= With a loosely inserted folding publisher's announcement for this work.
- Without the envelope. Sl. foxed/ soiled. = Rare. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.
= This copy SIGNED but unnumbered, with a small SELFPORTRAIT in pencil below the preface.
- Bookplate on upper pastedown; Backcover sl. stained; foot of spine and lower outer corner rubbed.
= One of 10 copies printed on Japanese with AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to "Geo. H. Boughton" on 2nd blank. This copy also with an original watercolour on the halftitle by George H. Boughton (1833-1905, artist, illustrator and writer), monogrammed in pencil and with a loosely inserted short note reading: "P.S. My dear Mr Andrews, This is my belated signature to this drawing, [signed]". WITH a loosely inserted manuscript letter by the art dealer S.P. Avery to "My dear George Washington" (i.e. G.H. Boughton), writing i.a. about the Hutchinson sale (in 1892) and that he had sent in some orders for a number of Whistlers and a few books. He also expresses his disappointment that the catalogue does not list any descriptions of fine bindings "(...) and what became of his other Grolier books."
- Upper joint strengthened w. sm. strip (1 cm.) of paper. Spine-ends and corners sl. rubbed. A very fine copy in an attractive binding by T.J. Cobden-Sanderson.
= One of the first 15 numb. copies (this copy numb. "2"), containing proofs of three states of the copper engr. frontisp. showing the steamship Britannia. WITH a loosely inserted manuscript letter by George H. Boughton (1833-1905, artist, illustrator and writer) to the author ((4)p., pen and black ink, dated March 19th 95", printed letterhead of "West House (...)"). Mainly on the pleasure he had on hearing that Andrews had bought one of his drawings made for Rip van Winkle. He writes that, because the drawing was not signed, Andrews may cut out his signature to the letter and "stick [it] on a corner or even on the back of the drawing". Also writes that he has "not yet made the drawing for the Chas. Dickens volume, as - really - I cant get a good subject from the little book" and proceeds to ask Andrews which subject he would prefer of the two options that he suggests: "Boston ladies outside his [Dickens'] hotel waiting to shake hands with the gifted 'Boz' (...) or an extract from Dickens letter to Washington Irving about Wilkins sister (p.p. 35 & 36) (...)". Provenance: the author (engr. bookplate tipped in at front). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLV.
- Contents sl. browned. Wr. irregularly faded. All illustrations (later?) col. by hand in felt-tip pen (by the artist?).
= Slagter 22.
- Lacks the large fold. col. lithograph called for (the other large col. lithograph is used as dustwr. and the remaining two are loosely inserted). Otherwise a very fine copy.
= Comprises texts by A. Frénaud, Lucebert, R.W.D. Oxenaar and B. Schierbeek.
= One of 25 Roman numb. copies with an extra loosely inserted suite of the plates.
Blokland, H. De verzamelaar en zijn publiek. Ibid., idem, 1984, 29,(2)p., 3 etched and 3 tipped-in orig. ex libris by i.a. C. BOUDA, L. JIRINCOVÁ and J. LUKAVSKY, printed in 100 numb. copies (80), orig. giltlettered cl. - AND 17 others published by the same, i.a. M. VASALIS, Scheepje varen (1995, orig. engr. frontisp. by R. VAN ROSSEM, 75 copies, orig. wr., obl. 4to); J. COLJÉE, Dr. Jelle Zijlstra en het randschrift van de gulden (1983, copperengr. frontisp. by L. STRIK, 100 numb. copies, orig. cl.); IDEM, Patrimatrique (1984, engr. frontisp. by L. STRIK, 90 numb. copies, orig. wr.) and TH. DE VRIES, Schandaal in Sint-Petersburg (1995, etching by H. PAUWELS, supplied in 2 copies, 75 numb. copies, orig. cl.).
= Published on occasion of Herber Blokland's 70th anniversary. Contributions by i.a. René Bakker (Atalanta Pers), Jan Batterman, Adolf Born, Geert van Daal, Frans van Dooren, Jan Keijser, Peter Lazarov, Wim van der Meij, Henk van Otterloo (Green Escape Press), Gerard Overeem, Ferrie van Ramele, Pam G. Rueter, Johan Souverein, Ank Spronk, Ab Steenvoorden, Theun de Vries, Jos van Waterschoot, Johan de Zoete and Wim Zwiers.
- Fine copy. = SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVI.