Author: Hichtum, N. van [illustrator: Wiegman, Jan]
Title: De Wonderbare Avonturen van Tom Duim, opnieuw verteld door N. van Hichtum, met 100 plaatjes en afbeeldingen van Jan Wiegman. Amsterdam, J. M. Meulenhoff, n.d. [1918].
Description: Rebound hardcover with marbled paper and mock-leather spine. The endpapers are illustrated with the silhouettes. The contents are in good shape, although some of the illustrations are coloured by hand (done in a decent way). 15,5 x 20,2 cm, [4] 1-120 [4, pub. cat.] pp. The book contains over a hundred silhouettes (black on white and white on black) and illustrations by Jan Wiegman. This wonderful book contains the stories of Tom Duim whom is better known as 'Tom Thumb' or in Dutch as 'Klein Duimpje'. The known folktales about this small character served as the basis for this re-telling by van Hichtum. Nynke van Hichtum (1860-1939), pseudonym for Sjoukje Maria Diderika Troelstra-Bokma de Boer, was a Frisian Dutch children's author. her oeuvre is comprehensive and contains classics like Vertellingen uit Duizend en één nacht, De lotgevallen van Robinson Crusoë and De sprookjes van de gebr. Grimm. Het books were provided with pictures by the most popular illustrators of the time like Rie Cramer. Tom Duim is illustrated by Jan Wiegman. His illustrations show a clear and nostalgic scene and besides imagining the text they provide enhanced decorative value. B2389

Keywords: Literature|Women