[Picture books] J.J.A. Goeverneur

Geschiedenis van bruintje de beer. Leiden, D. Noothoven van Goor, [ca. 1870]. [8] ff. Original chromolithographic cover (28 x 22.5 cm). With 5 chromolithographic prints, including one double-page. With: Reizen en avonturen van mijnheer Prikkebeen. Eene wonderbaarlijke en kluchtige historie. Naar tekeningen van Rudolf Topffer voor de Nederlandsche Jeugd berijmd [...] Vijfde druk. Rotterdam, Bolle, [1888?]. [4], 75, [1] pp. Oblong (15.5 x 25 cm.). Half cloth, boards with original lithographed covers.

Ad 1: Cover loose, corners damaged, else in good condition. Rare picture book with cover title by Goeverneur. Contains various poems, of which 2 are printed on the inside of the cover. Ad 2: Fair condition. Letters on title page and contents decorated with colours, binding worn and damaged on corners and spine, interior hinges vulnerable. With another 3 titles by Goeverneur. Scarce edition of classic children's book with prints by Cham after Rodolphe Töpffer. With 2 more. (total 4)