1312 - 1725 FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)
- Beautiful binding. Corners and spine-ends very lightly rubbed (hardly visible); slipcase sl. rubbed along extremities.
= One of 40 copies printed on japon impérial and containing an original drawing by LUBIN DE BEAUVAIS and three different states of the lithographs: one in colour, one in black and white and one on chine collé and in colour. From the library of H. Boekenoogen with his bookplate on upper pastedown. Very fine binding.
= One of 19 lettered copies, printed on B.F.K. Rives, w. 3 loosely inserted orig. drawings (not called for in the colophon) by ARIE VAN GEEST (pen and ink, signed in pencil and dated "15.11.82" in pen and ink) and JOHN VAN 'T SLOT (col. felt tip pen, signed and "1982" in pencil) and one drawing by both artists (pen and ink and col. felt tip pen, signed by both and dated "'83" in pencil).
- Binding speckled w. brown spots.
= One of 19 lettered copies, printed on B.F.K. Rives, w. 3 loosely inserted original drawings (not called for in the colophon) by ARIE VAN GEEST (pen and ink, signed in pencil and dated "12.6.82" in pen and ink) and JOHN VAN 'T SLOT (col. felt tip pen, signed and "1982" in pencil) and one drawing by both artists (pen and ink and col. felt tip pen, signed by both and dated "'83" in pencil).
- Box trifle soiled; otherwise fine.
= One of 15 Roman numb. DELUXE copies, containing an original pencil drawing by the artist, signed "Klaas Gubbels 1-4-81"; a manuscript text in pen by the author, signed "K. Schippers" and a handcol. etching by the artist, signed "Klaas Gubbels '81" and numbered "X/XV" in pencil; a cl. folder containing photocopies of the orig. typescript text accompanying the silkscreens, incl. 2 orig. typescript lvs. w. autograph corrections by the author. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVII.
- Title-page and final page (partly) browned.
= With an invitation by the publisher to the exposition by the artist in gallery Black Cat (Rott.) with a promotional text composed by the artist, loosely inserted in the orig. publisher's envelope, an invitation to the exhibition by the artist in Galerie Hildebrand (Klagenfurt), and an announcement by the publisher concerning the publication "Mijn vrouw" by J.M.A. Biesheuvel, also loosely inserted in the orig. publisher's envelope.
- Title-p. and final page (partly) browned.
= One of 26 lettered copies for sale, signed and numb. "R" by the artist on both colophon leaves, our copy w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION on blank leaf.
- Portfolio partly sunned.
= One of 26 lettered copies, signed by the artist and the typographer and numb. "R", in the orig. publisher's envelope. The mounted col. polaroid was taken during the presentation of Henderikse's book I found a picture of you, those were the happiest days in my life. With an announcement by the publisher concerning the publication of the same and a col. photograph, loosely inserted in separate orig. publisher's envelope.
= One of 15 Roman numb. copies of the Deluxe edition (total 25 copies), printed on laid Roma Michelangelo, with an autograph poem on third blank page, bound in orig. giltlettered hmor., in orig. blue cl. slipcase.
WITH an envelope from the publisher containing a promotional letter (dated July 22, 1983) for publication of the same.
= One of 13 copies for sale (fine).
- Box trifle soiled, otherwise fine.
= One of 10 copies for the authors: this copy marked "j" for Kees van Kooten. With 2 loosely inserted typescript letters signed by the publisher Pablo van Dijk, one inviting Van Kooten to participate in the publication (dated "18 april 1984") and the other thanking Van Kooten for his contribution and offering to publish other works by him (dated "30 5 1984").
= One of 13 copies for sale (fine).
- Upper hinge splitting; p.19-26 misbound. Lacks ties.
WITH printing proof of 3 pages (title-p., p.III-IV (2x)) of the same.
= Interesting large collection of the society's periodical "Beschrveen Bladen" and of various publications by i.a. the Avalon Pers, Agri Montis Pers, Erik Schots and Lojen Deur Pers, including ±15 so-called "Jaaruitgaven" (i.a. "In Vino Veritas").
- Foxed as usual. Foot of spine dam.; top of spine and corners worn/ rubbed.
= Rare. Cf. Braches 2062: "onbekende portefeuille of band". Braches discovered the original designs for the decoration by J.G. Veldheer.
= With a remarkable constructivist binding and dustwr., monogrammed "AL[?] 1927". SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XXXVIII.
- Traces of bookplate on upper pastedown.
Idem. La vie de l'espace. Ibid., idem, 1928, 215,(1)p., contemp. hmor., ribbed spine w. gilt and mor. inlay flowers, t.e.g., orig. wr. pres.
- Endpaper trifle foxed. Covers sl. warped; otherwise fine.
= One of 50 numb. DELUXE copies, bound in gilt dec. vellum by G. RUETER, w. tipped-in presentation card by the publisher on first free endpaper.
= One of 26 lettered copies printed on Chester Light-toned, signed on the colophon by the editor and lettered "D", bound in full leather by A.W. LUMSDEN, and with an extra copy of the engravings on Japanese Hosho under passepartout, loosely inserted in rear pocket. Rare, no copies traced in
WITH the prospectus for the same work, incl. a discarded leaf from the printing.