1018 - 1146 CHILDREN'S BOOKS (including COMICS, DRAWINGS, GAMES and TOYS)
- Vignette on title-p. stained; sl. yellowed throughout. Lacks wr.
= Rare A.B.-book for girls, with edifying verses. Each letter stands for a girl's name (except for the Z for "Zakdoek").
- Lacks first and final? free endpaper. Corners and spine-ends sl. worn; cover sl. fingersoiled.
= Rare first edition of this rather stereotype children's booklet.
AND 3 others, i.a. I. BOHATTA MORPURGO, Wouw-Wouw! (Kortrijk, ±1940, 10 col. plates, orig. pict. boards) and IDEM, Bonte vleugeltjes (ibid., ±1940, 9 col. plates, orig. pict. boards. Some scribbling).
= No copies traced. Very rare.
De taalspiegel. Een prentgeschenk voor leerzame kinderen. Gouda, G.B. van Goor (on wrappers: Amst., J. Vlieger), n.d. (1859), 20 (of 24) p., 60 (of 66) handcol. circular engr. ills., orig. wr., obl. 4to.
- Lacks 2 lvs. w. 7 engr. ills. Wr. sl. stained/ dam.
- Binding and edges of pages sl. and unobtrusively nibbled by silverfish. Corners bumped; covers sl. rubbed.
= Warranted by the publisher. Huiskamp A130; The Children's World of Learning 407; Caljé-Van Gulik 6. Huiskamp and The Children's World of Learning w. slightly different pagination of the preliminary pages. The first illustrated Terveen edition, the so-called "Van Alphen met de Hoedjes".
- Plate 1 in vol. II bound at the end; trifle fingersoiled. Sm. dam. spot in frontwr. vol. II caused by silverfish.
= Huiskamp A205.
AND 1 other: C.P.E. ROBIDÉ VAN DER AA, Merkwaardigheden uit het dierenrijk. Een leesboek voor de Nederlandsche jeugd (Amst., 1833, engr. plates, contemp. hmor. Upper hinge broken).
- Mounted schoolprize on first free endpaper. Frontcover sl. creased. = Huiskamp B12.
Weeda, P. Geschiedenis van de togten en ontdekkingen der Nederlanders, in Aziën, Africa, America en Australië, van het laatst der 16e eeuw tot op onzen tijd. Een leesboek voor de jeugd. Dordr., Blussé en Van Braam, 1840, 1st ed., VIII,215,(1)p., 4 lithogr. plates, orig. boards, sm. 8vo.
= Huiskamp W33; The Children's World of Learning 2880.
AND 3 others in 4 vols., i.a. W.A. ELBERTS, Merkwaardige gebeurtenissen uit onze geschiedenis (Schiedam, n.d. (±1870), col. lithogr. plates, orig. hcl., sm. 8vo) and J.L. EWALD, De goede jongeling, echtgenoot en vader, of middel om zulks te worden (Haarlem, 1805-1806, 2 vols., 2 engr. titles, contemp. unif. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece).
- A few lvs. w. stains; weak hinges. Top of spine dam.; lower joint split, but holding in cords; worn along extremities.
= With a manuscript filled-in letterpress prize by the "Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente", awarded to "Cath. de Ruijter". The introduction by the author is dated 1794. Buijnsters 1525. Rare.
Bouilly, J.N. de Raadgevingen aan mijne dochter. Dutch transl. M. Stuart. Amst., C.G. Sulpke, 1819, 3 vols., (4),228; (4),227; (4),250p., 3 engr. title-p. w. diff. stipple-engr. vignettes and 19 stipple-engr. plates, contemp. unif. simple boards w. printed letterpieces, sm. 8vo.
- Library stamps on first lvs.; a few lvs. sl. foxed. Spines browne.d. = Huiskamp B244.
