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81 2008 Dowson E 81 2008 Dowson E
81/2008 Dowson, E. The Poems. With a Memoir by Arthur Symons. London/ New York, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1905, XXXVIII,166,(2 advert.)p., frontisp. portrait by W. ROTHENSTEIN, 4 plates by A. BEARDSLEY, 1 photogr. portrait plate, orig. gilt cl., t.e.g.

- Partly foxed; upper hinge starting. Sl. stained along top edge of backcover.

AND 4 others, i.a. R. KIPLING, Twenty poems (London, 1918, orig. wr., sm. 8vo. Frontwr. partly sl. browned).

€ (50-70) 50
81 2009 Durrell L 81 2009 Durrell L
81/2009 Durrell, L. Mountolive. London, Faber and Faber, 1958, 1st ed., 320p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Dustwr. sl. worn at spine-ends and corners.

Wells, H.G. The Secret Places of the Heart. London etc., Cassell and Comp., 1922, 1st ed., (6),311,(1)p., orig. blindst. and giltlettered cl. - AND 6 others, i.a. K. MANSFIELD, The Aloe (New York, 1930, printed in black and green in 975 numb. copies (950), orig. boards w. title-ticket on spine. Owner's entry on first free endpaper; joints trifle rubbed) and J.D. SALINGER, Franny and Zooey (London etc., 1962, 1st Engl. ed., orig. boards w. (sl. chipped/ sl. foxed) dustwr.).

€ (60-80) 60
81 2010 English literature Lot of 21 works in 23 vols 81 2010 English literature Lot of 21 works in 23 vols
81/2010 [English literature]. Lot of 21 works in 23 vols., all Dutch translations, all but one in orig. hardcover binding w. dustwr., i.a. J. JOYCE, Giacomo Joyce (Amst., 1969, 1st ed., facs. ills.); F. PROKOSCH, Negen dagen naar Mulakka (Ibid., 1994, 1st ed.); S. SCHIFF, Vera, mevrouw Vladimir Nabokov. Portret van een huwelijk (Ibid., 1999, 1st ed.); LORD BYRON, Don Juan (Ibid., 2013, 1st ed.); P. WHITE, Een krans van bladeren (Ibid./ Antw., 2002, 1st ed.); T.E. LAWRENCE, Zeven zuilen van wijsheid (Ibid., 2009, 1st ed.); J. COWPER POWYS, Wolf Solent (Ibid., 2008) and L. DE BERNIÈRES, Vogels zonder vleugels (Ibid./ Antw., 2004, 1st ed.).

- All fine.

€ (80-100) 80
81 2011 Fables Noomen W and Van den Boogaard N 81 2011 Fables Noomen W and Van den Boogaard N
81/2011 [Fables]. Noomen, W. and Van den Boogaard, N. Nouveau recueil complet des fabliaux (NRCF). Assen, Van Gorcum, 1983-1998, 10 vols., orig. unif. gilt cl. (rare).
€ (150-250)
81 2012 La Fontaine J de 81 2012 La Fontaine J de
81/2012 La Fontaine, J. de. Contes. Trente-huit Gravures de Boucher, Pater, Lancret, Eisen, Vlughels, Le Clerc, Le Mesle et Lorrain composant la Suite de Larmessin. Paris, Éditions de Trianon, 1926, 5 parts in 2 vols., VIII,209,(8); (6),325,(8)p., num. plates, printed in 550 numbered copies (510), orig. unif. wr.

- Fine. = Uncut copy.

€ (30-50) 30
81 2013 Fraser G McD 81 2013 Fraser G McD
81/2013 Fraser, G.McD. Flash for Freedom! Flashman at the Charge. Flashman in the Great Game. From the Flashman Papers 1856-1858. London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1971/ 1973/ 1975, 3 vols., all 1st eds., 295; 286; 336p., orig. boards w. dustwr. (all fine). - WITH a duplicate of the first work (also 1st ed., orig. boards w. dustwr. Equally fine copy).
€ (60-80) 90
81 2014 French literature Lot of 17 works in 18 vols 81 2014 French literature Lot of 17 works in 18 vols
81/2014 [French literature]. Lot of 17 works in 18 vols., all Dutch translations, all in orig. hardover binding w. dustwr., i.a. J.-K. HUYSMANS, Uit de diepte (Amst., 1990, 1st ed.), STENDHAL, Lucien Leuwen (Ibid./ Antw., 2007, 1st ed.), G. DE DIESBACH, Proust. Biografie (Ibid., 1993, 1st ed.) and J. ROUAUD, De wereld bij benadering (Ibid., 1997, 1st ed.); R. MARTIN DU GARD, De Thibaults (Ibid., 2014, 1st ed., 2 vols.), A. DUMAS, De drie musketiers (Ibid., 2003, 1st ed.), G. FLAUBERT, Bouvard en Pécuchet (Ibid., 1988, 1st ed.) and IDEM, Madame Bovary (Ibid., 2009).

