- Both vols. bookplate on first free endpaper. Bindings a few vague (foxed) stains; spine-ends trifle rubbed.

= Van Vliet p.142, no.4; Braches 1665, The very rare edition in 2 vols.

Idem. Majesteit. The same work, same edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., (4),256; (4),265,(2)p., orig. blue-greenish cl. w. dec. in brown by R.N. ROLAND HOLST, unif. w. the above.

- Two bookplates on first free endpaper; some sl. foxing. Binding decoration a few minor imperfections. Very good to fine copy.

= Van Vliet p.172, no.1 and p.177, no.4; Braches 2124.

Idem. Metamorphoze. The same work, some edition and binding, w. decoration in brown.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; upper corner of first free endpaper cut off. Backstrip sl. soiled. Binding decoration a few minor imperfections.

= Van Vliet p.178, no.3; Braches 2124. With the less common brown-white cover.

Idem. Metamorphoze. The same work, same edition, orig. light brown wr. w. dec. in dark brown, identical to the clothbound edition.

- Two bookplates on htitle. Wrappers sl. foxed and some inevitable wear at joints and spine-ends; frontwr. loosening w. sm. tear at upper left corner.

= Van Vliet p.178, no.3 (this copy); Braches 2124. Very rare.

AND 1 other copy of the same work, privately bound in limp green cl. w. orig. frontwr. bound in.

- Upper hinge broken; first quire loose; title-p. w. some offsetting from frontisp.; a few lvs. sl. stained/ yellowed.

= Van Vliet p.172, no.1; Braches 2124.

Idem. Psyche. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1898), 1st ed., (8),178,(6 advert.)p., orig. dec. cl. by J.TH. TOOROP.

- Various signatures on first free endpaper and htitle; a few lvs. w. a sm. tear/ crease. Binding trifle dam. along edges.

= Van Vliet p.187, no.1; Braches 2128.

Idem. Wereldvrede. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1895), 1st ed., (4),379p., orig. dec. cl. by H.P. BERLAGE.

- Sl. stained in margins. Binding trifle faded; backcover sl. stained. = Van Vliet p.162, no.1; Braches 164.

AND 2 others by the same.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; sl. yellowed. Backstrip sunned and trifle soiled. = Van Vliet, p.122, no.1 Rare.

Idem. Noodlot. Ibid., idem, 1884, 2nd ed., (6),211p., orig. gilt and dec. cl. unif. w. the above.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; sl. yellowed. Backstrip sl. sunned and w. sm. stain at upper joint.

= Van Vliet, p.122, no.2.

Idem. Noodlot. The same work, same edition, orig. dec. cl. w. giltlettered spine.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; sl. yellowed. Backstrip sunned; top of spine sl. worn; foot of spine vague waterst.; covers some sm. stains.

= Van Vliet, p.122, no.4.

AND 3 other editions of the same work: 3rd ed. (orig. lightbrown cl. w. dec. in black by R.W.P. DE VRIES Jr.. Van Vliet p.127, no.5), 4th ed. (orig. gilt dec. cl. Not in Van Vliet) and 5th ed. (orig. dec. boards, sm. 8vo. Binding soiled; backstrip dam., strengthened w. tape. Van Vliet p.128, no.11).

- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Binding sl. dustsoiled and backstrip vaguely foxed.

= Van Vliet p.294, no.1.

Idem. De ongelukkige. The same work, same edition, orig. wr.

- Bookplate on htitle. Wrappers sl. soiled/ foxed (especially backstrip); overlapping lower margin of wr. frayed.

= Van Vliet p.294, no.2.

AND 3 other copies of the same work, same edition, all in orig. (later) publisher's binding: Van Vliet p.294, no.4 (binding soiled); p.294, no.4 (lacks first free endpaper and corner of last (advert.) leaf and last free endpaper; binding soiled); p.296, no.6 (backstrip browned; covers foxed/ stained along margins).

