79/3309 Berg, Siep van den (1913-1998). (Sketchbook). Dummy of R.E. Pool, Maar ik ben dan ook een Bask - Het leven van Maurice Ravel (Tilburg, 1958, first 4p. w. printed text (and tipped-in col. frontisp. plate) and ±110 blank lvs., orig. boards), containing approx. 110 orig. drawings in pen (partly w. brush) and black (washed) ink, incl. 2 tipped-in drawings, a few dated (all May/ June 1959).

= All abstract compositions. First free endpaper monogrammed and "26 5 59" in pen and ink by the artist, upper pastedown with his autogr. address ("Siep vd Berg OZ Achterburgwal 156 Amsterdam" and lower pastedown w. autogr. annot. "een worsteling om vrij te komen. achteraf is alles eenvoudig", monogrammed "SvdB 74" in pen and ink; frontcover w. a printed ticket w. the artist's name, monogrammed and "59" in pen and ink.