[Counterculture] [Periodicals] Ratio Ed. by H. Meier. Year 1, nos. 1-12; year 2, no. 13 (=no. 1), and 2-7 (=all publ.). Amst., 1964-1965, w. ills., year 1 bound together (w. wr.) in private hcl. w. printed title strip on spine, year 2 loose as issued in orig. stapled wr., 4to. Bound vol. from the library of J.C. Hubregtse, w. some stamps and newspaper clippings concerning Ratio on endpapers. Complete set of this rare countercultural periodical (incl. the rare 2nd number of year 2), w. contributions and interviews by H. Andreus, B. Jagt, H.J. Meier, W.F. Hermans, M. Toonder and others. The subscription card at the end of the first number is lacking. 2 duplicates. -and a complete set of the 4 nos. of Op het plein, publ. by the Nederlandse Comedie Amsterdam (1962-1963). (total 22 in 13 vols.)

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