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- Theatre lacks 1 door; plaster ornament loosened from proscenium arch, worn all over; backgrounds/ side panels occas. worn.
= A nice and rare collection of paper puppets and props, with typically 19th cent. architecture/ dress etc. in fine (contemp.) handcolouring. Many titled, i.a: "La femme à deux têtes"; "Vanicoro habitant"; "Contrebandier Espagnol"; "Duchesse de Bourbon"; "Ennemis de la Crinoline"; "Prince"; "Valet"; "Le Marquis"; "Milord"; "Mme de Pompadour"; "Off. des gardes Françaises"; "St. Denis"; "St. Gregoire"; "St. Urbain"; "Robert-le-diable" and "St. Henri".
- Some of the silhouette figures sl. worn; the backgrounds occas. browned/ strenthened w. tape on verso/ dam.
- One card w. sharp fold in lower right corner; 1 card w. sm. rubbed spot.
= Contains an introducing card "Wat moet ik worden?" and 10 sets of 4 playing cards, each card representing a type of job, each set of 4 representing an overall theme: I. "Huizenbouw" (w. i.a. "Metselaar"); II. "Kleeding" (w. i.a. "Hoedenmaker"); III."Houtbewerking" (w. i.a. "Schrynwerker"); IV. "Allerlei" (w. i.a. "Nachtwacht"); V. "Voedsel" (w. i.a. "Brouwer"); VI. "Papierbewerking" (w. i.a."Boekbinder"); VII. "Metaalwerk" (w. i.a. "Blikslager"); VIII. "Landbouw" (w. i.a. "Wyngaardenier"); IX. "Studie" (w. i.a. "Professor") and X. "Kunstenaar" (w. i.a. "Photograaf"). The set is concluded by a single card "Nietsdoener".
- Sl. foxed. Spine-ends rubbed. = The Children's World of Learning 2958.
Andriessen, P.J. De tocht naar Rusland of het begin van den val van het Keizerrijk. 1812. Amst., C.L. Brinkman, n.d. (1875), 1st ed., 247,(1)p., 4 col. lithogr. plates, orig. gilt and blindst. cl. - AND 4 others, i.a. IDEM, Het hof van Koning Lodewijk (...) (Amst., n.d. (±1850), 4 tinted lithogr. plates, orig. gilt and blindst. cl. Traces of libr. ticket on first free endpaper; libr. stamp on (verso) (h)title) and J.H. VAN BALEN, De twee musketiers. Het beleg van Malakka, de Nederlanders in de Molukken. 1606-1608 (Amst., n.d. (±1850), tinted lithogr. plates, orig. gilt pict. cl.).
- Contents loose; pencil scribblings on first free endpaper; sl. fingersoiled. Covers sl. soiled.
Rennes, C. van. Van kleine Frits en Een avontuurlijke tocht. Twee vertellingen aan 't klavier. Utr., 1887, 2nd ed., (24)p., scores by C. VAN RENNES, lithogr. ills. and orig. clothbacked lithogr. pict. boards by L.W.R. WENCKEBACH, 4to.
- Contents loose(ning); owner's entry on verso title-p.; sl. foxed/ frayed. Covers foxed/ soiled; corners showing.
Gram, J. Standbeelden van Nederlands' groote mannen. Rott., Nijgh & Van Ditmar, n.d. (±1900), (4),64p., 6 col. lithogr. plates by H.A. VAN OLPHEN, contemp. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to.
- Paper tickets (1x w. owner's entry) on title-p.; sl. foxed. Covers sl. rubbed/ soiled.
= The men featured on the plates: Willem I, Michiel de Ruyter, Joost van den Vondel, Rembrandt van Rijn, Hugo de Groot and Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff.
AND 4 others, i.a. PRENTENBOEK VAN TANTE PAU (Leyden, n.d. (±1920), col. lithogr. plates, later clothbacked boards, large 8vo) and J. VAN WESTRHEENE, Merkwaardige vrouwen. Schetsen voor meisjes (Rott, n.d. (±1870), engr. plates by P.W.M. TRAP, contemp. gilt cl.).
