- Some sl. occas. foxing. Frontcover vol.3 sl. stained

= (1) Rome; (2) Genève, Florence; (3) Sicilië, Venetië, München; (4) Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Tweede bundel; (5) Spaansch toerisme. Van Vliet p.289, no.7-12.

Idem. Van en over alles en iedereen. The same series, same edition, 10 parts in 5 vols., orig. unif. clothbacked blueish grey boards w. darkgreen dec. identical to the above and lettering in red.

- Backstrips trifle browned. Good set. = Van Vliet p.291, no.18-23.

Idem. Van en over alles en iedereen. The same series, same edition, 8 (of 10) parts in 6 vols.

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; some sl. occas. foxing. Joints, spine-ends and corners trifle rubbed.

= Van Vliet p.248, no.1.

AND 3 other copies of the same work, same edition: (1) bound in orig. green cl. w. dec. in black and yellow identical to the first work (Van Vliet p.248, no.2 (diff. col.?)); (2) bound in orig. green wr. w. dec. in darkgreen and yellow identical to the first work (backwr. dam. in blank margin; frontwr. trifle frayed; backstrip darkened. Van Vliet p.248, no.3); (3) bound in orig. yellow w. dec. in black ('Standaardbibliotheek') (Van Vliet p.248, no.5 and p.344, no.6). Idem. Van en over mijzelf en anderen. Derde bundel. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1916), 1st ed., (6),183p., orig. lightblue cl. w. dec. in black and yellow by W.J. TAANMAN, identical to the first vol. of the lot.

- Yellowed (due to the quality of the paper); stamp. on title. The vulnerable dustwr. stained and w. inevitable damages.

Idem. Ludzie starzy i sprawy przemijajace. Polish transl. M. Chelkowski. Warsaw, Pax, 1966, 1st ed., 266,(2)p., orig. wr. w. dustwr. (yellowed, incl. (sl. worn) wr.). Idem. Co dávno odnesl cas. Czech transl. K. Vodák. (Prague), Odeon, (1974), 1st ed., 220,(3)p., orig. cl. w. dustwr. Idem. O starých l'udoch veci minule. Slovakian transl. J. Majekova. (Bratislava), Tatran, 1978, 1st ed., 258,(3)p., orig. cl. w. (sl. worn) dustwr. - AND 7 other translations of Van oude menschen, de dingen die voorbijgaan: English (1963), French (1973), Romanian (1975), German (1985), Urdu (1985), Esperanto (2013) and Portuguese (2019).

- Bookplate on first free endpaper and remnants of bookplate on upper pastedow. Sm. stain on frontcover.

= Van Vliet p.304, no.2.

Idem. The same work, same edition, orig. grey wr. w. black lettering.

- Bookplate and 2 owner's entries on htitle. Wr. sl. browned and worn; sl. dogeared.

= Rare. Van Vliet p.304, no.3.

Idem. The same work, same edition, orig. grey cl. w. darkblue lettering.

- Binding trifle thumbed. = Van Vliet p.171, no.1: "Oplage waarschijnlijk 500 exemplaren". Rare.

Rostand, E. Kantekleer. Metrische bewerking door Louis Couperus. N.pl., n.pl., n.d. (Amst., Groot Nederland, 1925), 1st ed., 10 parts in 1 vol., contemp. giltlettered hcalf, large 8vo.

= Privately bound complete collection of Couperus' adaptation of Rostand's play Chantecler, as published in parts in Groot Nederland, 1925: p.225-244, 355-363, 469-492, 572-588 and 15-44, 113-131, 225-241, 357-366, 471-484 and 584-600. Couperus made the translation for 'Die Haghespelers' company of Eduard Verkade, but it was never taken into production and was published in Groot Nederland after Couperus' death. It was never published as a book.

Kleeding en de Man. The Hague, Magazijnen "Nederland" (Kattenburg & Co.), 1915, 79,(1)p., ills., orig. giltlettered boards, large 8vo.

- Binding sl. stained. Bookplate (of Albert Hahn) on upper pastedown.

= Contains "Meditatie over het Mannelijk Toilet" by Couperus (p.7-9 and 12). Also contributions by i.a. Top Naeff, M.J. Brusse, Jan Feits and J.H. Speenhoff.

AND 7 others: a copy in orig. wr. of the last work, 2 copies (in variant bindings) of OSCAR WILDE, Het portret van Dorian Gray (transl. by E. Couperus-Baud); PIO BAROJA, Op een dwaalweg (transl. by the same, introd. by Louis Couperus, orig. wr.) and 3 vols. of the Dramatisch bijvoegsel van Groot-Nederland, Amst., 1916-1918, orig. unif. wr. (2 vols. backstrip dam.), large 8vo (L. COUPERUS, Tweelingbroeders, Jambische Bewerking van Plautus' Menaechmi. Backstrip dam.; E. COUPERUS, Psyche, Een spel van de ziel in vier bedrijven. Naar Louis Couperus "Psyche"; IDEM, Eline Vere, Tooneelspel in vier bedrijven. Naar den Roman van Louis Couperus).