- All fine.

€ (80-100) 140
81 2015 German literature Lot of 16 works in 20 vols 81 2015 German literature Lot of 16 works in 20 vols
81/2015 [German literature]. Lot of 16 works in 20 vols. all Dutch transltions, all in orig. hardover binding w. dustwr., all fine, i.a. V. KLEMPERER, Tot het bittere einde. Dagboeken 1933-1945 (Amst./ Antw., 1997, 2 vols., 1st ed.); R. MUSIL, De man zonder eigenschappen (Amst., 1988-1991, 4 vols., 1st ed., unif. bound); H. VON DODERER, De Strudlhoftrappen. Of Melzer en de diepte der jaren (Amst./ Antw., 2008, 1st ed.); RAINER MARIA RILKE, Nieuwe Gedichten (Amst., 1997, 1st ed.); J.W. GOETHE, Faust. Een tragedie (Amst., 2001, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. in slipcase). - ADDED: A. VIGOLEIS THELEN, Die Insel des Zweiten Gesichts. Aus den angewandten Erinnerungen des Vigoleis (Amst., 1953, 2nd ed., orig. cl. w. (sl. dam.) dustwr.).
€ (80-100) 90
81 2016 Goethe J W von 81 2016 Goethe J W von
81/2016 Goethe, J.W. von. Begegnungen und Gespräche. Ed. E. and R. Grumach. Berlin, W. de Gruyter & Co., 1965-1999, 6 vols., orig. unif. cl. (vol.3-6 w. dustwr.), 4to.

= Fine, complete set. Vol. 1 and 2 with dedication (both signed "Har" [Harry Prick]) in pen on first free endpaper. The interesting dedication in volume 2 reads as follows: "Voor Boudewijn Maria Ignatius Büch, nu ook het tweede deel van deze "Gespräche und Begegnungen" ter herdenking van maandag 17 juni 1974, dag waarop onze vriendschap wortelschoot, en tevens als een waardig present ter opluistering van jouw doctoraal examen wijsbegeerte op dinsdag 17 juni 1975, een en ander vanuit de innige hoop dat je nog een veelheid van jaren verheugen zult met jouw loutere presentie, jouw brieven en jouw schitterverzen, hem die is en blijft jouw vriend en tevens fan nommer één van je gedichten, Har. Delft/ Leiden, dinsdag 17 juni 1975 9 u. 55 avond."

Idem. Der junge Goethe. Berlin, W. de Gruyter & Co., 1963-1974, 6 vols. (incl. index), plates, orig. unif. cl. w. dustwr.

= Covers the writings that Goethe produced in the period August 1749 - October 1775.

€ (150-250) 210
81 2017 Goll I = I Lang 81 2017 Goll I = I Lang
81/2017 Goll, I. (= I. Lang). Die Eurokokke. Berlin, M. Wasservogel, 1927, 1st ed., 156,(4)p., ills. by G. ANNENKOFF, printed in 900 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered boards.

- Owner's entry on upper pastedown. Spine sunned; top of spine lacks sm. portion of backstrip; joints broken at lower end.

Zweig, A. Der Streit um den Sergeanten Grischa. Potsdam, Gustav Kiepenhauer, 1928, 5th ed. (46th-55th thous.), 552,(4)p., orig. gilt cl. (fine). - AND 3 others, i.a. R.M. RILKE, Briefe aus Muzot 1921 bis 1926 (Leipsic, 1935, 1st ed., orig. gilt cl.).

€ (50-70) 60
81 2018 Graves R 81 2018 Graves R
81 2018 Graves R 81 2018 Graves R
81/2018 Graves, R. The Feather Bed. Richmond, the Hogarth Press, 1923, 1st ed., 28p., w. tipped-in colophon on verso first free endpaper, printed in 250 numb. and signed copies, orig. boards by W. NICHOLSON.

- Contents fine. backstrip dam.; upper joint starting at lower end; covers worn along extremities.

€ (100-150) 100
81 2019 Grimm J and W 81 2019 Grimm J and W
81/2019 Grimm, J. and W. Deutsche Sagen. Berlin, Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1865-1866, 2nd rev. ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., XXII,(2),424; XII,340p., engr. frontispiece, contemp. gilt hmor.

- Boardedges rubbed.

= Scarce second edition with additions taken from notes from the authors' copies by Hermann Grimm, son of Wilhelm.

