"This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition Het ideale boek. Honderd jaar private presses in Nederland, 1910-2010 (The Ideal Book. Private Presses in the Netherlands, 1910-2010) organized by the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and Museum Meermanno and shown in Museum Meermanno, The Hague, The Netherlands, 20 November 2010-20 February 2011. The English edition was presented at the Third Biannual International Codex Bookfair & Symposium, "Borders and collaborations," February 6-9, 2011, in Berkeley, CA, USA"--Colophon. Marieke van Delft, Sjoerd van Faassen, Lisa Kuitert, Ellen van Oers, Reinder Storm, Kees Thomassen and Clemens de Wolf. Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-242) and index.
Contents:
List of Dutch private presses / Ellen van Oers. The private press in perspective: The identity of the private press / Paul van Capelleveen -- The emergence of the private press / Clemens de Wolf and Paul van Capelleveen -- The private press as an ideal / Paul van Capelleveen -- Bibliophile series and clandestine publications: The bibliophile series between the wars / Sjoerd van Faassen -- Fine books during the Second World War / Sjoerd van Faassen -- Prominent books: H.N. Werkman, Sabbatsgesänge / Kees Thomassen -- The private press as a hobby / Kees Thomassen and Clemens de Wolf -- The private press in perspective: The collectors and the private press / Lisa Kuitert -- Dutch literature and the private press / Reinder Storm -- The finances of the private press / Paul van Capelleveen -- The origin of the term 'private press' / Paul van Capelleveen -- Dutch private presses before 1800 / Marieke van Delft -- List of Dutch private presses / Ellen van Oers.
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