78 1163 Couperus L
78/1163 Couperus, L. De stille kracht. IN: De Gids, year 64 (year 18 of the 4th series), nos. September and October 1900, p.383-478 and p.1-112, 2 vols., bound in modern unif. giltlettered hcl. w. batik over covers, orig. wr. pres., large 8vo.

- Some occas. foxing; 2nd vol. partly w. narrow brown stain in fore-edge margin; one p. w. later sm. ballpoint annot.

= Prepublication. Van Vliet p.208: "De eerste druk is gelijktijdig gezet met de voorpublicatie in De Gids: de boekuitgave werd naar Couperus' kopijhandschrift gezet, de tijdschriftpublicatie naar proeven van de eerste druk."

Idem. De stille kracht. Amst., L.J. Veen, n.d. (1911), "tweede goedkoope druk", (4),246p., orig. dec. cl. by B.W. WIERINK.

- Some sl. occas. foxing. Binding sl. soiled. = Van Vliet p.211, no.8.

Idem. De stille kracht. The same work, same edition, orig. green cl. w. dec. in black by by TH. NEUHUYS.

- First and last lvs. some foxing. Spine-ends sl. wonr.

= Van Vliet p.211, no.9 (copy in grey cl. w. identical decoration); cf. Braches 1453.

Idem. De stille kracht. The same work, same edition, orig. brown cl. w. dec. in black by C. LEBEAU.

- First and last lvs. some foxing. = Van Vliet p.211, no.10; cf. Braches 825.

AND 4 other later eds. of the same work.

- All vols. of the lot w. bookplate on first free endpaper or htitle.

€ (120-150) 375