- Both w. bookplate on first free endpaper. Dustwr. of the 2nd work sl. dam. at extremities and (water)stained on backstrip.

= Van Vliet p.318, no.1 and p.326, no.2.

Idem. Oostwaarts/ Nippon. The same two works, same edition, orig. (almost) unif. wr.

- Both w. bookplate on (verso) htitle. First work first few lvs. foxed and frontwr. w. tear and sl. creased in lower margin; second work sm. dam. at top of spine.

= Rare. Van Vliet p.319, no.2 and p.326, no.3.

AND a modern paperback edition of both works (both sl. worn).

- Both vols. bookplate on first free endpaper; some sl. occas. foxing. Both bindings spine-ends trifle worn.

= Couperus' second publication in the orig. publisher's binding in 2 diff. colours. Van Vliet p.109, no.2 and 3. Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.

Idem. Orchideeën. Een bundel poëzie en proza. The same work, same edition, later giltlettered green mor. w. orig. light blue wrappers bound in.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Decoration on spine rubbed. = Van Vliet p.110, no.2.

Idem. Orchideeën. Een bundel poëzie en proza. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. lettering in black and olive green dec. unif. w. the clothbound ed.

- Large owner's dedication and bookplate on first free endpaper. Wrappers yellowed; spine-ends sl dam.

= Van Vliet p.110, no.3.

Idem. Orchideeën. Een bundel poëzie en proza. The same work, same edition, orig.(?) giltlettered white cl. w. sm. gilt dec. on frontcover.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Binding (dust)soiled; backstrip vaguely (water)stained.

= Possibly a publisher's binding; not recorded by Van Vliet.

AND 2 other copies of the same work in orig. publisher's bindings: Van Vliet p.111, no.11 and 12.

- Ad 1: Bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing. Binding sl. soiled/ foxed; backstrip browned; spine-ends sl. rubbed; lower joint dam. at foot of spine. Ad 2: Lacks first free endpaper; bookplate and owner's entry on (browned) htitle; 2 lvs. stained from drying plants. Binding browned; corners and spine-end trifle worn.

= Van Vliet p.187, no.1 and 2; Braches 2128; Cat. Ned. Boek 56.

Idem. Psyche. N.pl., n.d. (1898), 96p., contemp. giltlettered hcl.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; endpapers sl. foxed. = The pre-publication from De Gids, Jan. 1898.

AND 11 other copies of the work in various editions and bindings, all w. bookplate on first free endpaper: 1st ed. (1898, contemp. hcl.); 2nd ed. (1899, frontisp. by J.TH. TOOROP, orig. grey cl. w. red. lettering, 4to. Van Vliet p.189, no.14); 2nd ed. (1899, frontisp. by J.TH. TOOROP, orig. wr., 4to. Poor copy. Van Vliet p.189, no.15); 3rd ed. (1904, orig. grey wr. w. dec. in purple by J.TH. TOOROP. Van Vliet p.185), 3rd ed. (1909, plates and orig. blindst. cl. w. mounted plate by D.C. CALTHROP. Van Vliet p.185 and p.191, no.17); 4th ed. (1916, orig. cream cl. w. dec. in darkbrown by J.TH. TOOROP. Lacks first free endpaper. Van Vliet p.190, no.18); 5th ed. (1917, orig. cream boards w. dec. in purple by J.TH. TOOROP, sm. 8vo. Binding sl. soiled; top of spine sl. dam. Van Vliet p.192, no.22); 7th ed. (n.d., orig. lightbrown wr. w. dec. in black by J.TH. TOOROP); 7th ed. (n.d., orig. hcl. w. gilt dec. on frontcover); without ed. (n.d. (1927), plates by B. REITH, orig. gilt dec. brown cl., 4to. Large owner's entry on first free endpaper. Van Vliet p.358, no.2); without ed. (the same work, same ed., orig. gilt dec. black clothbacked boards w. (stained) dustwr. Cf. Van Vliet p.358, no.1).

