[Hella S. Haasse] - Oeroeg. Geschenk ter gelegenheid van de Nederlandse Boekenweek [...]
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[Hella S. Haasse] - Oeroeg. Geschenk ter gelegenheid van de Nederlandse Boekenweek van 26 februari tot 6 maart 1948 - [N.p.] - Vereeniging ter Bevordering van de Belangen des Boekhandels - 1948 - 1st edition - 80 pp - Paper wrappers - 12,5 x 18 cm. - Design: J.F. Doeve.
Condition: Good - with usual wear. COMPLETE with the postcard (intact).
Book Week gift 1948. Originally published anonymously novella about Java, the author's native country. With cover by Eppo Doeve (1907-1981) who was also born in the Dutch East Indies. The back cover should contain the competition card.
¶ This was not her debut, but it was the first contribution by Hella S. Haasse (1918-2011) to the 'Boekenweek'. Circulation: 145,000 copies. The booklet was given away free with the purchase of Fl 3.50 worth of books [Cf. De Bakker p. [19]; Blom p. 65].