- Sm. dent in frontcover, otherwise (very) fine.
= Very rare work by Goeverneur, with tipped in at front a manuscript prize awarded to "W. van der Veen" at the "Institution de J.F.G.W. Erbrink", dated "Amsterdam 28 Février 1864". Cf. Huiskamp, G212 (ed. Gron., Van Boekeren, ±1839, 6 plates); the other seasons were partly published by Van Goor, partly by Van Boekeren, and came with either 4 or 6 plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- A few vols. sl./ trifle foxed. Covers of vols. without dustwr. sl. rubbed; 2 dustwr. dam.
= Comprises: De strijd om het televisiegeheim (SIGNED by the author on title-p.); De strijd om de T.T. (SIGNED by the author on title-p.); De strijd om het geluidloze vliegtuig; De strijd om den verdwenen uitvinder; De strijd voor het vaderland; De strijd in 1943; De strijd om het atoomgeheim; De strijd van een K.P.; De strijd om de Kaapse driehoekjes; Jonker Mendo and Avontuur in de Zuidzee.
- Sl. foxed. Spine sl. discol.
Mon Joli Premier Livre. Petites Lecons pour de Petits Lecteurs. Toulouse, Société des Livres Religieux, 1882, 4th ed., 40p., (full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. pict. wr., sm. 8vo.
- Foxed (incl. covers). Frontcover loosening; lacks backstrip. = Rare.
AND 5 others, i.a. CORINA'S ABC (Amst., n.d. (±1950), col. ills., contemp. hcl., folio); E. DE GRAAF, Gullivers reizen in het land der dwergen en reuzen (n.pl., n.d. (±1950), col. plates, orig. hcl., sm. 8vo) and UIT DE KINDERJAREN (n.pl., n.d. (±1950), col. ills., orig. giltlettered cl., sq. 8vo).
- Outer corners trifle rubbed. Very good copy.
= Pres. backwr. shows that 3 more titles were published in this series.
AND 1 other: J. WORP, De zingende kinderwereld. Kinderliedjes voor een of twee stemmen met piano-begeleiding (Gron., n.d. (1907), 12 col. lithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards by C. JETSES, scores, obl. 4to. Covers sl. worn along extremities and sl. soiled, otherwise fine).
- Owner's entry on title-p.; some unobtrusive colouring in white pencil.
= Story set in an Alsacian village at the time of World War I, with a strong anti-German sentiment.
- Four ills. already coloured; some offsetting from colouring; trifle foxed. Covers trifle soiled; backcover sl. discol.
Vis, P.H. and Bos, R. Wit op zwart. Opstelletjes in beeld voor de Hollandsch-Inlandsche Scholen. 2e Opstel Cahier. Het vierde Leerjaar. Rijswijk, Blankwaardt en Schoonhoven, n.d. (1916), lithogr. htitle, title and 20 black pages w. lithogr. ills. in white, all w. opposite ruled blank page, orig. lithogr. wr., 8vo.
- First few lvs. w. tiny marginal tear; sm. stain on htitle. Covers sl. soiled; sm. annots. on frontcover and rubbed circular spot.
AND 5 others similar, i.a. N. VAN ZEE, Lijntjes voor kleintjes Serie I/ Serie II (Zeist, n.d. (±1940), 2 vols., ills., orig. unif. wr., obl. narrow 8vo) and D. DE BOER, 32 Teekenvoorbeelden voor het Derde en Vierde Leerjaar (Gron. etc., n.d. (1936), 32 col. plates, loose as issued, in orig. paper portfolio, 8vo).
- Without the 6 divisional titles; sl. foxed and fingersoiled; bookplate (of Eleonore de la Fontaine Verwey) on upper pastedown. Binding sl. rubbed and chafed.
= Title-edition of the 3rd edition. Ki.la.ki.le. 223; BNK 1465; Waller 804.
(Alphen, H. van). Kleine gedichten voor kinderen. Utr., Wed. J. van Terveen en Zoon, 1787 (= ±1790), 104p., engr. title, 66 plates by R. VINKELES after J. BUYS, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, 12mo.
