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81 1018 A B books Cowie J and Hammond W 81 1018 A B books Cowie J and Hammond W
81 1018 A B books Cowie J and Hammond W 81 1018 A B books Cowie J and Hammond W
81/1018 [A.B.-books]. Cowie, J. and Hammond, W. Alliterative Anomalies for Infants and Invalids. London, Gay & Hancock, 1913, (56)p., 26 col. lithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by W. HAMMOND, obl. 4to.

- Contents partly loose(ning). Otherwise fine. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXVI.

€ (70-90)
81 1019 A B books Crane W 81 1019 A B books Crane W
81 1019 A B books Crane W 81 1019 A B books Crane W
81 1019 A B books Crane W 81 1019 A B books Crane W
81 1019 A B books Crane W 81 1019 A B books Crane W
81 1019 A B books Crane W 81 1019 A B books Crane W
81/1019 [A.B.-books]. Crane, W. The Absurd A.B.C. London, G. Routledge and sons, n.d. (1874), 6 full-p. and 1 double-p. col. lithogr. plates (partly printed in gold) and endpaper des. by W. CRANE, orig. dec. wr., 4to.

- Frontwr. and plate on verso w. restored tear (w. sellotape).

= Walter Crane's ToyBooks: New Series. Massé, Walter Crane: A Bibliography (...), p.13.

AND: IDEM, Pothooks & Perseverance: or the A.B.C-serpent (London, 1886, col. lithogr. plates w. text, orig. (worn) clothbacked boards, 4to. Contents fine).

€ (70-90) 90
81/1020 A B books My darlings ABC A Ape B Boy C Cat 81/1020 A B books My darlings ABC A Ape B Boy C Cat
81/1020 A B books My darlings ABC A Ape B Boy C Cat 81/1020 A B books My darlings ABC A Ape B Boy C Cat
81/1020 [A.B.-books]. My darlings ABC. A - Ape, B - Boy, C - Cat (...). N.pl., n. publ., n.d. (New York and Philadelphia: Turner & Fisher, ±1840,, leporello consisting of (28)lvs., the first two leaves w. an alphabet in capitals and in underscore, the following 26 leaves each w. a handcol. woodcut illustration to the letter of the alphabet, 8,6x5 cm.

- Occas. sl. fingersoiled (1x waterstained). Backstrip dam.

= Very rare. SEE LLUSTRATION PLATE XXVI.

€ (80-100) 350
81 1021 Andersen H C 81 1021 Andersen H C
81 1021 Andersen H C 81 1021 Andersen H C
81 1021 Andersen H C 81 1021 Andersen H C
81/1021 Andersen, H.C. The White Swans and Other Tales. London, Hildesheimer & Faulkner, n.d. (1885), 48p., num. col. lithogr. ills. and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by A. HAVERS, obl. sm. 4to.

- New endpapers and flimsies; dedic. on first blank dated 1885; some p. w. offsetting from chromotlithogr. ills. Boards sl. scratched and trifle soiled.

= Osborne, p. 582.

Waugh, I. Holly Berries. London/ New York, Griffith & Farran/ E.P. Putton & Co., n.d. (±1881), 48p., col. lithogr. ills. by I. WAUGH, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to.

- Dedication dated 1881 on htitle; contents occas. trifle foxed, otherwise fine. Binding trifle/ sl. worn along extremities.

AND 2 others, i.a. L.E. VILLEPLAIT, Morning glories and other stories and pictures (New York, 1891, col. lithogr. plates and ills., by L.E. VILLEPLAIT, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to).

€ (50-70) 80
81 1022 Barker C M 81 1022 Barker C M
81/1022 Barker, C.M. The Book of the Fairies. London, Blackie & Son, n.d. (1927), 1st coll. ed., 92p., num. plates and orig. gilt cl. w. dustwr. by C.M. BARKER.

- Frontwr. lacks sm. portion of lower right corner; spine-ends of dustwr. sl. chipped; tiny hole in spine of dustwr.

= Rare.

