Arthur van Schendel - Lot met 14 boeken, waarvan 8 eerste drukken - 1896-1951

Offered are 14 books – of which 8 are first editions – by the Dutch writer Arthur van Schendel (1874-1946), about whom a biography recently appeared:

1 Drogon. Pictures by M. [Marius] Bauer – Amsterdam: W. Versluys, 1896 – 118 pages, cloth binding – first edition – Beautiful copy with light staining on the front cover.

A Wanderer Lost – Amsterdam: W. Versluys, 1917 – 158 pages, linen binding – 3rd edition – Beautiful copy with slight signs of handling.

3 A Vagabond in Love – Amsterdam: W. Versluys, 1917 – 203 pages, linen binding – 4th edition – Beautiful copy with slight signs of handling, spots on the front cover, and foxing on the front endpapers.

4 Stories – Amsterdam: Society for Good and Affordable Literature, 1920 – 132 pages, linen binding – Very beautiful copy of the second edition.

5 Florentine stories – Maastricht: Boosten & Stols, 1929 – 162 pages, linen binding – First edition – A beautiful copy with a lightly discolored cover, interior pages with occasional weather stains.

An Island in the South Sea – Arnhem: Hijman, Stenfert Kroese & Van der Zande, 1931 – 155 pages, cloth cover – First edition – Beautiful copy, partly light discoloration of the cover.

7 De Waterman – Rotterdam: Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 1935 – 239 pages, linen binding – third edition – cover design by Tine Baanders – A beautiful, very lightly read copy with some water spots here and there.

8 Adventurers – The Hague: L.J.C. Boucher, 1936 – 327 pages, linen binding – First edition – Very beautiful copy, with some pages showing faint pencil marks, etc.

The World a Dance Party – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, [1939] – 253 pages, linen binding – Beautiful copy of the 5th edition, interior with foxing.

The People-Hater. Novel – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1941 – 239 pages, linen binding – First edition – Cover design by Tine Baanders – Very beautiful copy, with some foxing on the inside pages.

11 De Nederlanden. A Poem – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1945 – 58 pages, half-linen binding – First edition – Very beautiful copy.

12 A Game of Nature. Novel – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1946 – 219 pages, half-linen binding with dust jacket – 4th edition – Cover and jacket design by [Tine Baanders] – Beautiful copy with damaged jacket, which has been folded.

13 Fifteen stories – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1948 – xix+106 pages, hardcover – first edition in this format – selection and introduction by Garmt Stuiveling – Beautiful copy with a lightly discolored cover.

14 De Pleiziervaart – Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, 1951 – 199 pages, linen binding – First edition – Nice copy, slight discoloration of the spine and a edge of the front cover.

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