- Fingersoiled; a few lvs. browned in margins. = Warranted by the publisher. Ki.la.ki.le. 178; BNK 1427.
AND 1 other.
- Sl. thumbed/ soiled. Paper on spine and boardedges worn/ sl. dam. and covers sl. soiled
= Huiskamp H262; Lust en Leering p.443; Ki.la.ki.le 275; Caljé-van Gulik 545 (2nd ed.); Scheepers II, 519. Dutch translation of Rückreise Robinson's des Jüngern nach seinem Eilande (1821).
Meerten, A.B. van. Reisje door het Koningrijk der Nederlanden en het Groot-Hertogdom Luxemburg, voor kinderen. Ibid., Schalekamp & Van de Grampel, 1827, 1 vol. (of 2), XVI,249,(3 publisher's cat.)p., 2 aquatint plates by W.H. HOOGKAMER after H.P. OOSTERHUIS, contemp. boards.
- Binding worn.
= The Children's World of Learning 2836: "First edition of a finely illustrated children's travel book through the Duchy of Luxemburg, which was then still one of the crown-possessions of the House of Orange". Waller 1181.
AND 2 others.
- Lvs. fingersoiled. = Rare. Gustav Holting is the pseudonym of Carl Gustav Winkelmann.
- Sl. browned as usual. Most bindings trifle worn along extremities.
ADDED: 7 duplicates of the series.
- Owner's entry on verso of first plate; (sl.) foxing throughout; small tear in margin of one plate, not affecting ill.; one plate partly trimmed on border line.
= Wagemaker p.52.
Van Spanje naar ons land. Reisbeschrijving van St. Nicolaas. Soestdijk, De Blauwvoet, n.d. (±1920), (24)p., col. lithogr. (double-p.) (full-p.) ills. after C. DE BRUIN, contemp. clothbacked boards w. orig. wr. mounted, folio.
- Owner's entry on upper pastedown; contents loose(ning); most lvs. dogeared and (sl.) torn; last leaf frayed. Binding worn/ dam.; orig. wr. cut short with loss of address.
AND 1 other: A.L. DE ROP, De Sprookjes van Moeder de Gans (Rott., n.d. (1910), 39 full-p. woodengr. plates after G. DORÉ, folio. Mediocre copy).
- Mounts occas. sl. rubbed/ dam.
= Nice set of photographs, showing scenes and moments behind the scenes of the Dutch movie ''Uit het leven van Dik Trom'' (From the Life of Dick Trom, G.B.H. Niestadt 1937), which was a semi-amateurish comedy movie based on the novel by C.J. Kieviet. The movie was shot on 16mm and distributed by the Dutch Cinefilm Center (Nederlandsche Smalfilm Centrale). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- Frontcover trifle warped and stained; backstrip partly loose(ning).
= Not in Seebaß II; not in Sammlung Brüggemann.
- Sl. foxed; 2 plates cut sl. short in lower blank margin, just touching caption; hinges weak. Nevertheless a fine copy.= Gumuchian 3667. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- First 4 textlvs. after title-p. waterstained in inner (blank) margin; occas. trifle foxed, first frontisp. sl. worse, trifle offsetting on title-p.; endpapers w. brown offsetting; bookplate on upper pastedown; hinges sl. weak. Binding rubbed; joints split(ting).
= Rare Dutch translation of Beautés de l'histoire des voyages les plus fameux, published in 1821. Huiskamp M10. Lemaire is especially known for his Robinsonades. "Het tegenwoordige werkje, zal, vertrouwen wij, onder de menigvuldige leesboeken, welke voor de jeugd reeds vervaardigd zijn, eene goede plaats innemen (...). Hetzelve bevat toch al het belangrijke uit de reizen van Afrika, Azië en Amerika, in de poollanden, en op de onderscheidene zeeën." ("Voorbericht").
- Theatre lacks 1 door; plaster ornament loosened from proscenium arch, worn all over; backgrounds/ side panels occas. worn.
