Author: LUGER, J[OHAN] (TEXT) & JO SPIER (ILLUSTRATIONS),
Title: Zwart op Wit. Amsterdam - Artis - Zonderlinge Reizen. [Eerste druk/first edition] (Thus).
Description: Amsterdam, Andries Blitz, [circa], 1934. 3 vols. in 1. Small stout 8°, original white coloured publ. cloth, title and 3 illustrations by Jo Spier on front boards, title repeated on spine, dustjacket. Hftitles (versos blank), 143, 139, 166pp. Many ills. in text and full-page, all after drawings by Jo Spier, tables of contents, black coloured f.e.p.'s, edges black/white. This combined edition NOT called-for in Royal Dutch Library, KB. A collection of humurous stories dealing with daily life at Amsterdam municipality, Artis the Zoo and as third volume a collection of travel-stories. Fine copy in orig. publ. cloth, WITH dustjacket. (some fraying to spine-ends of dustjacket, some minor tears skilfully restored with clearview acidfree tape0.

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