Briggs, R. The White Land. London, Hamish Hamilton, 1963, 1st ed., 48p., col. ills and orig. boards w. dustwr. by R. BRIGGS., obl. 8vo (fine). Gorey, E. The Dwindling Party. New York, Random House, n.d. (±1990), 12 plates w. movable parts and orig. boards by E. GOREY, large 4to (fine). Steiner, C. and Sterling, H. Choo Choo 'round the world. N.pl., n.publ., n.d., 3 double-p. plates w. an open 'window' in each plate through which the train travels, orig. boards (sl. rubbed along extremities). Burningham, J. Seasons. London, Jonathan Cape, 1969, (42) plates, incl. a few large fold. plates, and orig. boards w. dustwr. by J. BURNINGHAM, folio. - AND 18 others, i.a. MRS MOLESWORTH, Five Minutes Stories (London/ New York, n.d. (±1890), num. col. ills. and orig. giltlettered pict. cl. by the author. Fine copy) and incl. another copy of the first work of this lot (w. sl. defective dustwr. and w. owner's entry on list of contents).

€ (150-250) 300
81 1023 Bibliotheek in miniatuur 81 1023 Bibliotheek in miniatuur
81/1023 Bibliotheek in miniatuur. Amst., M. Westerman, 1823, 10 vols., 5 handcol. engr. maps (incl. 1 fold. worldmap), 31 plates, orig. unif. printed pink limp boards, 8x6,2 cm., contemp./ orig. (?) board box w. glass lid (7,6(d.) x17,3(w.) x5,5(h.) cm.).

- Box and lid sl. defective at extremities.

= Welsh 1247; Spielman 39-48; The Children's World of Learning 3553; Ki.la.ki.le. 545; cf. Bondy p.75 (ed. Paris, ±1825); not in Gumuchian. Dutch adaptation of Bibliothèque en miniature pour la jeunesse (Paris, Gide Fils, ±1820). "First and only edition of a charming children's instructive library on all school subjects (...)." (The Children's World of Learning). According to Welsh a second Dutch edition was published in 1834. Comprises: De Aardrijkskunde; Gewijde Geschiedenis; Vaderlandsche Geschiedenis; Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Viervoetige Dieren; Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Vogelen; Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Insekten, Kruipende Dieren en Visschen; De Kruidkunde; Zedelijke Verhalen; Arabische Vertellingen; De Mythologie.

€ (300-500) 300
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81 1024 Bloomfield R 81 1024 Bloomfield R
81/1024 Bloomfield, R. The Horkey. A Ballad. London, Macmillan and Co., 1882, 48p., col. lithogr. ills. by R. CRUIKSHANK, orig. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to.

- Bookblock broken; first and final p. foxed. Binding sl. worn.

Robin the Conjurer & other Tales in Verse. London, F. Warne & Co., n.d. (±1883), (84)p., tinted and chromolithogr. ills., orig. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to.

- Dedication dated "Nov 14/83" on verso first free endpaper. Contents occas. sl. fingersoiled. Binding sl. worn/ scratched.

AND a mediocre copy of F.E. WEATHERLY, Punch and Judy (London etc., n.d. (±1886), chromolithogr. plates (partly dam. due to sticking together), orig. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to).

€ (50-70) 110
81 1025 Bohny N 81 1025 Bohny N
81 1025 Bohny N 81 1025 Bohny N
81/1025 Bohny, N. (Uit een nieuw prentenboek voor moeder om de kinderen al spelende te leren). N.pl., n.publ., n.d. (±1850), 18 handcol. lithogr. plates, modern hcalf w. title-piece laid down on frontcover, obl. 4to.

- Final leaf closed tear in outer margin. Fine copy, without title-p. (as published?).

= Unrecorded Dutch edition, preceding the first edition. Fine children's book aimed at teaching children the beginnings of mathematics (first publ. Stuttg., 1847): the plate illustrated on p.165 of Lust en Leering differs from the plate in our copy (the top illustration is different and the captions below all three image are differently spaced) and our copy is without title-p. The earliest Dutch edition known was published by D.A. Thieme and H.A. Tjeenk Willink in Arnhem and is dated around 1850 by Buijnsters (p.163-165). The plates, each consisting of 3 or 2 horizontal strips w. images showing objects that young children could recognize, teach the children to count, to add and subtract, to combine, to name colours and forms etc. Lust en leering p.163-165 (calling for a title-p. and 29 plates), referring to the Arnhem edition and the Groningen edition of two similar works by Bohny: "antiquarisch gesproken witte olifanten. (...)". Cf. Rümann 53, Wegehaupt II,374 and Bilderwelt im Kinderbuch 1985. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXV.