= A nice and rare collection of paper puppets and props, with typically 19th cent. architecture/ dress etc. in fine (contemp.) handcolouring. Many titled, i.a: "La femme à deux têtes"; "Vanicoro habitant"; "Contrebandier Espagnol"; "Duchesse de Bourbon"; "Ennemis de la Crinoline"; "Prince"; "Valet"; "Le Marquis"; "Milord"; "Mme de Pompadour"; "Off. des gardes Françaises"; "St. Denis"; "St. Gregoire"; "St. Urbain"; "Robert-le-diable" and "St. Henri".
- Some of the silhouette figures sl. worn; the backgrounds occas. browned/ strenthened w. tape on verso/ dam.
- One card w. sharp fold in lower right corner; 1 card w. sm. rubbed spot.
= Contains an introducing card "Wat moet ik worden?" and 10 sets of 4 playing cards, each card representing a type of job, each set of 4 representing an overall theme: I. "Huizenbouw" (w. i.a. "Metselaar"); II. "Kleeding" (w. i.a. "Hoedenmaker"); III."Houtbewerking" (w. i.a. "Schrynwerker"); IV. "Allerlei" (w. i.a. "Nachtwacht"); V. "Voedsel" (w. i.a. "Brouwer"); VI. "Papierbewerking" (w. i.a."Boekbinder"); VII. "Metaalwerk" (w. i.a. "Blikslager"); VIII. "Landbouw" (w. i.a. "Wyngaardenier"); IX. "Studie" (w. i.a. "Professor") and X. "Kunstenaar" (w. i.a. "Photograaf"). The set is concluded by a single card "Nietsdoener".
- Sl. foxed. Spine-ends rubbed. = The Children's World of Learning 2958.
Andriessen, P.J. De tocht naar Rusland of het begin van den val van het Keizerrijk. 1812. Amst., C.L. Brinkman, n.d. (1875), 1st ed., 247,(1)p., 4 col. lithogr. plates, orig. gilt and blindst. cl. - AND 4 others, i.a. IDEM, Het hof van Koning Lodewijk (...) (Amst., n.d. (±1850), 4 tinted lithogr. plates, orig. gilt and blindst. cl. Traces of libr. ticket on first free endpaper; libr. stamp on (verso) (h)title) and J.H. VAN BALEN, De twee musketiers. Het beleg van Malakka, de Nederlanders in de Molukken. 1606-1608 (Amst., n.d. (±1850), tinted lithogr. plates, orig. gilt pict. cl.).
- Contents loose; pencil scribblings on first free endpaper; sl. fingersoiled. Covers sl. soiled.
Rennes, C. van. Van kleine Frits en Een avontuurlijke tocht. Twee vertellingen aan 't klavier. Utr., 1887, 2nd ed., (24)p., scores by C. VAN RENNES, lithogr. ills. and orig. clothbacked lithogr. pict. boards by L.W.R. WENCKEBACH, 4to.
- Contents loose(ning); owner's entry on verso title-p.; sl. foxed/ frayed. Covers foxed/ soiled; corners showing.
Gram, J. Standbeelden van Nederlands' groote mannen. Rott., Nijgh & Van Ditmar, n.d. (±1900), (4),64p., 6 col. lithogr. plates by H.A. VAN OLPHEN, contemp. clothbacked pict. boards, 4to.
- Paper tickets (1x w. owner's entry) on title-p.; sl. foxed. Covers sl. rubbed/ soiled.
= The men featured on the plates: Willem I, Michiel de Ruyter, Joost van den Vondel, Rembrandt van Rijn, Hugo de Groot and Pieter Adriaansz van der Werff.
AND 4 others, i.a. PRENTENBOEK VAN TANTE PAU (Leyden, n.d. (±1920), col. lithogr. plates, later clothbacked boards, large 8vo) and J. VAN WESTRHEENE, Merkwaardige vrouwen. Schetsen voor meisjes (Rott, n.d. (±1870), engr. plates by P.W.M. TRAP, contemp. gilt cl.).
