FINE PRINTING and ILLUSTRATED BOOKS (including CARICATURE)

Auction 82, 19-23 May 2025

586 lots

Lots

Lot 1505

[Alberti, R.]. Lorca, F.G. Romancero Gitano.

Madrid/ Barcelona, Filigrana, 1977, 216,(8)9p., num. (full-p.) col. lithogr. ills./ plates by R. ALBERTI, printed in 1714 numb. and signed copies (1500), orig. pict. velours, folio (fine).

Estimate €150 – €250Result €160

Lot 1506

[AMO]. Büch, B. Drank- en drukzucht.

Amstelveen, AMO, 1985, (7)p., etched frontis. by P.Y. DE VRIES, printed in 35 numb. and signed copies (28), orig. wr. Idem. Een slechte journalist. Ibid., idem, 1985, 10,(5)p., printed in 35 numb. and signed copies (28), orig. wr.

Estimate €150 – €250Result €160

Lot 1508

[AMO]. Reve, G. Het Zesde Jaar.

Amstelveen, AMO, 1989, 1st ed., 13,(4)p., printed in black and red by Hans VAN EIJK, IN DE BONNEFANT, in 75 numb. and signed copies (38), orig. wr., 4to.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €100

Lot 1509

[Anderson, F.M.]. Sackville, M. The Travelling Companions.

London, Simpkin, Marschall, Hamilton Kent & Co., 1915, 2nd (newly illustrated) ed., IX,(1),132p., ills., 12 col. plates and orig. pict. cl. by FLORENCE MARY ANDERSON, giltlettered spine, sm. 4to. The Black Princess and Other Fairy Tales from Brazil. Young, C.T. (transl.). Ibid., idem, n.d. (±1917), VIII,160p., ills. and 12 col. plates by FLORENCE MARY ANDERSON, orig. brown dec. cl.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €80

Lot 1510

Anderson, I. The Great Sea Horse.

Boston, Little, Brown and company, 1909, 1st ed., XII,251p., printed in 300 numb. copies, 24 col. tipped-in plates, endpapers and orig. gilt imitation vellum by J. ELLIOTT, headpieces by F. DOWNEY, t.e.g., 4to. Maeterlinck, M. The Blue Bird. A Fairy Play in Six Acts. London, Methuen & Co., 1912, XVI,211p., 25 col. tipped-in plates, endpapers and orig richly gilt blue cl. by F. CAYLEY ROBINSON, t.e.g., 4to.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €140

Lot 1512

[Appel, K.]. Claus, H. De Blijde en Onvoorziene Week.

Paris, (Cobra), 1950 [=1951], (16)p., text in facsimile by HUGO CLAUS, 7 full-p. ills. and orig. wr. by K. APPEL, printed in 200 numb. copies w. ills. and wr. handcoloured by the artist, in leaves as issued, 4to.

Estimate €2,000 – €2,500Result €2,000

Lot 1514

April's Fool. A Glimpse of the First Four Years.

Amst., Phoenix Productions, 1985, 45p., ills., printed in 400 numb. copies (44), orig. cl. -A few tiny specks on frontcover. Schütz, H. Unterthänigstes Memorial A°1651. Banholt, In de Bonnefant, 1985, (17)p., woodcut title and 4 initials by KARINA MEISTER, printed in 63 numb. copies (30), sm. folio. Kooten, K. van. Thalia. Televisie en theater. N.pl. (Zoeterwoude), Nederlandsche Vereeniging voor Druk- en Boekkunst, (2001), 1st ed., (20)p., offset frontisp. portrait by S. WOLDHEK, printed in black and blue in 225 SIGNED copies, orig. clothbacked boards. - AND 7 others, i.a. A. DOUGLAS, Oscar Wilde. A Plea and a Reminiscence (Woubrugge, 2002, portrait, printed in 250 copies, orig. cl. by H. VAN DER KRUIJK, 4to) and 2 publications for Gezelschap Nonpareil.

Estimate €80 – €100Result €160

Lot 1516

[Arethusa Pers]. Hasek, J.

Een verhaal over een portret van Keizer Frans Josef I. Baarn, Arethusa Pers, 1986, (7) textp., orig. signed and numb. col. lithogr. by A. BORN, printed in 90 numb. copies, orig. blindst. cl. by G. VAN DAAL, obl. folio.

Estimate €300 – €500Result €600

Lot 1518

[Arethusa Pers]. Liber Amicorum Herber Blokland 70 jaar.