€ (300-500)
81 1026 Bottema Tj 81 1026 Bottema Tj
81/1026 Bottema, Tj. Wondere verhalen van vader Uggelebug. Deel III: Het wolkewezentje en de baas van de grauwe donderwolk Bussum, C.A.J. van Dishoeck, 1925, (8),44,(1)p., (full-p.) ills. and orig. clothbacked pictorial boards by TJ. BOTTEMA.

- Corners and spine-ends trifle rubbed. Otherwise fine. = Rare.

Gilmour, M. Amelioranna als koopvrouwtje. Dutch adapt. N. van Hichtum. Alkm., Gebr. Kluitman, n.d. (±1920), no pagination, num. (col.) ills. and orig. clothbacked pict. boards by S.B. PEARSE, obl. 8vo.

- Covers sl. (finger)soiled; corners sl. rubbed.

AND 9 others, i.a. T. VAN DER TUUK, Een prettige vacantie (...) (Almelo, n.d. (±1900), 2 col. lithogr. plates, orig. col. lithogr. (trifle frayed) wr.) and 5 vols. from the Ajépé-Bibliotheek (all illustrated by J. WIEGERS, sm. 8vo. Wr. occas. trifle frayed).

€ (40-60)
81 1027 Brunhoff L de 81 1027 Brunhoff L de
81 1027 Brunhoff L de 81 1027 Brunhoff L de
81/1027 Brunhoff, L. de. Albums Babar. Lot of 5 vols., Paris, Hachette, 1949-1956, 1st ed., col. ills., orig. clothbacked dec. boards, folio. Idem. Le chateau de Babar. Je parle Espagnol avec Barbar. Ibid., idem, 1961/ 1966, 2 vols., 30; (30)p., orig. pict. boards, 4to. - AND 4 others of the same series, by J. DE BRUNHOFF (later editions).

- All w. various defects, not subject to return.

€ (100-150) 100
81 1028 Comics Adriaenssens Ivan b 1969 81 1028 Comics Adriaenssens Ivan b 1969
81/1028 [Comics]. Adriaenssens, Ivan (b.1969). (Ruins in Ieper). Drawing, brush and black ink, 40,5x30 cm. (leaf size).

= Was exhibited during the Stripdagen in Haarlem in 2014.

€ (200-300)
81 1029 Comics Braun A 81 1029 Comics Braun A
81/1029 [Comics]. Braun, A. Going West! Der Blick des Comics Richtung Westen. Basel etc., Cartoonmuseum etc., 2014, 429,(3)p., num. (full-p.) col. ills., orig. boards w. dustwr., folio (fine).

= Catalogue of the traveling exhibition (2014-2016), i.a. in the Cartoonmuseum Basel, Graphik-Kabinett Backnang and Bilderbuch Museum der Stadt Troisdorf.

€ (30-50) 30
81 1030 Comics Delachenal A 81 1030 Comics Delachenal A
81 1030 Comics Delachenal A 81 1030 Comics Delachenal A
81 1030 Comics Delachenal A 81 1030 Comics Delachenal A
81 1030 Comics Delachenal A 81 1030 Comics Delachenal A
81/1030 [Comics]. Delachenal, A. De Avonturen van Prof. Pienter. Amst., Algemeen Handelsblad, 1939, 79p. (recto only), ills., orig. wr.

- Spine partly strengthened w. sellotape; wr. frayed and soiled. = Rare.

Banner, M. Sjors, voorzitter van de Rebellenclub. No.1-3. Haarlem, Spaarnestad, 1936-1937, 3 vols., ills., orig. unif. wr.

- Various defects.

Grosman, J. De wonderlijke avonturen van Pietje Peggel. N.pl., n.publ. (Geïllustreerde pers uitgaven), 1934, col. ills., orig. wr., obl. 8vo. - AND ±60 miscell. others, i.a. W. SMIT and H. LOOMAN, Tijs Wijs de Torenwachter No.1-4 (Amst., 1941-1942, 4 vols., orig. unif. wr., obl. 8vo. All publ.); F. PIËT, Joris Voetangel weet er raad op (Haarlem, 1946, ills., orig. wr., obl. 8vo); C. VOGES, Jimmy Brown (9 vols., ills., orig. unif. wr., obl. 8vo); P. WIJN, Frank de Vliegende Hollander. No.3 and 4 (Amst., 1956, ills., orig. unif. wr., obl. 8vo) and various vols. of BRUINTJE BEER.

