 leaves, orig. frontcover pres., sm. 8vo.
- Frontcover loose; backcover lacking. Not in the usual ref. works.
Hazeu, J. Onderwijzende gedichtjes uit de natuur ontleend voor kinderen op de buitenverblijven. Amst., G. Portielje, 1828, VI,92p., engr. title-p. w. handcol. vignette, 7 handcol. plates, each w. 4 ills., contemp. hcl., sm. 8vo.
= Waller 686; Ki.la.ki.le. 370; Caljé-Van Gulik 86; Van Veen sale II, 205; Huiskamp H99. "Men denke echter niet, dat ik deze Gedichtjes alleen voor kinderen op de buitenverblijven heb opgesteld; ook andere, in de steden wonende, kunnen er vruchten uit opzamelen; hoezeer het waar is, dat dezelve in de sprekende Natuur, den meeste invloed op het hart kunnen maken, ter hunner leering en opwekking, om hun het buitenleven leerzaam en genoegelijk te doen genieten." (introd.).
AND 5 others, i.a. HET TOOVERBOEK VAN EEN KAARTSPELER, OF 126 KUNSTJES MET DE KAART (Leyden, n.d. (±1870), 6th ed., ills., orig. wr. Sl. foxed) and a mediocre copy of J.J.A. GOEVERNEUR, Fabelen en gedichtjes voor kinderen./ Hoe langer hoe liever. Vervolg op De fabelen en gedichtjes voor kinderen./ Fabelboek voor kinderen. Vertelseltjes bij moers schoot/ Fabelboek voor kinderen. Het laatste boekje (Gron., W. van Boekeren, n.d., 4 parts in 1 vol., 96 lithogr. plates, contemp. plain black cl., sq. sm. 8vo. Contents occas. sl. soiled/ waterstained/ sl. dam.; a few leaves loose; occas. plates cut short).
- Spine splitting.
= Lust en Leering p.99-100; De hele Bibelebontse berg p.548; The Children's World of Learning 3286: "Beautifully illustrated and hand-coloured little children's book with one of the fairy tales from the "New Mother Goose", told in verse. (...). Not elsewhere found recorded."
Pfeil, H. Nieuwe karaktertrekken en bijzonderheden uit het leven van vermaarde personen. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1860), no pagination, 3 col. lithogr. plates, orig. limp lithogr. boards.
- Spine splitting.
AND 2 others similar: an uncoloured duplicate of the first work and BETSY, Uit de geschiedenis van een speld. Een kerstvertelling (Nijkerk, n.d., col. lithogr. ill., orig. col. lithogr. wr.).
- A few tiny tears along outer edge frontwrapper; paper over spine sl. dam. = Rare.
- Owner's entry on title-p. and final textp.; 2 maps w. tiny ruststains; 1 map w. sm. tear on fold. Fine copy.
= Rare schoolbook, containing maps of the world, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Huiskamp I12; Saalmink I, p.567; The Children's World of Learning 2813 (ed. 1828): "Bilingual school book in French and Dutch for use in the geography lessons at Dutch and Belgian primary schools, published at the time that The Netherlands and Belgium were still united into one Kingdom. The text is printed parallel in two columns in the two languages, and is entirely composed like a catechism in questions and answers for the children to learn by heart."
= Each w. accomp. explanatory leaflet: "The first commercial Moomin products from 1956 Tove Jansson [1914-2001] gave permission to manufacture. (...) The labels were exclusively printed for Stockmann luxury department store in Helsinki and NK Stockholm in 1956 to be used for the first commercial Moomin products (...) Printed by Kromipaino Helsinki 1956".
- Hinges sl. weak, otherwise contents fine. Board edges worn, lower outer corner backcover dam.
= The Children's World of Learning 3290.
Beskow, E. Olle's Sneeuwschoentocht. Sprookje. Nijmegen, H. Prakke, n.d. (±1910), (29)p., 14 col. lithogr. plates, monochr. ills. and orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards by ELSA BESKOW, 4to.
- Contents loose; owners entry on verso frontcover. Frontcover sl. stained.