Baarn, n.publ., 1993, title, introd. (2 lvs.), content and colophon leaf, 30 contributions by various private presses, various techniques, printed in 31 copies (30), orig. cl., 4to.

Estimate €150 – €250Result €160

Lot 1519

Armando and Blotkamp, C. Der Baum. Transl. A. Stolz.

Rott., Bébert, 1989. 2 copies, (8 (Dutch text)); (8 (German text))lvs., both printed in 50 numb. copies (both "10/50"), each with a loosely inserted different lithograph and monogrammed in pencil "ao 88" by ARMANDO, orig. unif. wr. in unif. black cl. slipcase.

Estimate €150 – €250Result €180

Lot 1521

Arp, J. Muscheln und Schirme.

Meudon-Val-Fleury, n.publ., 1939, 1st ed., (36)p., 4 full-p. ills. by S. TAEUBER, typography by J. TSCHICHOLD, orig. wr.

Estimate €300 – €500Result €300

Lot 1522

Arp, J. Le voilier dans la forêt.

N.pl. (Paris), Louis Broder, 1957, 1st ed., 41,(6)p., 6 woodcuts printed in 2 (1x in 3) colours by JEAN ARP, printed in 130 numb. and signed copies (115), in loose lvs. as issued in orig. plain wr. w. dustwr. on Japanese w. woodcut in grey by JEAN ARP, orig. board chemise. Idem. L'Ange & La Rose. Forcalquier, Robert Morel, 1965, 1st ed., 91,(5)p., 12 ills. by JEAN ARP, printed in 2522 numb. copies (2500), orig. dec. cl., sm. square 8vo.

Estimate €600 – €800

Lot 1523

[Ashendene Press]. Horatius Flaccus, Q. Carmina Sapphica.

Chelsea, C.H. St. John Hornby at the Ashendene Press, 1903, 46,(1)p., printed on Japanese paper in 150 copies in black with capitals in red and blue, and first capital in gold (all capitals filled in by hand by G. HEWITT), colophon printed in red and black (125), orig. giltlettered overlapping limp vellum.

Estimate €500 – €700Result €500

Lot 1525

[Avalon Pers]. Dat doen we toch even. Voor Jan Keijser. (Ter gelegenheid van de 50e verjaardag van Jan Keijser).

N.pl., various printers, 1990, colophon leaf and 17 contributions (each printed in ±20-30 copies) (w. prints in various techniques), loosely inserted in cl. clamshell box. Klooien met letters a.k.a. Rammen maar! Voor Jan Keijser. Banholt etc., In de Bonnefant etc., 2000, fold. introductory leaf and 58 (fold.) lvs., printed in 75 copies, loosely inserted in orig. gilt. cl. box by HERMAN VAN DER KRUIJK.

Estimate €150 – €250Result €150

Lot 1527

[Avalon pers]. Lot

of ±35 publications, Woubrugge, 1976-2005, mostly printed in a limited numb. edition, various bindings and sizes, incl. small (New Year's) wishes and occasional publications.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €100

Lot 1536

[Barbarian Press]. Hoi Barbaroi: A Quarter-century at Barbarian Press.

Text by i.a. S. Brett. Introd. A. Rota. Mission, Barbarian Press, 2004, (2),133,(6)p., num. (tipped-in) (photogr.) ills., printed in 180 copies (120), orig. clothbacked dec. boards, clothbacked dec. matching slipcase, folio. Utile Dulci: The First Decade at the Barbarian Press 1977-1987. Ibid., idem, 1988, (6),52,(1)p., num. (tipped-in) (photogr.) ills., printed in 150 numb. copies, orig. clothbacked dec. boards.

Estimate €400 – €600Result €400

Lot 1538

[Barlach, E.]. Walter, R. von. Der Kopf. Ein Gedicht.

Berlin, Paul Cassirer, 1919, 1st ed., 36,(1)p., 10 woodcut ills. and woodcut ill. on frontcover by ERNST BARLACH, orig. dec. boards, 4to (endpapers sl. foxed). - AND 2 others by Ernst Barlach: Der Tote Tag (ibid., 1912, ills., orig. hcl., 4to) and Der Arme Vetter (ibid., 1919, 2nd ed., ills., orig. boards ,4to).

Estimate €50 – €70Result €60

Lot 1539

Barrie, J.M. Peter and Wendy.

London, Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. (1911), 1st UK ed., VII,267p., frontisp., title-p. and 11 plates by F.D. BEDFORD, orig. green cl. w. white dec. and gilt spine.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €200

Lot 1541

Baumbach, R. Der Gesangverein Brüllaria und sein Stiftungsfest. Ein lustiges Bilderwerk für gross und klein.

