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De Gebroeders Van Cleef, Gravenhage , 1914. 7th Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 1121 pages (complete). In Dutch throughout. Of most interest is the former owner signature: R P CLEVERINGA. Cleveringa was not only a Professor of Law at Leiden University, but he was also a Dutch Resistance hero during the Nazi Occupation. When he made a speech protesting at the dismissal of his Jewish peers, he was immediately arrested and imprisoned at Scheveningen, the so-called 'Orange Hotel' for the number of resistance fighters imprisoned there. He later, in another camp, helped coordinate the Resistance. After the war he was much rewarded for his contribution. In 2004 he was named 'The Greatest Person from Leiden University' by the university magazine. In 2015 his speech was declared the greatest in Dutch history. The book is sound, confident. Half leather. Marbled boards. The leathered corners and spine have wear, scuffing, rubbed from handling and shelving. The boards are scuffed, worn about the edges. Matching marbled end papers. The contents are magisterial, tidy, neat, clean, clear, competent. Please note that due to the weight of the book, should the book need be posted to the outside of South Africa, extra postal charges may be required. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.