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Derolez, Maurits

DEROLEZ, Maurits 12 platen bij De Coster's Uilenspiegel. Brussels Kunstdruk Phobel early 20th c 12 woodcuts, c. 22,0 x 14,1 cm, laid paper (MBM), pencil signed, titled and numb. 17/55 (light offsetting on verso, few spots, sm. tear on edge). Ill. publ. folder (spine strengthened with tape, sl. used). Rare. Complete set of this early 20th-c. series published in a limited ed. of 55 numb. copies (n. 17). Unrecorded publication, possibly the only surviving copy.

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