Munich, F.A. Ackermann, 1893, no pagination, title-p. w. on verso contents w. dec. head- and tailpiece in colours and gold, dedic. page w. on verso song lyrics, both w. col. headpiece, 15 song-leaves w. accomp. col. lithogr. plate by L. BECHSTEIN, pictorial dec. endpapers, orig. cl. w. mounted giltlettered col. lithogr. plate by the same, all edges partly gilt, partly stained red, obl. folio.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 1544

[Bébert]. Armando. Holda de Hond. Holda der Hund.

(Rott.), Bébert, (1987), 28,(5)p., 7 mounted photogr. plates, printed in 99 numb. copies (24) on Straetmore Artlaid, signed by the author/ artist and by "Holda", bound as a blockbook, orig. wr., 4to.

Estimate €150 – €250Result €170

Lot 1545

[Bébert]. Henderikse, J.

Broadway. New York/ Rott., the author/ Bébert, n.d. (1983), large fold. leporello, title-p. and 83 lvs. (11x35,5 cm. each) w. 3 photogr. ills. each, fold. Manhattan bus map loose in rear-pocket, printed in approx. 200 copies, loose in orig. cardboard folder w. ties, obl. narrow 4to.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €210

Lot 1546

[Bébert]. Koopman, H. Bedompte interieurs.

Rott., Bébert, 1986, 4 lvs. (htitle, title, colophon and 1 textleaf), 4 col. lithographs and 1 loosely inserted orig. drawing (pencil and watercolour, monogrammed and "86" in pencil) by HANS KOOPMAN, produced in 14 numb. and signed copies (10), orig. clothbacked lithogr. boards, folio. Idem and Eijkelboom, J. Wijziging Van Uitzicht. Rott., the artist, 1993, 4 lvs. (title, 2 poems by Jan Eijkelboom, colophon) and 2 col. lithographs by HANS KOOPMAN, printed in 50 numb. copies signed by the artist and author (35)., orig. clothbacked board, folio. ADDED: a large fold. printed leaf w. the poem "To the Stone-cutters" by Robinson Jeffers, w. Dutch transl. by Jan Eijkelboom (n.pl., n.publ., n.d.).

Estimate €70 – €90Result €130

Lot 1547

[Bébert]. Koopman, H. Façades.

Rott., Bébert, 1985, 4 lvs. (title, content, colophon and 1 textleaf) and 4 col. lithographs by HANS KOOPMAN, produced in 70 numb. and signed copies (10), folio. AND 3 others similar by and publ. the same: Doezastraat (1984, 70 numb. and signed copies (50), orig. wr., folio), Lieder ohne Worte (1988, 30 numb. and signed copies (25), orig. clothbacked lithogr. boards, folio) and De Straatweg (text R. Vroegindewei, 1985, 250 numb. copies signed by the author and the artist, orig. (partly sunned) boards, narrow large 8vo).

Estimate €70 – €90Result €70

Lot 1548

[Behmer, M.]. Buddha. Auswahl aus dem Pali-Kanon.

Berlin, P. Dahlke for the Brandusche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1922, 262,(2)p., title, bookdecoration (printed in colours w. gold) and typography by M. BEHMER, printed in 251 numb. copies (225), orig. gilt vellum by P.A. DEMETER (Hellerau) w. gilt green circular mor. onlay piece on frontcover, t.e.g., folio.

Estimate €120 – €150Result €120

Lot 1550

Bellaert, C. A B C Quotarium.

Haarlem, Tuinwijkpers, 1970, (60)p., printed in various colours in 40 copies, orig. red marbled boards. Rueter, P.G. Pam-fletten. Bokkesprongen in rijm en beeld. Zutphen, Gaillarde Pers, 1972, (33)p., 14 wood-engr. plates by P.G. RUETER, printed in 100 numb. and signed copies, bound as a blockbook, orig. boards. Kafka, F. Die Verhandlung. Banholt, In de Bonnefant, 2011, 28,(2)p., woodcut frontisp. by P. LAZAROV, printed in 48 numb. copies, orig. blindst. wr. - AND ±70 other (sm.) publications by Dutch private presses, i.a. i.a. A. RAUTENBERG, Vasen mit Sonnenblumen (Banholt, In de Bonnefant, 2013, printed in 72 numb. and signed copies, orig. wr.) and TH. VAN DOESBURG, Het puistje (Woubrugge, Avalon Pers, 1983, printed in 99 numb. copies, orig. wr., sm. obl. 8vo).

