1147 - 1283 DUTCH LITERATURE (including AUTOGRAPHS)
- Varnish yellowed; a few sm. chips.
= On Queen's Day 1951, Godfried Bomans made a spectacular balloon flight together with balloonist Nini Boesman. The balloon departed at 5:00 PM from a festive hockey field in Bloemendaal but unfortunately ended in the sea instead of landing in the dunes, due to sudden gusts of wind. Bomans and Boesman could be rescued from drowning just in time by the Zandvoortse Reddingsbrigade. From the author's collection.
- Some sl. foxing. Dustwr. sl. worn at extremities; bindings trifle dampstained.
White, E.B. Tom Trikkelbout. Dutch adapt. G. Bomans. Amst., De Bezige Bij, 1947, 1st ed., 141,(1)p., ills. by G. WILLIAMS, orig. hcl. w. dustwr.
- Yellowed. Dustwr. foxed and frayed/ sl. dam.
Nicklisch, H. Vader, het beste paard van stal. Dutch transl. G. Bomans. Haarlem, De Toorts, n.d., 1st ed., 182,(1)p., ills. by M. KARLSON, orig. rexine w. dustwr. by H. PRENEN.
- Some sl. foxing. Dustwr. sl. frayed in upper margin.
AND 3 others translated by Godfried Bomans. - AND 16 works by Bomans translated into German (13x), English (2x) and Spanish, mainly first editions.
= From the collection of Godfried Bomans.
- Yellowed. Binding foxed.
= From the library of GODFRIED BOMANS, w. his owner's entry on the first free endpaper: "Godfried Bomans, "Berkenrode", Heemstede, Holland, Europa"; on the htitle the annotation: "Op 2 Februari 1936 Gekocht in Amsterdam, bij een judisch angehauchter Mensch, Oudemanhuispoort, voor de som van vijftig centen."; and on the title: "Es ist leider deutsch bearbeitet!"
Ernst, O. Asmus Sempers Jugendland. Der Roman einer Kindheit. Leipsic, L. Staackmann, 1928, (4),320p., portr., orig. cl.
- Waterstained in lower corner. Binding worn/ soiled.
= Divisional title w. owner's entry "Godfried Bomans. Peter Brugmanstraat 45, Nijmegen". First free endpaper w. his annot. "H. Prenen. amicus Godfried Bomans, amico in natalitia. 2 Maart 1939."' and upper endpaper "Aan G. Bomans p/a Mej van Gendt, Peter Brugmanstraat 45, Nijmegen".
AND 3 others from the library of Godfried Bomans, all German literature, all w. his owner's entry, i.a. J. ROTH, Die hundert Tage (Amst., A. de Lange, 1936, 1st ed., orig. dec. cl. Sternfeld/ Tiedemann p.427).
- Two pages browned from inserted newspaper clipping. Dustwr. sl. browned and frayed at top of spine and upper coners.
= With the owner's entry of GODFRIED BOMANS, dated "2 Juni 1956".
Idem. The Genius and the Goddess. Ibid., idem, 1955, 1st ed., 127,(1)p., orig. boards w. dustwr.
- Endpapers sl. foxed. Dustwr. dam. at spine-ends.
AND 10 others by the same, publ. by the same in a collected edition, 1946-1950, orig. unif. green cl. w. gilt spine, incl. 4 vols. w. the owner's entry of GODFRIED BOMANS.
= From the library of GODFRIED BOMANS, w. his extensive annotation on first free endpaper: "Dit boek werd mij gegeven door Toon Hermans op 1 Augusut 1956 in de Mariastichting te Haarlem, waar Gabriël Hermans de dag tevoren geboren was en de volgende dag door mij ten doop werd gehouden. Godfried Bomans". With mounted newspaper clipping concerning the same event and w. mounted manuscript presentation leaf by TOON HERMANS: "Goede Peterschap!"
Andersen, H.C. Sprookjes en vertellingen. Ed. and introd. A. Coolen. Amst./ Antw., Contact, 1946, 3rd ed., XXXV,(1),352p., ills. by TH. MAUVE, orig. hcl. w. (sl. dam.) dustwr.
= With signed dedication "Aan Godfried Bomans, dit boek van den grootsten sprookjesdichter. [signed:] Antoon COolenc. De Kempen Oudjaar 1946".
AND 3 others from the library of Godfried Bomans, all w. his owner's entry, i.a. 2 works w. Dutch translations of the fairy tales by H.C. Andersen (i.a. "Dit boek is beslist zeker van Godfried Bomans, student in de Rechten. "Berkenrode" Heemstede, Holland").
- Endpapers foxed. = Both w. owner's entry of GODFRIED BOMANS.
AND 6 others from the library of Godfried Bomans, 4 with his owner's entry, i.a. works by A.A. Milne, Piet Paaltjens, Cornelis Paradijs (= F. van Eeden) and W. Somerset Maugham.
- Sm. bookplate on upper pastedown. Fine copy.
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION: "aan Mejuffrouw J. Blauwkuip/ met vr. gevoelens/ van P.C. Boutens/ 5 Dec. 1919".
- Fine. Letterpiece on box w. sm. dam.
