Alberdingk Thijm, Catharina. In Vrijen Tijd

Oorsp[r]onkelijke verhalen. A. Akkeringa, Amsterdam, 1883-85. Ten vols. (=complete series), bound in one volume. In contemporary dark blue morocco; spine with raised bands, gilt tooling and lettering. Comprising: (1) De Wees; (2) Ware en Valsche Vriendschap; (3) De Clown; (4) De Wraak; (5) Teruggevonden; (6) De Redder; (7) De Weduwe van den Soldaat; (8) Henriette; (9) De Verzoening; (10) Europa. Sl. wear to the upper and lower ends of spine, otherwise well-preserved. Assumedly the author's own copy.

*Catharina Alberdingk Thijm (1848 - 1908), sister of Karel Joan Lodewijk Alberdingk Thijm (pseud. Lodewijk van Deijssel), was an active literary figure who ran several magazines, published 36 novels and over 1500 newspaper articles. She also directed a shelter for homeless women and their children in Amsterdam (1895 - 1900).