€ (50-70) 60
81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M 81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M
81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M 81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M
81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M 81 2020 Grote Bellettrie Serie Yourcenar M
81/2020 [Grote Bellettrie Serie]. Yourcenar, M. Lot of 9 vols., Amst., Athenaeum-Polak & Van Gennep, 1969-1994, orig. cl. w. dustwr.

= Hermetisch Zwart (1969), Het genadeschot (1971); Als stromend water (1983), Dierbare nagedachtenis (1983), Archieven uit het noorden (1985), Pasmunt van de droom (1986); Als pelgrim en als vreemdeling (1989); Wat? de Eeuwigheid (1990), Passies (1993), Fantasie in Blauw (1994).

AND 25 others from the same series.

= I.a. works by H. de Balzac, A. Gide, E.M. Forster, D. Diderot, G. Flaubert, F. Kafka, V. Nabokov, J. Purdy, H. Mulisch, Stendhal and Comte de Lautréamont.

€ (150-250) 210
81 2021 Hemingway E 81 2021 Hemingway E
81/2021 Hemingway, E. Across the River and Into the Trees. London, Jonathan Cape, 1950, 1st Engl. ed., 254p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Owner's entry on upper pastedown; dustwr. price-clipped, formerly folded horizontally, chipped at top of spine and frayed.

= Preceding the first American edition. Hanneman A44a.

Durrell, L. Clea. London, Faber and Faber, 1960, 1st ed., 287p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Owner's entry on upper pastdown. Good/ fine copy.

MacLeish, A. Poetry and Experience. Cambridge/ Boston, The Riverside Press/ Houghton Mifflin, 1961, 1st ed., (10),204p., orig. cl. w. (price-clipped) dustwr. - AND 9 others, i.a. B. PYM, Quartet in Autumn (London, 1977, 1st ed., orig. boards w. dustwr. Price-clipped; bookplate on upper pastedown) and C. MILOSZ, The Captive Mind (ibid., 1953, 1st ed., orig. cl.).

€ (80-100) 110
81 2022 Hugo V 81 2022 Hugo V
81/2022 Hugo, V. L'Homme qui rit. Paris and Bruxelles, Librairie Internationale, 1869, 1st ed., 4 vols., contemp. unif. gilt hmor.

= Carteret I, 423; Vicaire IV, 341.

€ (80-100)
81 2023 Ishiguro K 81 2023 Ishiguro K
81/2023 Ishiguro, K. A Pale View of Hills. New York, C.P. Putnam's Sons, 1982, 1st Am. ed., 183p., orig. clothbacked boards w. dustwr.

- Backwr. sl. rubbed; letter "P" stamped on lower edge of bookblock. Otherwise fine. = Debut.

€ (50-70) 130
81 2024 Jackson H 81 2024 Jackson H
81/2024 Jackson, H. Platitudes in the Making. Precepts and Advices for Gentlefolk. London/ New York, D.J. Rider/ M. Kennerley, 1911, 1st ed., 92,(10)p., orig. boards, sm. 8vo.

= Collection of aphorisms. With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "To S.J. Lovett[?] Master in the gentle art of being human. Pleasantly from Holbrook Jackson" on first free endpaper.

AND 1 other by the same: Everychild: a Book of Verses for Children (Leeds, n.d. (1921), 1st ed., orig. wr.).

€ (50-70)
81 2025 Kerouac J 81 2025 Kerouac J
81 2025 Kerouac J 81 2025 Kerouac J
81/2025 Kerouac, J. On the Road. New York, The Viking Press, 1957, 2nd ed., (4),310p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.

- Vague stamp on first free endpaper; owner's entry on title-p. Parts of dustwr. sl. creased/ lacking sm. portions (profesionally restored).

= Rare second printing.

€ (100-150) 100
81 2026 Kipling R 81 2026 Kipling R
81 2026 Kipling R 81 2026 Kipling R
81 2026 Kipling R 81 2026 Kipling R
81/2026 Kipling, R. Soldier Tales. London/ New York, Macmillan and Co., 1896, 1st ed., VIII,172p., frontisp. and 20 plates, orig. gilt darkblue cl., a.e.g.

- Bookseller's blindstamp in outer corner of first free endpaper; later owner's entry on htitle; frontisp., flimsie and title-p. sl. foxed. A fine copy.

€ (40-60) 40
81 2027 Lavater J C 81 2027 Lavater J C
81/2027 Lavater, J.C. Poesieen. Leipsic, Weidmanns Erben und Reich, 1781, 1st ed., 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),170,(2); 186,(4)p., contemp. gilt hcalf w. 2 mor. letterpieces.

- Binding trifle rubbed. = Goedeke IV, 1, p.268.

AND 1 other: J.W. VON GOETHE, Hermann und Dorothea (Braunschweig, 1833, 9th ed., contemp. boards).

€ (50-70)
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