76/1315 Hermans, W.F. Mandarijnen op zwavelzuur. Gron./ Paris, de Mandarijnenpers, 1963 [=1964], 1st ed., 231,(14)p., num. ills., orig. wr., 4to.

- Sl. dogeared; sl. yellowed in outer margins with occas. thumbing/ sm. stain. Wr. sl. yellowed and duststained along margins; spine creased and backstrip dam. at foot (lacking ±2,5 cm.).

= One of the copies sent to subscribers, SIGNED (on verso title) and with an ORIGINAL COLLAGE (vaguely monogrammed "WFH" in lower right corner) tipped-in on verso of the last page. With tipped-in newspaper clipping w. announcement of the publication ("Een schokkend nieuwtje!... !!Eindelijk!! Het boek waar alle Nederlandse uitgevers al acht jaar voor huiveren (....)") on verso title and w. the orig. announcement card (apologizing for the delay of publication) and the orig. address label of the Mandarijnenpers (the book was sent to the subscribers), both mounted on verso of last free endpaper. Van Pult tot Pléiade WFH 23.01; Janssen/ Van Stek 199. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LIII.