Portretten van Nederlanders - Busken Huet, Conrad 1826-1886; Staverman, W. H. (Amsterdam Elsevier, 1940)
Contains biographies of 5 Dutch authors: Erasmus, Pieter Cornelis Hooft, Jacob Cats, De Genestet and Potgieter.
Limited edition of 250 numbered copies of which this is nr. 62.
With an introduction about the author and his work by editor Staverman.
Descriptions of the lives and works of five Dutch authors in flowery language, intermingled with Busken Huet's personal views and analyses.
Ex libris W. Romijn (bookplate)
leather binding with gold embossed title vignets
Keywords: Erasmus, Desiderius -- 1466-1536; Hooft, P. C. -- 1581-1647; Cats, Jacob -- 1577-1660; Genestet, Petrus Augustus de -- 1829-1861; Potgieter, E. J. -- 1808-1875; 16th Century (1501-1600); 17th Century (1601-1700); 19th Century (1801-1900); 20th Century (1901-2000); Biography; Literature; Netherlands