AND 9 others similar, i.a. RIE CRAMER, Liedjes van vroeger (Utr., n.d. (13 col. ills. (incl. frontcover) and 4 (repeated) vignettes by RIE CRAMER, scores by A. de Jong, orig. clothbacked boards, orig. pict. dustwr., obl. 4to) and H. BLAAUW, Die vlugge haasjes (Alkmaar, n.d., 10 col. ills and orig. pict clothbacked boards by E. KOETZER, obl. 8vo).
- Contents loose. Lacks backstrip; contemp. owner's entry on frontwrapper in pen and ink; frontwrapper chipped.
= Rare children's book w. nice humorous illustrations. Not in Cat. Ki.la.ki.le. and Bibelebontse berg.
AND 4 others i.a. Kushandjes (Leyden, ±1870, col. lithogr. plates, orig. lithogr. wr.) and W.J. VAN ZEGGELEN, Geschiedenis van Joosje (ibid., ±1870, col. lithogr. plates, orig. col. lithogr wr. Entirely mounted on linen).
- Wrappers and spine restored w. tape; sm. inkstain on frontwrapper.
= Rare. Not in the usual reference works; only 2 copies in NCC.
- Backstrip sl. worn; covers trifle dustsoiled.
Geschenk aan Jonge Jufvrouwen. Rott., Mensing en Van Westreenen, 1827, (2),II,196p., engr. title and 9 portraits by P. VELIJN, G.J. DE HUYZER and W. VAN SENUS, contemp. gilt hcalf, sm. 8vo.
- Several plates reattached; occas sl. (finger)soiled. Binding sl. worn.
= Huiskamp G71; The Children's World of Learning 858. Contains short biographies and portraits of i.a. Kenau Hasselaar, Elizabeth Wolff, Agatha Deken and Jeanne d'Arc.
AND 2 others.
- Bookplate on upper pastedowns and owner's stamp on htitles. Paper over boards trifle worn. Otherwise fine copies.
= BNK 583; Ki.la.ki.le. 346A; Arpots 149; Nissen, ZBI 3270. Very free adaptation of the Naturgeschichte für Kinder, Göttingen, 1778 (Brüggemann 692).
- Sl. foxed (incl. wr.). Spine strengthened and some restorations in corners w. scotch tape.
= Koster's Serie Oorspronkelijke Prentenboeken No.2. The Children's World of Learning 3719. Contains nice illustrations showing the various developments in society between 1801 and 1901 with respect to e.g. classrooms, transport over land and on water (early bicycles versus cars (on frontwr.), sailing boats versus steamships), firefighting, games (kolf, football, trotting races and cycling), skating people, mountebanks versus a circus act in Carré etc.
Idem. Eene buitenpartij. Haarlem, I. de Haan, n.d. (±1900), 31,(1)p., 12 chromolithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked chromolithogr. boards by A. MARIE, 4to.
- Final two text lvs. lower blank margin cut off and restored. Backcover scratched.
= Rare. Not in the Children's World of Learning.
AND 1 other.
- Spine split w. remnants of new stitching; owner's entry on frontwr.; wrappers frayed and w. marginal tears.
= Rare.
Uit alle jaargetijden. N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1880), 6 entirely col. lithogr. cardboard lvs. (incl. wr.), large 8vo.
- Spine strengthened. = Rare.
AND 1 other.
- Boxes partly sl. worn; the glass slides in good/ fine condition.
= I.a. "Birds and their nests"; "Reineke Fuchs I and II"; "Schmetterlinge" and "Sweep and Whitewasher".
- Bookblock shaken. Boards stained and worn; backstrip partly worn off. = Buijnsters, BNK 1702.
- Partly sl. yellowed/ (water)stained (incl. the plates); one leaf blank corner torn off and restored. Rebacked; covers stained/ soiled.
= Lust en Leering p.335; The Children's World of Learning 4385; Huiskamp M114.
AND 4 others, i.a. C.E. VAN KOETSVELD, Sprookjes in den trant van Andersen (ibid., n.d. (±1880), engr. plates, orig. gilt cl., sm. 8vo) and the 2nd (entirely reworked) ed. of the first work.
- Contents somewhat browned/ foxed; pastedowns (partly) detached; owner's entry on first free endpaper.
= Not in the usual reference works (World of Learning, Huiskamp, Buijnsters etc.).