= Slagter VII (p.44-47). Rare. No.1 contains contributions by i.a. Remco Campert (i.a. "Dichten is liegen op een hoger plan"), Rudy Kousbroek and Vincent Mureno, orig. (sl. yellowed) letterpress wr.; no.2 contains contributions by i.a. Remco Campert, Lucebert and Rudy Kousbroek, orig. (sl. yellowed) letterpress wr. unif. w the first issue; no.3 contains contributions by i.a. Lucebert (i.a. "De Nederlandse literatuur is dood, lang leve de Nederlandse literacteur", "Poëziezo easy job" and "Hu we wie"), Bert Schierbeek, Rudy Kousbroek, Remco Campert, Gerrit Kouwenaar, Hans Andreus and Hugo Claus, ills. and orig. wr. by LUCEBERT; no.4 contains contributions by i.a. Hans Andreus, Bert Schierbeek, Rudy Kousbroek, Jan G. Elburg, Gerrit Kouwenaar, Lucebert and Remco Campert, printed in black, red, green and blue, ills. by LUCEBERT, orig. wr. by ERCE (= Remco Campert); no.5 contains contributions by i.a. Remco Campert, Bert Schierbeek, Lucebert, Simon Vinkenoog, Rudy Kousbroek and Jan Hanlo, printed in black, red and green, ills., orig. wr. by LUCEBERT; no.6 contains contributions by i.a. Gerrit Kouwenaar, Bert Schierbeek, Lucebert, Remco Campert, Hans Andreus, Hugo Claus and Rudy Kousbroek, double-p. ill. in red and black by LUCEBERT, orig. letterpress wr. w. ill. by OSCAR SCHEFFEL [= Lucebert]; no.7 contains contributions by i.a. Bert Schierbeek and Lucebert, orig. wr. by NICO LIJSEN. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIII.
- Folded; a few vague stains.
= "Voor Stuiter(?) Benita. Langzame handschoen, in leerzwarte nacht. De wereld danst, de wereld is een schoen, de wereld leeft, de wereld is een poen. Gerard den Brabander".
AND 1 other by the same De verduisterde dichter (Amst., (1940), ills., orig. pict. boards).
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIV.
= SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXIV.
= Complete series. Comprises: 1. H. MANTINGA (= M. Mok), De zeven hoofdzonden (woodcuts by W.J. Rozendaal. De Jong 534); 2. A. ROLAND HOLST, In memoriam Charles Edgar du Perron et Menno ter Braak (De Jong 710); 3. H. MANTINGA, De vader spreekt (De Jong 533); 4. OMAR KHAYYAM, Kwatrijnen (ills. after J. Buckland Wright. De Jong 618); 5. A. ROLAND HOLST, Eigen achtergronden. Inleiding tot een voordracht uit eigen werk (De Jong 705); 6. R. VAN HARLINGEN (= R. Blijstra), Bij nadere kennismaking (De Jong 357); 7. A. VAN SCHENDEL, Sparsa (De Jong 741); 8. A. v.d. MERWE (= P. Geyl), Het wachtwoord (De Jong 561); 9. B. VERHOEVEN, Pax hominibus (De Jong 846); 10. M. VAN HAARSMA, Drie getuigen (De Jong 353); 11. P. BAKX, Prieel in Troje (De Jong 59); 12. M. CORT (J. van der Woude), Zeven brieven (De Jong 160); 13. H. DE VRIES, Robijnen (De Jong 908); 14. F. LANGEN, Achter slot en grendel (De Jong 477); 15. E. MANDEAU (= F. Bordewijk), Verbrande erven (ills. by J.M. Prange. De Jong 532).
- Some foxing. Frontcover sl. warped. = De Jong 130.
Idem. Twinting sonnetten. N.pl. (Dordr.), Xelhua Pers, 1945, 24,(3)p., printed in 275 numb. copies, orig. wr.
- Wrapper foxed. = De Jong 129.
Idem. De Laarzen der Mohikanen of Niet goed, geld terug. Dordr., Semaphore Pers (A. Bosman), 1941 (=1943), 34,(3)p., printed in 270 numb. copies (120), orig. hcl., obl. 8vo.
= De Jong 126. One of 120 copies signed by the author.
AND 3 others (w. contribution) by the same: De Jong 101, 127 and 128.
- Endpapers sl. foxed.
= De Jong 664 (erroneously mentioning 1913 and 1944 as the resp. fictitious and actual date of publication). Very rare clandestine publication written by Etty Hillesum in camp Westerbork (from where she was deported to Auschwitz in 1943) describing life in the camp in a very penetrating way. Published for the benefit of the resistance.
- Occas. sl. waterst. in upper blank margin.
= De Jong 595: "Onder deze misleidende titel publiceerde Albert Helman een studie over Duitsland, het Duitse volk en het Duitse karakter, aan de hand van citaten uit het werk van Duitse schrijvers vanaf de oudste tijden tot heden." SIGNED by the author on htitle and colophon.
Gide, A. Over Duitschland. N.pl., De Bezige Bij, 1945, printed in 275 numb. copies, orig. wr. (De Jong 314). - AND 22 others, i.a. De Jong 189, 241, 321, 406, 409, 439, 618, 667, 780 and 869.
- Spine worn and browned.
= Quousque Tandem 4. Buckland Wright A42; De Jong 618.
Roland Holst, A. In memoriam Charles Edgar du Perron et Menno ter Braak. N.pl. (Utr.), (De Bezige Bij), n.d. (1944), printed in 525 numb. copies (500), orig. wr.
= Quousque Tandem 2. De Jong 710.
AND 20 other clandestine publications: i.a. De Jong 112, 140, 160, 220, 283, 353, 357, 358, 391, 451, 477, 534, 741 and 1009. - AND 2 others, i.a. D. DE JONG, Het vrije boek in onvrije tijd. Bibliografie van illegale en clandestiene belletrie (Leyden, 1978, orig. cl.).