Estimate €300 – €500Result €325

Lot 1551

[Berserik, H.]. Ostaijen, P. van. Gedichten.

Utr., Stichting De Roos, 1971, 74,(3)p., etched frontisp. portrait, 9 full-p. etched ills. and etched plate mounted on frontcover by H. BERSERIK, typogr. by G. NOORDZIJ, printed in 175 numb. copies, orig. giltlettered boards, obl. large 8vo.

Estimate €70 – €90Result €80

Lot 1552

[Bewick, T.]. Boyd, J. Bewick Gleanings being Impressions from Copperplates and Wood Blocks engraved in the Bewick Workshop (...).

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Andrew Reid, 1886, 2 parts in 1 vol., XXIV,(2),108; (2),104p., 53 engr. and woodcut plates, printed in an unspecified numb. and signed edition, contemp. hmor., t.e.g., sm. 4to. Brown, W. Fables. With cuts by Thomas Bewick. London, S. Grosvenor, 1884, (4),68,(1)p., woodcut ills. and vignettes by T. BEWICK, contemp. hcl., sm. 4to. AND 4 others in 5 vols. by/ on the same, i.a. I. BAIN, The watercolours and drawings of Thomas Bewick and his workshop apprentices (Mickley etc., 1989, new ed., 2 vols., num. (col.) ills., orig. unif. gilt cl., obl. 4to).

Estimate €80 – €100Result €110

Lot 1554

[Bindings]. Chantal, Ste. J.F. de. Portrait de St Francois de Sales.

Manuscript, pen and ink, col. and gilt miniature, calligraphed title and 11 lvs., 20th cent., contemp. gilt panelled calf w. gilt corner- and spine-fleurs de lys, gilt boardedges and inner dentelles w. brown silk doublures, a.e.g., in leather slipcase (w. gilt "P.H.") and board box, sm. 8vo. - AND 4 others in 5 vols., i.a. GUÉRIN, Les Délices de la Sainte Communíon (Limoges, ±1900, contemp. blue gilt mor., gilt inner dentelles w. blue silk doublures, a.e.g., 18mo).

Estimate €50 – €70Result €80

Lot 1556

[Bindings. House of Orange]. Full gilt vellum,

w. central handpainted gouache coat of arms of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands on the frontcover, surrounded by a geometrical border, a broad vegetal border, ident. geometrical border along sides, richly gilt spine, gilt inside dentelles, a.e.g., kept in cl. chemise and matching slipcase. - ON: E. ZENUTI, Vita Olandese (Florence, 1897, frontisp., ills.).

Estimate €300 – €500

Lot 1557

[Bindings]. Kam, E. van der. Ons tientje. Een necrologie over het Nederlandse tientje.

Dodewaard, Arethusa Pers, 2007, 116,(1)p., loosely inserted Dutch 10-Guilder note (mint) by J. DRUPSTEEN, printed in an unspecified lim. numb. and signed (by the author and publisher) edition, in orig. gilt hmor. w. blindst. paper-covered boards w. 2 10-Guilder coins inserted in 2 windows bound by G. VAN DAAL, board slipcase, sm. 4to.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €700

Lot 1558

[Bindings]. Lot

of 9 vols., late 19th/ early 20th cent., all on devotional works/ missals etc. (1x manuscript), incl. 2 gilt (and blindst.) calf bindings, 2 gilt (and blindst.) morocco bindings and 4 (carved) bone bindings.

Estimate €100 – €150Result €160

Lot 1559

[Bird & Bull Press]. Aymé, M. Five Short Stories.

Newtown, Bird & Bull Press, 1994, 100,(2)p., 10 tipped-in woodcut plates (printed in black and blue) by GAYLORD SCHANILEC, printed in 150 numb. copies, orig. cl. w. mor. letterpiece. - WITH: a suite of the plates and w. a letterpress bifolium in paper portfolio, together in orig. cl. clamshell box.

Estimate €150 – €250

Lot 1561

[Bird & Bull Press]. Berger, S.E. Karli Frigge's Life in Marbling.

Newton, Bird & Bull Press, 2004, 58p., 18 marbled paper samples, 11 mounted photogr. ills., printed in 140 numb. copies, orig. cl. in cl. slipcase. Nevins, I. Varieties of Spanish Marbling. A Handbook of Practical Instruction with twelve original marbled samples. Ibid., idem, 1991, 79,(2)p., 12 marbled paper samples, 2 woodcut ills., printed in 250 numb. copies, orig. clothbacked marbled boards.

Estimate €200 – €300Result €230