Author: HERMANS, WILLEM FREDERIK (1923-1995),
Title: Conserve. Roman. [Eerste druk, MET STOFOMSLAG; First edition,
Description: ITH DUSTJACKET}., Amsterdam, W.L. Salm & Col, 1947. 8°. original clothbacked boards, gildes title on spine and front cover, original dustjacket. Hftitle (verso blank). 240pp. Ti.-p. printed in red and black, bookplate pasted inside front cover. Dutch language novel by Willem Frederik Hermans, famous 20th century dutch author, the Primus Interpares of his contemporaries. Author's début which was completed in 1943 but published for the first time in 1947 due to the nazi oppression of the Netherlands 1940-1945. Good to very good copy, WITH DUSTJACKET , seldomly found present. Very Rare. (contents a bit discoloured du to poor paper quality shortly after the second worldwar, top edge of bookblock with some minimal pin-prock foxing, NO signs of brittleness).

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