€ (100-150) 100
81 1031 Comics Dongen Peter van b 1966 81 1031 Comics Dongen Peter van b 1966
81/1031 [Comics]. Dongen, Peter van (b.1966). "Africa Holland Line". Computer print, 13x37 cm., signed "Van Dongen" and "04/50" in pencil, title and "paneel 2 in olieverf van het gelijknamige drieluik, in opdracht gemaakt voor het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam. © Peter van Dongen 2001 Amsterdam" printed below the image.
€ (70-90) 110
81 1032 Comics Enthoven Tim b 1985 81 1032 Comics Enthoven Tim b 1985
81/1032 [Comics]. Enthoven, Tim (b.1985). (Walking man with a squirrel on his buttocks). Col. silkscreen, 2012, 100x70 cm., signed "Tim Enthoven" and "33/35" in pencil.

- Rolled.

€ (150-250)
81 1033 Comics Franquin A 81 1033 Comics Franquin A
81 1033 Comics Franquin A 81 1033 Comics Franquin A
81/1033 [Comics]. Franquin, A. De roof van de Marsupilami. Antw. etc., Dupuis, 1954, 1st Dutch ed., 63p., col. ills., orig. pict. boards (w. imitation linen spine) by A. FRANQUIN, 4to.

- Contents fine. Covers sl. fingersoiled; board edges rubbed and w. worn spots near the outer corners. A very good copy.

= The fifth album of the series. There are two versions of the binding: one with imitation leather spine (causing causes discolouring along the spine) and one version with imitation linen spine. The latter is the preferred version.

€ (60-80) 80
81 1034 Comics Gibbons D 81 1034 Comics Gibbons D
81 1034 Comics Gibbons D 81 1034 Comics Gibbons D
81/1034 [Comics]. Gibbons, D. "The Silver Surfer". Col. offset poster, 88x59,5 cm., London, Athena Reproductions/ Marvel Comics, 1973.

- Horizontal fold.

AND a col. silkscreen by J. SWARTE, "Niet zo, maar zo!" (rolled).

€ (40-60)
81 1035 Comics Hara Eddy b 1957 81 1035 Comics Hara Eddy b 1957
81/1035 [Comics]. Hara, Eddy (b.1957). "Mambo Kings XI". Mixed media, collage and gouache, 44,5x31,5 cm., signed "Eddie Hara" and "XI 1997" in pencil in the image, titled in pencil on verso.

= Illustrated in the catalogue KunstRAI (1998).

€ (300-500)
81 1036 Comics Hergé 81 1036 Comics Hergé
81/1036 [Comics]. Hergé. De zaak Zonnebloem. Tournai, Casterman, 1956, 1st Dutch ed., 62p., orig. boards, 4to.

- Backstrip splitting; spine-ends dam./ worn; covers sl. soiled and rubbed along board-edges.

= Ottens 1.1, backcover A56II.

AND 7 others by the same: De Zwarte Rotsen (1955, Ottens 3.5, A55 III); Cokes in Voorraad (1958, 1st ed., Ottens 1.1, A58); De Geheimzinnige Ster (Ottens 3.2, A54 IV); Raket naar de Maan (1954, Ottens 1.3, A54 III); De 7 Kristallen Bollen (Ottens 3.2, A56 II) and De 'Manitoba' antwoordt niet meer/ De uitbarsting van de Karamako.

€ (80-100) 90
81 1037 Comics Heuet S 81 1037 Comics Heuet S
81 1037 Comics Heuet S 81 1037 Comics Heuet S
81/1037 [Comics]. Heuet, S. Marcel Proust. À la recherche du temps perdu. (Paris), Delcourt, 1998-2008, 5 (of 8) vols., col. ills, orig. unif. pict. boards, sm. folio.

- Spines sl. sunned.

= Vol. 1 and 5 w. an original drawing by the artist, all vols. w. dedication by the artist.

Toonder, M. Tom Poes en de wilde wagen. N.pl., Het vaderland, (1967), (33) lvs., orig. wr.

- First few pages coloured w. pencils; a few pages w. sm. tears. = Matla, Bommelkatalogus 29.1.

€ (50-70)
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