1363 - 1737 FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
- Fine copy.
= Mardersteig 121: "Italienischer Originaltext aus dem Codex Vaticanus Lat. 6852 von Felicianos Traktat der geometrischen Konstruktion eines römischen Alphabetes (ca. 1460), mit den farbigen Kapitalbuchstaben in Faksimile, handkoloriert von Amelio Trivella." SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXX.
- Binding trifle darkened/ fingersoiled. = Beautifully handcoloured, vellum bound DE LUXE edition.
AND 2 other editions of the Rubaiyát, illustrated by/ after W. POGÁNY and J. BUCKLAND WRIGHT.
- Yellowed and occasionally sl. thumbed (htitle worse); upper corner trifle dogeared/ bumped. Frontwr. loose, stained and dam. (tears; lacks sm. portions); backwr. stained and scribblings in red pencil; three corners lack portion; lacks most part of the backstrip.
= From the library of Albert Kuyle, with his circular ticket ("A.K.") on upper pastedown and his owner's entry ("L. Kuitenbrouwer '24") in pencil on htitle. With the often lacking errata leaflet and the very rare (sl. dam.) orig. wrap-around slip. A major publication of the modernist movement. Remarkable typography, expressing the complexity of the big city. Andel p.120. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXX.
- Wr. trifle foxed.
= Illustrated edition of the marriage instruction manual by friar Luis of León, first published in 1583. Russian born artist and designer Miguel Ourvantzoff emigrated to South America in 1928 and later to Spain.
- Wr. sl. frayed and creased.
= Van Dijk, Palladium 6. With a loosely inserted extra copy of the woodcut printed on thin Chinese.
Luyken, J. Duytse Lier. Ibid., idem, 1921, 121,(1)p., printed in black and red in 200 copies, typography by J. VAN KRIMPEN, contemp. gilt hcalf, orig wr. pres., 4to.
- Endpapers browned/ stained; dedication in pen on first free endpaper. = Van Dijk, Palladium 9.
= I.a. C. ONVLEE, En een eeuwig leven (n.d., woodcut ills. by H. Blokhuis, printed in 100 numb. copies (unnumb. copy)); H. BLOKHUIS, Lait frais (n.d., full-p. col. silkscreens, letterpress colophon, printed in 20 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr.); G. ACHTERBERG, Ballade van de winkelbediende (1986, loosely inserted numb. and SIGNED col. etching by A. Steenvoorden); C. ONVLEE, Ontvoering van de winkelbediende (1993, SIGNED etching by L. Strik); J.C. BLOEM, Weer keert het najaar... (n.d., orig. numbered and SIGNED col. etching by H. Pauwels); H. FINKERS, Ut leed (2003, SIGNED col. etching by H. Pauwels); R. DELHEZ, Kleinbeeld (2x, 2004, SIGNED etching by W. Zwiers, orig. wr./ blue giltlettered mor.); MULTATULI, Gebed van den onwetende (n.d., SIGNED engr. by P. Wetselaar) and W. WILMINK, 't Is drommels mooi geweest (2006, SIGNED col. etching by H. Pauwels, giltlettered brown mor.).
WITH: H. SIEKMAN, Exlibris van Henk Blokhuis (1993, 14 loosely inserted col. linocut plates by H. BLOKHUIS, orig. chemise); 8 col. prints (various techniques) by HENK BLOKHUIS and an exlibris for the same by ROMAN SUSTOV ("Babylon Ark", SIGNED).
- Sl. foxed/ fingersoiled; occas. sl. offsetting from col. ills. on opposite pages. Covers sl. soiled; spine-ends and corners sl. worn.
Pascin, J. (= J. Pincas). Ein Sommer. Skizzenbuch von Pascin. Ibid., B. Cassirer, n.d. (±1920), no pagination, num. (col). plates, orig. dec. clothbacked boards, folio.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown. Covers sl. rubbed/ stained.
= Facs. plates of watercolours and drawings, made by the artist during a holiday at Ostende.
ADDED: C. WITT, Die tapferen Zehntausend (ibid., 1921, lithogr. title-p., num. ills. and orig. cl. by M. SLEVOGT).
- Slipcase sl. worn along extremities. Otherwise a fine copy. = Monod 5856.
- Frontisp. reattached, sl. browned. Otherwise fine. = SIGNED by the author on first free endpaper.
- Most plates w. offsetting from former flimsies. Binding trifle rubbed along extremities.
= The engravings printed from the orig. plates.
- Bookplate on verso frontcover of portfolio. = Plates by i.a. J. Batterman, M. Jepkes and A. Wortel.
- One leaf w. brownish stain (also sl. affecting previous and next leaf). Top of spine trifle worn.
= Braches 1568 ("Tweede band"); Cat. Ned. Boek 47; Gans p.56 and ill. 47. Fine Dutch Art Nouveau book. Endpapers, title and divisional titles decorated, num. vignettes, each page framed with different decorated borders.
- Covers stained; spine-ends and lower margin of frontcover discoloured. Dustwr. professionally restored.