- Sm. dent in frontcover, otherwise (very) fine.
= Very rare work by Goeverneur, with tipped in at front a manuscript prize awarded to "W. van der Veen" at the "Institution de J.F.G.W. Erbrink", dated "Amsterdam 28 Février 1864". Cf. Huiskamp, G212 (ed. Gron., Van Boekeren, ±1839, 6 plates); the other seasons were partly published by Van Goor, partly by Van Boekeren, and came with either 4 or 6 plates. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- A few vols. sl./ trifle foxed. Covers of vols. without dustwr. sl. rubbed; 2 dustwr. dam.
= Comprises: De strijd om het televisiegeheim (SIGNED by the author on title-p.); De strijd om de T.T. (SIGNED by the author on title-p.); De strijd om het geluidloze vliegtuig; De strijd om den verdwenen uitvinder; De strijd voor het vaderland; De strijd in 1943; De strijd om het atoomgeheim; De strijd van een K.P.; De strijd om de Kaapse driehoekjes; Jonker Mendo and Avontuur in de Zuidzee.
- Sl. foxed. Spine sl. discol.
Mon Joli Premier Livre. Petites Lecons pour de Petits Lecteurs. Toulouse, Société des Livres Religieux, 1882, 4th ed., 40p., (full-p.) (col.) ills., orig. pict. wr., sm. 8vo.
- Foxed (incl. covers). Frontcover loosening; lacks backstrip. = Rare.
AND 5 others, i.a. CORINA'S ABC (Amst., n.d. (±1950), col. ills., contemp. hcl., folio); E. DE GRAAF, Gullivers reizen in het land der dwergen en reuzen (n.pl., n.d. (±1950), col. plates, orig. hcl., sm. 8vo) and UIT DE KINDERJAREN (n.pl., n.d. (±1950), col. ills., orig. giltlettered cl., sq. 8vo).
- Outer corners trifle rubbed. Very good copy.
= Pres. backwr. shows that 3 more titles were published in this series.
AND 1 other: J. WORP, De zingende kinderwereld. Kinderliedjes voor een of twee stemmen met piano-begeleiding (Gron., n.d. (1907), 12 col. lithogr. plates and orig. clothbacked col. lithogr. boards by C. JETSES, scores, obl. 4to. Covers sl. worn along extremities and sl. soiled, otherwise fine).
- Owner's entry on title-p.; some unobtrusive colouring in white pencil.
= Story set in an Alsacian village at the time of World War I, with a strong anti-German sentiment.
- Four ills. already coloured; some offsetting from colouring; trifle foxed. Covers trifle soiled; backcover sl. discol.
Vis, P.H. and Bos, R. Wit op zwart. Opstelletjes in beeld voor de Hollandsch-Inlandsche Scholen. 2e Opstel Cahier. Het vierde Leerjaar. Rijswijk, Blankwaardt en Schoonhoven, n.d. (1916), lithogr. htitle, title and 20 black pages w. lithogr. ills. in white, all w. opposite ruled blank page, orig. lithogr. wr., 8vo.
- First few lvs. w. tiny marginal tear; sm. stain on htitle. Covers sl. soiled; sm. annots. on frontcover and rubbed circular spot.
AND 5 others similar, i.a. N. VAN ZEE, Lijntjes voor kleintjes Serie I/ Serie II (Zeist, n.d. (±1940), 2 vols., ills., orig. unif. wr., obl. narrow 8vo) and D. DE BOER, 32 Teekenvoorbeelden voor het Derde en Vierde Leerjaar (Gron. etc., n.d. (1936), 32 col. plates, loose as issued, in orig. paper portfolio, 8vo).
- Without the 6 divisional titles; sl. foxed and fingersoiled; bookplate (of Eleonore de la Fontaine Verwey) on upper pastedown. Binding sl. rubbed and chafed.
= Title-edition of the 3rd edition. Ki.la.ki.le. 223; BNK 1465; Waller 804.
