J.M.A. Biesheuvel - De steen der wijzen. Verhalen

J.M.A. Biesheuvel - De steen der wijzen. Verhalen -Amsterdam - Meulenhoff - 1983 - 1st edition - 200 pp - Cloth binding with dust jacket - 13,5 x 20,5 cm. - Design: Joost van de Woestijne

Condition: As new - SIGNED by the author.

Collection with 13 stories by Maarten Biesheuvel (1939-2020); Wantrouwen, De goudvis, Mijn vrouw, De huldiging, Hassan, Gezapig leven, Peter Blankesteyn, De grijze cel, Een gemene streek, De zoon, Een geleerde tussen de Indianen and In Venetië.

According to the colophon there should be an author's photo (by Ewoud de Kat) on the back, but the backside of this BOUND FIRST EDITION is blank. Edition: 1500 copies. Cf. Hoekman B24 / p. 163.

¶ This copy is embellished with a nice large SIGNATURE of the author on the title page, undated, but at least from a good period in the life of the writer who was often plagued with depression.