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CLEVE, Johanna Constantia. - Lentebloemen.

Title: Lentebloemen.
Description: 's Gravenhage, Erven J. Allart, 1817. Contemporary half calf, spine gilt. With engraved title-page with vignette by J. van Rooij. VI,86 pp. First edition; school price dated 1817. - Authorized by the author with her signature. Johanna Constantia Cleve (1800-1821) published her first collection of poems at the age of 13 under the title Jeugdige dichtproeven ( Youthful poetry experiments), 's Gravenhage 1813. Four years later she published Lentebloemen (Spring flowers). Both collections, in addition to a few loose verses, raised expectations of the young poet. That expectation was not fulfilled. She died in Leiden, at the age of 21 years. - A nice copy printed on heavy paper. Schenkeveld-van der Dussen, Met en zonder lauwerkrans, p. 830.

Keywords: Dutch literature Holland

Price: EUR 82.50 = appr. US$ 89.66 Seller: Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NVvA/ILAB)
- Book number: 37255