1568 - 1764 DUTCH LITERATURE (including AUTOGRAPHS)
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on htitle: "Bij de Bij, omdat Het Parool ook geld wou verdienen. S. Carmiggelt"
Idem. De rest van je leven. Ibid., Arbeiderspers, 1979, 200p., orig. cl. w. dustwr.
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on first free endpaper: "Laat - maar jullie waren zo druk en vaak weg - dit, mede door jouw, gekochte boekje. Hartelijk bedankt. Simon."
AND 7 others by the same, all 1st/ 2nd eds., 6x w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION to Reinold Kuipers.
= SIGNED by both authors on htitle. With a loosely inserted (offset) portrait of the author by Van Straaten, signed in black pen.
Carmiggelt, S. Notities over Willem Elsschot. Ibid., P. Loeb, 1975, 1st ed., 56p., frontisp., printed in 250 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr.
= With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION "Voor Thea Wildschut. S. Carmiggelt".
AND 3 others by the same, i.a. Jeugdpuistjes (Raamsdonk, 1981, printed in 40 numb. and signed copies, orig. cl. w. dustwr., obl. 8vo) and Ontmoetingen met Willem Elsschot (Amst., 1985, orig. wr.).
= All designs for the illustrations in the books by SIMON CARMIGGELT, Honderd dwaasheden/ Allemaal onzin (1953). Honderd dwaasheden was first published in 1946 and is regarded as the breakthrough of Carmiggelt as author. In 1953 a new edition with illustrations by Boost was published together with a new edition of the successor of the book Allemaal onzin.
- Fine. = De Jong 737; not in Simoni.
Roest, H. Schaatsenrijder. Terugdenken aan Gerrit Achterberg. Heemstede, Lojen Deur Pers, 1982, 29,(1)p., 2 full-p. ills., w. loosely inserted "Verantwoording" leaf, printed in 330 numb. copies, orig. wr.
= De Jong 530.
Steinbeck, J. De vliegenvanger. Dutch transl. T. Hemelrijk. (Ibid., idem), 1943, 122,(2)p., ills. by M. GURNEY, printed in 1025 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered hcalf, sm. 4to.
- Backstrip sl. chafed. = De Jong 778.
Bach, J.S. Passio Christi. Iraenapoli, Camera Obscura (= Amst., F. Hoes), n.d. (1943), 69p., full-p. col. facs. ills. after A. DÜRER, printed in black and red in 250 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered hvellum, 4to.
= De Jong 54.
AND 3 others, i.a. M. DE RIJK (= N.A. Donkersloot), Orpheus en Eurydice (Utr., 1945, orig. wr. De Jong 733).
= Cat. Balkema, Vijf Ponden Pers no.8; De Jong 653; Simoni P9.
Buddingh', C. Vier gorgelrijmen. Stadskanaal, W. Indenhaeck (Utr., J.P. Romijn), 1944, (12)p., 4 tinted full-p. ills. by R. DE CADT (= F. Weidema), printed in 125 numb. copies (100), orig. hcl. w. mounted ticket, 4to.
- Some foxing. Frontcover sl. stained. = De Jong 130.
Achterberg, G. Reiziger "doet" Golgotha. N.pl. (The Hague), Mansarde Pers, n.d. (1943), 1st ed., (9)p., 3 ills. and orig. wr. by C.A.B. BANTZINGER, (printed in 750 copies), 4to.
- Occas. foxed and browned. Wr. browned. = De Jong 27.
- A few bindings sl. rubbed and sl. affected by silverfish.
= 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); 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); 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).
= De Jong 99; Volière reeks no.12. Dekkers/ Van der Spek/ De Vries G-256; Cat. Hot printing 44-g22. With a loosely inserted leaflet: "Door ingrijpen van den overheerscher gelukte het dezen de hand te leggen op een deel van deze uitgave. Slechts 68 exemplaren bereikten "De Bezige Bij". Deze werden genummerd van I-LXVIII." One of the 68 (instead of the projected 200) copies intended for De Bezige Bij.
AND 26 others, i.a. F. LANGEN, Achter slot en grendel (n.pl., 1944, orig. wr. Quousque Tandem 14; De Jong 477); G. ACHTERBERG, Euridyce (Utr., 1944, orig. wr. De Jong 22); G. DE MAUPASSANT, Le Horla (ibid., 1944, handcol. frontisp. and ills. A. DUPARC (SALIM), orig. hvellum. De Jong 530); HILDEBRAND, Hoe warm het was en hoe ver (Amst., 1814 (= 1943), title w. gilt and red coat of arms, orig. hvellum, 4to. De Jong 387) and several publications by the BAYARD PERS and MANSARDE PERS.
- Backstrip faded. = De Jong 797.
Handje Plak (= L. Huizinga). Wat straks? Handje Plak antwoordt Seyss Inquart op zijn rede van 3 januari 1945. (Introd. M. Nijhoff and A. Mazure). N.pl. (The Hague), Knock-out press, 1945, 54,(3)p., (col.) ills., (printed in 2000 copies), orig. clothbacked pict. boards, large 8vo.
= First publication by the Knock-out Press. De Jong 355.
Het vrij Nederlandsch liedboek. N.pl., n.publ., 1944, 188,(3)p., printed in 1900 copies (200), orig. hcalf.
= De Jong 914. One of 200 Roman numb. copies on Hollandch.
ADDED 1 other: C. VAN GEELKERKEN (ed.), Voor Volk en Vaderland. Tien jaren strijd van de nationaal-socialistische beweging der Nederlanden (Utr., 1943, 2nd ed., ills., orig. cl. w. dustwr., sm. 8vo).
