Elffers, D. (1910-90). 90 posters, booklets, flyers, bookmarks and programmes

Ca. 1935-80 (mostly 1950s and 60s). Extensive collection on this incredibly versatile Dutch artist. (1-7) Holland Festival. 7 different posters, 40 x 25 to 42 x 30 cm, for festivals in 1959-63 and 1971-72. (8-14) Programma Holland Festival. 7 different programmes, all for performances in 1959, all measuring (folded) 25 x 12.5 cm. (15-25) Vrije inloopwinkels Van Gelderen (Amst. and The Hague). 10 ill. fold. bookmarks, height 16 cm. Verso w. advertorial texts, starting with "Dit boek werd in één der vrij inloopwinkels van Van Gelderen Gekocht" (or in English) or "Dit boek gaat vergezeld van een boekenlegger...". Very nice and rare series of bookmarks. (26) Troman, B. Het centraalstation. Met teekeningen van Dick Elffers. The Hague, H.P. Leopold, 1937, 23 p., ills. and orig. wr. by Elffers, 4to. Bookblock loose and other defects. Publ. in the series De Vrije Bladen, Schrift XI, jaarg. 14, Nov. 1937. (19) Dick Elffers. Vorm en tegenvorm. Poging tot portret van een ontwerper. Introd. Wim Crouwel. Amst., G.J. Thiemefonds, 1976, 43 p., ills., orig. wr. 4to. (27) Pax-Holland vijfentwintig jaar. N.pl., by Boom-Ruygrok for Pax Holland, n.d. (1955), (8) fold. p., ills. and tipped-in plate by Elffers, ring bound, sm. 4to. Rare, and with the extremely rare orig. stamped addressed envelope des. by Elffers present. (28) Shell Nederland Chemische Fabrieken N.V. Synthetic Rubber. The Hague, A.N.D.O., 1961, 2nd ed., 26 p., richly ill., orig. wr. after Elffers. -and approx. 60 others w. designs by the same.

(total approx. 90 in 2 boxes)