Amsterdam, Netherlands: Wereld-Bibliotheek-Vereniging, 1964. Small hardcover without dust jacket, 95 pages;---this appears to be the paperback edition (with the beautifully illustrated covers by Sacha) professionally rebound into hardcovers in the same predominantly brown shade as the paperback covers, but is otherwise very plain with only the title in gilt on the front cover, and the author and title again in gilt on the spine;--- text in Dutch;---"Dit is nummer 39" of this limited edition;--- hardly a trace of shelf wear, dust speckling to top edge, light foxing spots to the page edges and just a few scattered pages, attractive bookplate designed by previous owner (Dutch-Canadian silhouette artist and graphic designer Hans-Detlev Voss who still lived and worked in The Netherlands during the 1930s/1940s; this is his personal copy acquired from his estate) inside front cover, all pages otherwise very clean and unmarked. Check all of our Dutch language books by using the Keywords "text in Dutch".. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good ++. Illus. by Alexander Dawideit (Sacha) .

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Bookseller: Eric James (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 039955
Title: Schone vogel Quetzal
Author: Bachér, Ingrid
Illustrator: Alexander Dawideit (Sacha)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good ++
Edition: Limited Edition
Publisher: Wereld-Bibliotheek-Vereniging
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date Published: 1964
Keywords: Dutch Art Illustration Ephemera

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Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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Rebound: A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.