- Occas. trifle foxed. Decoration on spine sl. faded. = Van Vliet p.264, no.1.
Idem. Antiek toerisme. Roman uit Oud-Egypte. Ibid., idem, 1917, 2nd ed., 221,(3 blank),(8 publisher's adverts)p., orig. dec. cl. by A. VLAANDEREN, 8vo.
- Fine copy. = Van Vliet p.264, no.4.
Idem. De berg van licht. Ibid., L.J. Veen, n.d. (1905-1906), 1st ed., 3 vols., (4),239; (4),230; (4),265,(2)p., 7 photogr. plates, orig. unif. cream cl. w. gilt lettering and mounted photogr. plate.
- Occas. foxed. Mounted plates on frontcovers sl. rubbed/ scratched as usual; backstrips darkened.
= Van Vliet p.241, no.1-3.
- Some foxing. Binding very fine.
= Van Vliet p.212, no.1; Braches 1954; Cat. Ned. Boek 120.
Idem. God en goden. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1903), 1st ed., (4),237,(2)p., orig. cream cl. w. dec. in black and olive green by J.TH. TOOROP.
- Some foxing. = Van Vliet p.229, no.2; Braches 2153.
Idem. Metamorfoze. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1897), 1st ed., (8),429,(3 advert.)p., frontisp. portrait by H.J. HAVERMAN, orig. white cl. w. dec. in black by J.TH. TOOROP.
- 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. Psyche. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1898), 1st ed., (8),178,(6)p., orig. cream cl. w. dec. in black by J.TH. TOOROP.
- Decoration on spine sl. rubbed/ worn. Otherwise fine.
= Van Vliet p.187, no.2; Braches 2128; Cat. Ned. Boek 56.
AND 2 others by the same, later eds. and variant bindings.
- Owner's entry on htitle; trifle foxed. = Van Vliet p.212, no.1 (darker brown).
Idem. Fidessa. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1899), 1st ed., (4),121,(2)p., orig. yellow cl. w. dec. in blue by K. SLUYTERMAN.
- Owner's entry on first free endpaper; bookblock trifle warped. A fine copy.
= Van Vliet p.194, no.2. With the publisher's advertisement on final leaf.
AND 2 others by the same: Hooge troeven (ibid., (1896), 1st ed., orig. cl. by H.P. BERLAGE) and Over lichtende drempels (ibid., (1902), 1st ed., orig. cl. by J. DE PRAETERE).
- The last 3 vols. lack first free endpaper. Some foxing; owner's stamp on htitle and title; vol. 1 upper hinge weak. Otherwise a good/ fine set.
= De kleine zielen (whitish dec. on light grey cl.); Het late leven (brown dec. on greenish grey cl.); Zielenschemering (dark blue dec. on grey cl.); Het heilige weten (green dec. on greenish grey cl.). Van Vliet p.216, no.1-4; Braches 1453 I-IV.
- Trifle foxed. Very fine copy. = Van Vliet p.232, no.1.
Idem. Dionyzos. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1904), 1st ed., XVI,346,(2)p., orig. dec. cl. by B.W. WIERINK.
- Fine copy.
= Van Vliet p.235f. no.4: "Veen heeft echter voorradige losse vellen van de eerste druk in de maskerband van B.W. Wierink laten binden."
AND 1 other, the same work in a variant binding (Van Vliet p.349, no.36).
- Sl. foxing; bookplate on upper pastedown; owner's entry on first free endpaper. Bindings very fine.
= Van Vliet p.280, no.1 and 3; not in Braches. Copy in the rare binding by Roland Holst (an adaptation of the binding he designed for Majesteit in 1893), with the title misspelled Herackles on the binding and with the addition "Roman in twee deelen" by L.J. Veen (disapproved of by Couperus) on the title-p. "Deze uitvoering in de band van Majesteit, met de eigenmachtige toevoeging op het titelblad en met de foutief gespelde titel geldt alleen voor exemplaren op dik papier [750 copies]". (Van Vliet).
Idem. Herakles. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1913), 1st ed., 2 vols., (4),245; (4),226,(2)p., orig. unif gilt cl.
- Fine copy. = Van Vliet p.284, no.6.
Idem. Antieke verhalen van goden en keizers, van dichters en hetaeren. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1911), 1st ed., (6),221p., orig. dec. giltlettered cl.
- Owner's entry on first blank. A fine copy. = Van Vliet p.258, no.1.
AND 1 other by the same.
- Fine copy. = Van Vliet p.140, no.1.
Idem. Extaze. Een boek van geluk. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1892), 1st ed., (6),200p., orig. giltlettered dec. cl.
- Bookplate on first free endpaper. Binding trifle rubbed, but otherwise a fine copy. = Van Vliet p.130, no.1.
Idem. Een lent van vaerzen. Ibid., idem, n.d. (1893), 2nd ed., 90,(6)p., orig. giltlettered dec. cl.
- Bookplate on first free endpaper; trifle/ sl. foxed, otherwise fine. = Van Vliet p.107, no.4.
AND 2 others by the same: Eene Illuzie (2nd ed. (1901), orig. cream cl. w. dec. in orange by K. SLUYTERMAN. Van Vliet p.141, no.6) and Extaze (2nd ed. (1894), orig. gilt dec. white cl. Van Vliet p.133, no.3).


