(Alphen, H. van). Kleine gedichten voor kinderen. Utr., Wed. J. van Terveen en Zoon, 1787 (= ±1790), 104p., engr. title, 66 plates by R. VINKELES after J. BUYS, contemp. hcalf w. mor. letterpiece, 12mo.
- Fingersoiled; a few lvs. browned in margins. = Warranted by the publisher. Ki.la.ki.le. 178; BNK 1427.
AND 1 other.
- Sl. thumbed/ soiled. Paper on spine and boardedges worn/ sl. dam. and covers sl. soiled
= Huiskamp H262; Lust en Leering p.443; Ki.la.ki.le 275; Caljé-van Gulik 545 (2nd ed.); Scheepers II, 519. Dutch translation of Rückreise Robinson's des Jüngern nach seinem Eilande (1821).
Meerten, A.B. van. Reisje door het Koningrijk der Nederlanden en het Groot-Hertogdom Luxemburg, voor kinderen. Ibid., Schalekamp & Van de Grampel, 1827, 1 vol. (of 2), XVI,249,(3 publisher's cat.)p., 2 aquatint plates by W.H. HOOGKAMER after H.P. OOSTERHUIS, contemp. boards.
- Binding worn.
= The Children's World of Learning 2836: "First edition of a finely illustrated children's travel book through the Duchy of Luxemburg, which was then still one of the crown-possessions of the House of Orange". Waller 1181.
AND 2 others.
- Lvs. fingersoiled. = Rare. Gustav Holting is the pseudonym of Carl Gustav Winkelmann.
- Sl. browned as usual. Most bindings trifle worn along extremities.
ADDED: 7 duplicates of the series.
- Owner's entry on verso of first plate; (sl.) foxing throughout; small tear in margin of one plate, not affecting ill.; one plate partly trimmed on border line.
= Wagemaker p.52.
Van Spanje naar ons land. Reisbeschrijving van St. Nicolaas. Soestdijk, De Blauwvoet, n.d. (±1920), (24)p., col. lithogr. (double-p.) (full-p.) ills. after C. DE BRUIN, contemp. clothbacked boards w. orig. wr. mounted, folio.
- Owner's entry on upper pastedown; contents loose(ning); most lvs. dogeared and (sl.) torn; last leaf frayed. Binding worn/ dam.; orig. wr. cut short with loss of address.
AND 1 other: A.L. DE ROP, De Sprookjes van Moeder de Gans (Rott., n.d. (1910), 39 full-p. woodengr. plates after G. DORÉ, folio. Mediocre copy).
- Mounts occas. sl. rubbed/ dam.
= Nice set of photographs, showing scenes and moments behind the scenes of the Dutch movie ''Uit het leven van Dik Trom'' (From the Life of Dick Trom, G.B.H. Niestadt 1937), which was a semi-amateurish comedy movie based on the novel by C.J. Kieviet. The movie was shot on 16mm and distributed by the Dutch Cinefilm Center (Nederlandsche Smalfilm Centrale). SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- Frontcover trifle warped and stained; backstrip partly loose(ning).
= Not in Seebaß II; not in Sammlung Brüggemann.
- Sl. foxed; 2 plates cut sl. short in lower blank margin, just touching caption; hinges weak. Nevertheless a fine copy.= Gumuchian 3667. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XIX.
- First 4 textlvs. after title-p. waterstained in inner (blank) margin; occas. trifle foxed, first frontisp. sl. worse, trifle offsetting on title-p.; endpapers w. brown offsetting; bookplate on upper pastedown; hinges sl. weak. Binding rubbed; joints split(ting).
= Rare Dutch translation of Beautés de l'histoire des voyages les plus fameux, published in 1821. Huiskamp M10. Lemaire is especially known for his Robinsonades. "Het tegenwoordige werkje, zal, vertrouwen wij, onder de menigvuldige leesboeken, welke voor de jeugd reeds vervaardigd zijn, eene goede plaats innemen (...). Hetzelve bevat toch al het belangrijke uit de reizen van Afrika, Azië en Amerika, in de poollanden, en op de onderscheidene zeeën." ("Voorbericht").