[VAN HOYTEMA, THEODOR].

Uilen Geluk.

Amsterdam Van Gogh 1895 Large octavo. (40) pp. A printer's proof of the book, with marginal annotations in pencil and manuscript text handwritten in blue and black ink. Featuring original illustrations by Theodor Van Hoytema, with each plate in two states, one a color lithograph and another version partially colored in by hand. One of the most famous of the Dutch Art Nouveau illustrators, Van Hoytema was especially noted for his illustrations of animals and birds, and completed a series of five children's books featuring animals. The text of Uilen Geluk, by the artist's wife, Tine Van Hoytema, is about a pair of "happy owls" and their encounters with other animals and insects, such as peacocks, bees, and a spider. Unbound, as issued, in brown wrappers illustrated in color by the artist. The wrappers show some wear at the spine, leaves with some overall soiling and minor scattered foxing in the margins, not affecting the plates. A wonderful example of vintage Dutch Art Nouveau, and a working proof copy with twice the number of plates at that. Bookplate to inside front cover. (Juvenile).

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• ordernr.: 22296

• bookseller: Bromer Booksellers Inc. (USA)