AND 8 others in 10 vols., i.a. A.F. TYTLER, Lucie op het onbewoonde eiland (Rott., ±180, 1st Dutch ed., col. lithogr. plates, later hcl., sm. 8vo. Rare Robinsonade); F.H. DU SART, Zomerwandelingen van vader Goedhart met zijne kinderen (Amst., 1818, engr. title and plates, contemp. simple wr., sm. 8vo); TAFEREELEN TOT NUT EN VERMAAK VOOR DE JEUGD (Zwolle, 1801, engr. plates, later hcl.) and P. MOENS and W.H. WARNSINCK, 'S menschen begin, midden en einde (Amst., 1824, engr. title and ills., orig. printed boards).
- Creased; inner hinges strengthened w. paper; a few sm. tears (repaired w. sellotape) and tape ghost. Owner's entry on frontcover.
= Rare.
Buurvrouw's poesje of de Geleerde Kat. Deventer, A. Tjaden, n.d. (±1875), (8) lvs., 7 col. woodcut ills. (1 double-p.), later clothbacked boards w. orig. chromolithogr. wr. laid down.
- Two plates col. by child; last two lvs. w. manuscript labels pasted over printed text. Wr. sl. soiled/ stained.
= Rare.
AND 8 others, i.a. W.F. OOSTVEEN, Leven en avonturen van Don Quichot (Leyden, ±1880, full-p. chromolithogr. plates and orig. wr. (laid down on later clothbacked boards) by G. FRANZ. A few lvs. sl. frayed. Wr. soiled/ dam.); J. SCHENKMAN, Asschepoester in het Circus Carré (Amst., ±1885, chromolithogr. plates (1 double-p., incl. verso wr.), orig. wr., sm. 4to) and De Rattenvanger van Hameln (ibid., ±1885, 5 chromolithogr. plates (incl. verso wr.), orig. wr., sm. 4to).
- Two sm. tears in final free endpaper.
Jolmers-Ronday, C.M. Hop-hop-hop 't ruitertje bovenop. Gouda, G.B. van Goor zonen, n.d. (±1920), (16)p., (full-p.) col. lithogr. ills. and orig. pict. hcl. by S. AAFJES, obl. 8vo.
- First and final p. sl. browned; occas. col. by child.
= From the "Guitig en Schattig" series. Cf. De Bodt/ Kapelle p.230.
AND 15 others, i.a. D. KOHNSTAMM, Pukjes droom (Amst./ Leipsic, (1907), col. lithogr. plates, orig. clothbacked boards, obl. 8vo. Bookblock loose; owner's stamp on dedication) and I. RAHUSEN, De Wonderen van Kevelham (Zwolle, (±1920), full-p. col. lithogr. plates, ills., orig. hcl., obl. 8vo. Sl. foxed) and 9 vols. (illustrated) by RIE CRAMER.
- Boards sl. rubbed. Internally fine. = Huiskamp B161.
Ebert, J.J. Fabelen en vertellingen voor de jeugd. Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1830), 3rd ed., VIII,200p., engr. title, frontisp., contemp. boards.
- Occas. sl. foxed/ fingersoiled. Boards sl. rubbed. = Huiskamp E5.
AND 5 others, i.a. J. HAZEU CZ., De geschiedenis van Laura Guldenbeek (Amst., 1823, engr. title, plates, orig. boards) and IDEM, De heilrijke gevolgen van een deugdzaam leven (ibid., 1828, engr. title, plates, contemp. hcalf. Backstrip loosening).
- Binding sl. worn and rubbed; backstrip lacks portion at foot.
= Huiskamp W69. With schoolprize (dated 1822) bound before title. Contains chapters on i.a. insect and plant collecting and modeling wax figures.
- Bookblock loose(ning) (holding on cords). Frontcover sl. bent.
= Rare children's work in which a small boy accidentally starts a motorcar and drives away with it, with serious consequences.
Louise B.B. De Jeugd Onzer Koningin. Rott., Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 1891, (2),50,VIIIp., col. lithogr. title and 10 plates after J.L. SCHEIDEL, orig. cl., obl. 4to.
- Upper hinge weak. Good copy.
AND 4 others (incl. 1 duplicate).
= Fine copy. De hele Bibelebontse berg p.563; Ki.la.ki.le. 737.