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing (incl. binding). Top of spine trifle worn; foot of spine sm. dam. at upper hinge.

= Van Vliet p.156, no.1,

Idem. Reisimpressies. The same work, same edition, orig. grey cl., frontcover w. lettering and decoration in green by K. SLUYTERMAN within a double fillet red border.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Otherwise fine.

= Van Vliet p.155, no.2, but contents exactly identical to the above, without the blank page instead of the publisher's advert and without "Brief uit Venetië" at the end (cf. Van Vliet p.157f).

Idem. Reisimpressies. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1897), 2nd ed. (= title ed. of the above), 196p., sl. later giltlettered hmor. w. raised bands, t.e.g., orig. light green wr. w. decoration in green (identical to the above) by K. SLUYTERMAN.

- Sl. foxed. Spine sunned. = Van Vliet p.324, no.1.

Elsschot, W. Het dwaallicht. Amst., P.N. van Kampen & Zoon, n.d. (1946), 1st ed., (6),99p., orig. boards.

- Lacks dustwr.

AND 12 others, i.a. S. VAN BUSSUM, Het Joodsche Bruidje (Amst., 1933, orig. col. and dec. wr. by FRÉ COHEN, sm. 8vo).

- Both vols. bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing; owner's entry on first free endpaper.

= Vol.1 w. gilt lettering and decoration in darkblue and vol.2 w. gilt lettering and decoration in light blue. Van Vliet p.279, no.6 and 7. "(...) Ondanks de opmerking in de brief aan Sluyterman over de kosten heeft Veen toch een beperkt aantal bundels laten maken met een gouden belettering. Waarschijnlijk was dit zelfs de eerste bindoplage. Alleen van de eerste bundel (...) is ook een aantal exemplaren gemaakt in wit-en-donkerblauw, met gouden belettering (...)" (Van Vliet p.278).

Idem. Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht. The same work, same edition, 2 vols., orig. unif. cream wr. w. lettering in dark blue and dec. in light blue by K. SLUYTERMAN, unif. w. the above, 4to.

- Both vols. bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing. Wrappers sl. worn/ trifle frayed.

= Van Vliet p.274, no.3 and 4. Rare.

Idem. Uit blanke steden onder blauwe lucht. The same work, same edition, 2 vols., orig. unif. cream cl. w. lettering in dark blue and dec. in light blue by K. SLUYTERMAN, unif. (dec. sl. darker) w. the above, 4to.

- Both vols. bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing. Fine set. = Van Vliet p.274, no.1 and 2.

AND 2 other copies of the same work, same edition: a copy bound in blue hcl. w. lettering in black and decoration in grey (vol.1 only; this binding not recorded by Van Vliet) and a privately bound copy in giltlettered mor. (2 vols. in 1).

- Both vols. bookplate on htitle; first and last few lvs. sl. foxed; vol.1 a few lvs. w. very narrow inkstain in fore-edge; vol.2 first few lvs. sl. waterwrinkled in lower cover; vol.2 w. some pencil annots. w. English translations of words in blank margin. A very good/ fine copy.

= Van Vliet p.245 no.3, but mentioning only copies with 2 parts in 1 vol. Very rare, especially in this fine condition.

Idem. Van oude menschen, de dingen die voorbijgaan... The same, same edition, 2 parts in 1 vol., orig. yellow cl. w. decoration in purple by C. LEBEAU, unif. w. the above.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; some foxing. Rebound w. new endpapers and orig. (sl. faded) backstrip laid down on new. cl. spine.

= Van Vliet p.245, no.2.

AND 1 other copy of the same edition, w. trimmed margins (as published), in (orig.?) red cl. w. simple black lettering (possibly Van Vliet p.245, no.5, without dustwr.). - AND 2 modern reprints, incl. the 6th ed., ibid., idem, 1963, 253,(2)p., printed in 1000 copies.