Escher, M.C. (1898-1972). Ex libris G.H. 's Gravesande
"Van dichten comt mi cleine bate, Die liede raden mi dat ict late". Wood-engraving, 61 x 61 mm (sheet size 12.7 x 11 cm), signed in pencil. (= Bool 322). Foxed. A very rare signed copy.
Mounted on first free endpaper of: G.H. 's-Gravesande, Nachtelijke vangst (= Folemprise 10). The Hague, L.J.C. Boucher, 1937, printed in 250 copies of which 50 not for trade. 57,(5) p. With 12 original ills. by W.J. Roozendaal. The author's own copy, bound in full. red mor. w. gilt and ribbed spine, t.e.g. With the 12 ORIG. DRAWINGS in pen for the ills. (reproduced in reduced size) w. annots. on size and intended placement in the text (8x monogrammed and dated '36 in pen). Mounted at upper margins in unif. red mor., both volumes bound in marbled board slipcase. Spines faded.