(Mees-Verweij), M.E.A. De Geschiedenis van een Kraai. Santpoort/ Antw., C.A. Mees/ De Sikkel, 1923, 32p., ills. and orig. clothbacked pict. boards, entirely lithographed in orange and black by L(EON) S(ENF), sm. 4to.
= Good/ fine copy. Nicely illustrated picture book in Hoytema-style. De Bodt/ Kapelle p.44 and 101.
Haanstra, W. De spreeuw en de musch. Een Boek voor een Kind dat al leest. Leyden, Mej. L. Hardenberg, n.d. (±1890), 20 col. lithogr. leaves (incl. title), printed on one side only, ills. and orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards by J. HINGMAN, 4to.
= Boardedges sl. (water)stained. Contents fine. The Children's World of Learning 3695; De Koning 312; Caljé-van Gulik 491; De Bodt/ Kapelle p.240.
AND 7 others, i.a. M. VOS, Meiregen. (Amst., 1925, ills. and orig. cordbound clothbacked boards by R. HYNCKES, 4to) and M. VISSER-DÜKER, Baron van Hippelepip (Zaltbommel, 1917, scores (by M. van Ebbenhorst Tengbergen) within dec. borders, 8 col. plates and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by L. VISSER, large 8vo).
- Owner's entry on upper pastedown; 2 ills. scratched w. felt tip pen. Frontcover soiled.
AND 15 others by the same, publ. between ±1965-1990, by A.W. Bruna en zoon (Utr.) (12x)/ Mercis (Amst.) (2x), various eds., num. col. ills. and orig. pict. boards by D. BRUNA, (sq.) 8vo.
- Most vols. w. children's scribblings/ owner's entries.
= Comprises 7 titles concerning Miffy (i.a. Nijntje, Nijntje in de dierentuin, Nijntje in de sneeuw and Nijntje aan zee) and i.a. Assepoester, Poesje Nel, Toto in Volendam and De vis.
- Trifle foxed; offsetting from endpapers. Worn along extremities.
= Huiskamp S138.
AND 14 others, i.a. LOTGEVALLEN VAN ASSCHEPOESTER ALS KONINGIN. Een vervolg op de bekende Vertelling van Moeder de Gans. Rott., S. van Reijn Snoeck, (1860), handcol. lithogr. plates, orig. lithogr. boards. Hinge strengthened w. paper tape on title-p./ frontisp.; rebacked; corners trifle rubbed); C. SCHMID, Kleine vertellingen voor kinderen (Leyden, (±1860), 2nd ed., handcol. lithogr. plates, contemp. giltlettered blindst. cl., sm. 8vo. Later endpapers) and N.A. VAN CHARANTE, Kinderpoëzij/ Schetsen uit de kinderwereld (Schoonhoven, n.d. (±1850), 2 vols., both w. handcol. lithogr. plates, orig. unif. gilt and blindst. cl., sm. 8vo).
- Edges wr. (sl.) frayed/ rubbed.
- Contents fine. Backstrip dam. and corners rubbed/ sl. worn; covers sl. browned along spine.
= Bilderwelt 552. Seebass II, 2155. "An der Gestalt des Buches (einschliesslich Einband und Vorsatz) haben 9 Schulerinnen der berühmten Jugendkunst-Klasse der Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule mitgearbeit. (...) Das vorliegende Buch (die berühmteste Publikation, die aus der Jugendkunst-Klasse hervorging) bringt Beispiele von Arbeiten junger Cizek-Schülerinnen, die im Alter von etwa 12 Jahren standen. Bei aller erstrebten Verschiedenheit lässt sich aus heutiger Sicht freilich durchaus ein hohes Mass an charakteristischer Stilisierung erkennen" (Bilderwelt). Splendid picture book in Wiener Werkstätte style. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXX.
- Frontcover and backstrip loose; binding sl. worn.
= Rare album of this periodical running from September 1912 to August 1913.
= The rare first edition, which was taken out of circulation and destroyed by the CJP. A parody on the famous novel by W.F. Hermans, De donkere kamer van Damocles. Hermans was not asked for permission and the content was not deemed appropiate by the CJP.
AND 3 other parodies of comics, i.a. Kuifje in El Salvador (1983, 2nd ed.).