- Browned and brittle.

AND a modern Polish translation of Wereldvrede (2010). - ADDED: 3 copies in variant bindings of the German transl. of Aan de weg der vreugde (1920), partly w. sm. defects.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; edges and first and last lvs. (sl.) foxed. Binding soiled and decoration sl. rubbed.

= Van Vliet p.162, no.1; Braches 164.

Idem. Wereldvrede. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. decoration identical to the above.

- Bookplate on htiitle. Wrappers sl. brown and worn at extremities; spine pasted over w. black cl. tape, w. orig. (worn/ sl. dam.) backstrip mounted.

= Van Vliet p.162, no.2 ; Braches 164.

Idem. Wereldvrede. The same work, same edition, orig. pink cloth w. decoration in red by R.N. ROLAND HOLST.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper; edges and first and last lvs. sl. foxed. Backstrip sunned.

= Van Vliet p.162, no.3; Braches 1665.

AND 2 other copies of the same work, same edition: Van Vliet p.162, no.7 (first free endpaper partly cut out; spine-ends and lower corners worn) and a privately bound copy in green cl. w. nice gilt Jugendstil decoration. - ADDED: a copy of the 3rd [=2 nd] ed., Van Vliet p.162, no.6.

- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Binding w. white specks; sm. dam. spot at foot of spine.

= Van Vliet p.164, no.1; Braches 2249; Cat. Ned. Boek 26.

Idem. Williswinde. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. dec. identical to the above (lettering in black instead of gold) by L.W.R. WENCKEBACH.

- Bookplate on htitle. Rebacked w. green cloth tape; frontwr. w. sm. tear in margin and lacking tiny portion from lower corner.

= Van Vliet p.164, no.2; Braches 2249.

Idem. Williswinde. The same work, same edition, orig. wr. w. photogr. portr. of the author.

- Bookplate on htitle. Wrappers partly sl. (dust)soiled and some marginale imperfections; frontwr. w. [printed: Aflevering] "17/18" in blue pencil.

= Van Vliet p.164, no.4.

AND a fine copy of the same work, same edition, bound in a "neutrale band" (Van Vliet p.164, no.5). - ADDED: an ex-library copy in contemp. giltlettered hcl. (stamps, plastiziced etc. Sold w.a.f.).

- Bookplate on upper pastedown; free endpapers browned; sm. owner's stamp on htitle. Binding soiled; backstrip sl. browned, sm. stain on frontcover.

= Van Vliet p.306, no.1.

Idem. Xerxes of the hoogmoed. The same work, same edition, orig. wr.

- Wrappers partly yellowed/ sl. browned. = Van Vliet p.306, no.2 (this copy).

AND 4 other first editions by the same: Majesteit (rebound, w. orig. (faded) backstrip laid down; Van Vliet p.14, no.1; Braches 1665); Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid (Van Vliet p.202, no.1. Dec. on backstrip rubbed; in slipcase), God en Goden (Van Vliet p. 349, no.35. Lower corner of covers sl. dam.) and De berg van licht (Vol.3 only; cream cl. w. purple lettering. Binding soiled, backstrip yellowed; cf. Van Vliet p.241. no.9 (with wrong plate on frontwr.).

- Sm. portrait of the author mounted on htitle; stamp on upper pastedown and title; inventory number in pen and ink on htitle, title and at top of spine.

= Modern-Bibliotheek. Van Vliet p.269, no.1.

Idem. De zwaluwen neêr gestreken... The same work, same edition, orig. white cl. w. dec. (identical to the above, except for the backstrip) in brown and green.

- Decoration trifle rubbed; top edge sl. foxed. = Van Vliet p.269, no.2 (this copy).

AND 13 others by the same, mainly first editions (mainly in later publisher's bindings, partly w. defects), i.a. Dionyzos (van Vliet p.236, no.4), Langs lijnen van geleidelijkheid (vV p.202, no.1), Majesteit (vV p.344, no,3), Metamorfoze (2 variant bindings: vV p.178, no.5 and 6), De ongelukkige (vV p.294, no.2) and Van oude menschen de dingen die voorbijgaan (vV p.245, no.4 and p.344, no.6).

- Owner's entry and stamp ("Aug. Cuypers") in htitle. Wrappers trifle frayed; backstrip browned.

= Series "Nieuwe romans". Van Vliet p.314, no.2.

Idem. Het zwevende schaakbord. The same work, same edition, orig. gilt dec. cl.

= Series "Nederl. Bibliotteek", w. diff. title-p. Van Vliet p.316, no.6. "De roman kwam tegelijk uit in twee series: Nieuwe Romans en Nederlandsche Bibliotheek".

Idem. Het zwevende schaakbord. The same work, same edition, same series, bound in contemp. giltlettered hmor., orig. wr. pres.

- Wrappers evenly browned. Backstrip sl. discol.; boardedges and raised bands on spine sl. rubbed.