= One of 15 copies of the DELUXE edition on Hollands, bound in gilt green cloth w. dustwr., kept in custom made cloth drop back box w. mor. letterpiece. Batten/ Stols 23; Van Dijk 254.
Levet, H.J.-M. Poèmes. N.pl., "imprimés à l'île de Java", n.d. (1938), (40)p., frontisp. portrait, printed in 30 copies, orig. wr.
- Sm. tear in first blank. Spine-ends trifle dam.; wrappers partly sl. yellowed.
= Privately printed for E. du Perron in 1938, with a few manuscript corrections in pen and ink. From the library of E. van Moerkerken, with his bookplate and owner's entry (dated "Sept. '41") on htitle and the name "E. du Perron" added to the impressum on the title in pen and ink. Batten/ Stols 95.
AND 1 other by E. du Perron.
= Fine, complete series.
- Sm. dent in outer margin of wrappers of vol.4. Otherwise fine.
AND 1 other: S. DAVIDSON and B. SCHIERBEEK, Is getekend! ((Amst.), 1980, 13 contributions by i.a. B. Schierbeek/ J. Diederen, J. Beranova/ E. Puetmann and Johnny van Doorn/ A. Veldhoen, printed in 300 copies, loose as issued in orig. portfolio, folio).
= I.a. G. KOMRIJ, De Phoenix spreekt (Phoenix Editions, 1983); W. SHAKESPEARE, The Phoenix and the Turtle (The Aviary, 1984); J. VAN NIJLEN, E Cinere Phoenix (Veerpers, 1985, this copy numb. "h.c."); L. CARROLL, Jabberwocky (Phoenix Editions, 1985); G. KLEIS (introd.), April's Fool (Phoenix Productions, 1985, orig. cl.); A. TENNYSON, Tears, Idle Tears (idem, 1986); P. VAN CAPELLEVEEN, Lord of Dantras (Amor vincit, 1987); A. RIDDLER, The Phoenix answered (Phoenix Productions, 1988); A. LANKERN, Zandvoort-Sommer (Amor vincit, 1991) and K. OUWENS, Tucht is regelmaat, ontucht de regel (Phoenix, 1995, orig. cl.).
- Owner's entry on first blank. A few unobtrusive rubbed spots on frontcover.
= Monod 9187.
Vlaminck, M. Le Boeuf. N.pl. (Paris), Corrêa, 1944, 67,(4)p., col. ills. and initials by M. VLAMINCK, printed in 1800 numb. copies (1600), contemp. giltlettered green hmor., t.e.g., orig. wr. pres.
= Monod 11348.
AND 1 other.
= I.a. D. HILLENIUS, Koning in een wijd landschap (1981); W. BRAKMAN, Waar niet woont is iedereen thuis (1982); G. KOMRIJ, Weg is weg (1982, printed in 40 numb. copies (30), SIGNED by the author and W. Huijer); IDEM, De Phoenix spreekt (1982; printed in 125 numb. copies, SIGNED by the author); B. VOETEN, Gerrit Achterberg momenten en facetten (1986, printed in 85 numb. copies (5), orig. brown giltlettered hmor.); Vriendenboek voor Thérèse Cornips (1986, printed in 60 numb. copies (46), orig. giltlettered cl., bound by the Phoenix Bindery); W. KUSTERS, Dagboek (1988, printed by J. Prop in 60 numb. and SIGNED copies); J. SLAUERHOFF, Zeven nagelaten gedichten (1989, printed in 100 numb. copies (20), orig. blue giltlettered hmor.); E. BRACHES, Een paar gedichten (1990, printed in 30 copies); R. ANKER, Aan de jeugd (1990, printed in 30 SIGNED copies); L. HERBERGHS, Voor Rob (1991, printed in 50 copies); CHR.J. VAN GEEL, [Gedicht] (1991, printed in 50 numb. copies); CHR.J. VAN GEEL, Tijdrovertje (1992, printed in 85 numb. copies (35), orig. giltlettered cl., bound by H. den Dekker); T. VAN DEEL, Vooruitzicht (1992, printed in 80 numb. copies (35), orig. giltlettered cl., bound by H. den Dekker); G. KOMRIJ, Het moordcommando (1992, printed in 75 copies, SIGNED by the author); Feestbundel aan Ser Prop (1993, printed in 59 copies (29), orig. cl. dropback box by M. van Osta); P. KEMP, Bericht van mistvorming (1993, printed in 110 numb. copies (35), orig. giltlettered cl., bound by H. den Dekker); J. KUIJPER, Albumbladen (1999, printed in 85 numb. copies (20), orig. red giltlettered hmor., slipcase, bound by F. den Breejen); LUCEBERT, Acht brieven (2000, col. ills. by Lucebert); J. HANLO, Trumpet. English transl. P. Boreas (2011, printed in 35 numb. copies); B. ZWAAL, Wijde Maas (2012, printed in 65 numb. and SIGNED copies (25), orig. giltlettered cl., bound by F. den Breejen) and W.H.E. VAN DER BORCH VAN VERWOLDE, Vijf brieven aan J.F. van Royen (2013, printed in 65 numb. copies (25), orig. red giltlettered hmor., slipcase, bound by F. den Breejen).