JOHN BENJAMINS ANTIQUARIAAT. - Lot 143

JOHN BENJAMINS ANTIQUARIAAT. Anti-Fascism, Pacifism, Resistance & Reconstruction in the Netherlands. Catalog No. 239. On the Occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Liberation Day. Amsterdam / Philadelphia, John Benjamins Antiquariaat, 1995. Large in-4, paperback, printed cover. An important antiquarian book catalog published to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands. It brings together several hundred books, underground newspapers, periodicals, posters, leaflets, brochures, pamphlets, and ephemera devoted to anti-fascism, pacifism, the Dutch Resistance, the German occupation, and the country’s reconstruction after 1945. The entries, written in English, are accompanied by detailed bibliographic descriptions, historical commentary, bibliographic references, and the selling prices at the time. Particular attention is given to the underground press, illegal publications from the occupation period, resistance movements, and prominent Dutch intellectuals and writers who were actively involved in the resistance. A true specialized commercial bibliography, this catalog is now a valuable reference tool for bibliophiles, historians of World War II, and collectors of Resistance documents. Printed in a small run for the international clientele of John Benjamins Antiquariaat, it has become rare on the market. A fine copy.