= Van Vliet p.314. no.4.

AND 3 more copies of the same work: 1st ed., Nederl. Bibliotheek, orig. wr. (backwr. loose and dam., spine-ends dam.) (Van Vliet p.314, no.4); 2nd ed., (1924), Nieuwe Romans, orig. giltlettered cl. (Van Vliet p.316, no.7); 3rd ed., n.d., Nieuwe Romans, orig. giltlettered cl.; 4th ed., Amst./ Antwr., Wereldbibliotheek, 1950, 4th ed., orig. cl. w. (sl. frayed) dustwr., large 8vo.

= Breugelmans 155. Published on occasion of the 60th birthday of Frédéric Bastet, SIGNED by the authors, the printer and F. Bastet.

Bastet, F. Tussen sfinx en eenhoorn. Over Psyche en Fidessa van Louis Couperus. Raamsdonk, De Roofpers, 1986, 25,(2)p., printed in 45 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered cl. w. dustwr., obl. sm. 8vo.

= SIGNED by the author.

AND 4 others by F. Bastet on L. Couperus, i.a. Een biografie (Amst., 1987, 1st ed., orig. cl. w. dustwr. SIGNED), Al die verloren paradijzen... (Amst., 2001, 1st ed., ills., orig. wr. SIGNED and w. dedication by i.a. H.T.M. van Vliet).

- All w. bookplate on first free endpaper/ htitle. Partly w. imperfections/ defects.

= Cf. Van Vliet p.351ff. Nice collection, comprising 9 vols. (i.a. 4 works by J. Reyneke-van Stuwe and 2 by S. Streuvels) w. the bindingdesign that TH. NEUHUYS made for De boeken der kleine zielen ; 4 vols. (all by J. Reyneke van Stuwe) w. the bindingdesign that C. LEBEAU made for Van oude menschen, de dingen die voorbijgaan ; 1 vol. (by S. Streuvels) w. the bindingdesign that K. SLUYTERMAN made for Van en over alles en iedereen; 1 vol. (by J.W. Broedelet) w. the bindingdesign that W.J. TAANMAN made for Van en over mijzelf en anderen, one vol. (by M. Corelli) bound in the 'gordijntjes'-binding for Antieke verhalen (cf. Van Vliet p.258, no.4i); one (by S. Steuvels) resembling the bindingdesign by J. DE PRAETERE for Over lichtende drempels (Van Vliet p.226, no.3); 3 works in the 'poortjes'-binding by J. BRAAKENSIEK and 4 vols. w. the same design as Gedachten (cf. Van Vliet p.356, no.3).

AND 3 others similar.

= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION in pen and ink to Orson Welles on first blank dated "Noël 1948 Gand": "Fraternel hommage d'admiration d'un auteur flamand au créateur du "Citizen Kane", en souvenir ému du mot magique peint sur le traîneau de toute enfance: "bouton de rose" - emouvant message qui finira bien par unir tous les hommes de coeur et d'esprit devant la désolation de notre sort commun. [signed]."

WITH a small collection of autograph and typescript letters, notes and poems by Johan Daisne (parly signed with his real name "Herman" [Herman Thiery], consisting of i.a. 6 letters and a note to Hans Roest (i.a. on the positive review Daisne's Filmatiek that of Roest had published); a note to Maurice Roelants and the AUTOGRAPH SIGNED drafts of 2 poems: "Ta pedia tou pirea (De kinderen van de Piraeus)" (one leaf, dated "10.60", pen and red and (corrections in) blue ink, recto only) and (Het dagboek van Anne Frank (...) Bij zijn verfilming) (2 leaves, pen and blue ink, dated "23.9.59" in pen and ink, and date stamped "[...] 1959", recto and verso, (3)p., of which 1 1/2 p. w. a draft of the poem and 1p. (crossed out) w. preliminary lines/ jottings for the poem); an autograph letter signed to Gerard Walschap (i.a. on Louis de Bourbon and inviting Walschap to give a talk at his reading club) and 3 letterpress poems and 4 typescript letters by Johan Daisne, all in orig. envelope w. typescript/ autograph address (the poems w. short signed/ monogrammed AUTOGRAPH wish in ballpoint were sent as New Year wish to HENK VAN OTTERLOO, the typescript letters chronicle their gradually growing friendship).

= The first concerning the request for a signed portrait, the second concerning another(?) request: "Ik betwijfel U binnenkort het bedoelde te kunnen zenden. Na de toekomstige ordening van het persoonlijk archief, zal ik daartoe beter in staat zijn en gevolg geven aan uw wensch (...)".

AND a photogr. postcard (by H.C. den Drijver, The Hague) showing Willem Kloos seated next to Lodewijk van Deyssel. - ADDED: a photograph of Frank van der Goes (8,8x6,6 cm.) and a portrait photograph of Herman Gorter (12,2x8,8 cm. Verso w. annot. "(...) Reproduktie naar het oorspronkelijke van W. Witsen (,...) Archief Nol Gregoor").