Louis Couperus - Psyche. Met eene Teekening van Jan Toorop. Tweede druk

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Louis Couperus - Psyche. Met eene Teekening van Jan Toorop. Tweede druk - Amsterdam - L.J. Veen Uitgever - [1899] - 2nd edition - [8], [144] pp - Cloth binding - 22,5 x 28 cm.

Condition: Good - with wear, stains, damaged at the top of the spine (also inside endpaper), interior some browning. Decent copy though.

The classic fairy tale by Louis Couperus (written in 1897). Illustrated with a frontispiece drawing ("een autotypie, gephotografeerd op zink") by the Symbolist artist Jan Toorop (1858-1928). In the back advertising for other Couperus books, with quoted prices. Cf. Van Vliet p.179-189 (variant #14).

¶ The second edition of Psyche appeared in a larger format with simple (yet unmistakably Art Nouveau) lettering on the binding. Jan Toorop, who designed the first edition's binding, provided a beautiful drawing. The edition consisted of 1500 copies, of which 500 were bound (of which four variants exist).

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