74/1696 Bordewijk, F. Small archive consisting of an AUTOGRAPH LETTER, 5 cartes-de-visite photographs w. MANUSCRIPT IDENTIFICATION on verso, two birth certificates issued in Amsterdam, one typescript award issued by the mayor of The Hague, one congratulatory typescript letter issued by the University of Leyden.

= Comprising of i.a. an AUTOGRAPH LETTER dated "Schiedam 4.5.60" to his daughter "Lieve Nick" (= Nina "Nick" Funke-Borderwijk) regarding her debut novel, giving some pointers and compliments: "Je begint in het boek [= Millicent] dus met dat waarmee je in het hoorspel eindigde. Het is uitmuntend, en dan vooral in het Engels (...) Moeder is gisteren weer eens op beide knieën gevallen (op de Andries Bickerweg), maar het schijnt minder erg dan de vorige keer, al loopt ze weer met zwachtels." (ballpoint on paper, 1 leaf, recto only, signed "Vader"); 5 cartes-de-visite portraits: two very rare portraits of F. BORDERWIJK as a baby and as a small boy and three portraits of family members w. manuscript identificatio on verso by F. BORDERWIJK ("mijn moeder", "vader" and "grootv."); an official birth certificate of F. BORDERWIJK, dated February 12th, 1947, issued in Amsterdam. (A photostat of a letter by Bordewijk to Vestdijk is also included in the lot). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVIII.