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Portnoy E Portnoy, E. Lot of LETTERS, LETTER and POSTCARDS (card), all signed "Ethel" (1x also signed "Rudy K"), to "Dear Theo", dated [postmark] to " (partly undated), 4x w. orig. envelope. = Personal letters and cards, mainly on literature (i.a. on the periodical Maatstaf) etc. "(...) Your remarks about "ghetto formation" (with regard to Gallery Amazon) stung me to the heart - until, that is, I recalled that just yesterday I saw in Hollands Diep a review by M. 't Hart (encore lui!) grouping together volumes whose only common denominator was that their authors were female. How's that for a ghetto? (...)" [. "(...) About Elliot Paul, I forgot to tell you he wrote some charming detective-novels, among which one with the adorable title "Hugger-mugger in the Louvre". Perhaps something for your crime-series? (...)" [. "(..) Thanks for the Santen book and the Prokosch memoirs. Did you know I had a schoolgirl crush on Prokosch after seeing a photo of him in squash-player's tenue? All those bronze muscles! I then diligently tried to read his works but found myself nodding to sleep after a few pages (...)" [. "(...) Here's how I feel about Flaubert's Papegaai, and you can quote me in your ad: "Erudiet en vermakelijk tegelijk: zalig..." Veel liefs (...)" [. "(...) My tale on the subject will re-appear in my new travel book and I'll send you a copy of it - although after receiving my last book you maintained a discreet silence; very noble of you. (...) How are you these days? Maatstaf meetings are not the same without you. But soon, it appears, even Maatstaf will not be the same (...)" [undated]. Idem. Een hondeleven. Amst., De Arbeiderspers, (, 1st ed., (p., ills. by PETER VOS orig. cl. w. (sl. browned) dustwr. = With loosely inserted AUTOGRAPH CORRESPONDENCE CARD SIGNED ("Ethel"), dated ": "Dear Theo, I have returned from the Hebrides and am about to start work on my text for Peter's "Hondeleven". When must you have it? (...)". - AND with loosely inserted AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("Ethel"), dated ": "(...) I hope you will like this vicious tale. Peter gave me leave to shift drawing #just before #have done my best to make the length of each page coincide with each drawing (...)". Idem. Broodje Aap Met. Een verdere bijdrage tot de folklore van de post-industriële samenleving. Amst., De Harmonie, 1st ed., (p., ills. by SCOTT NEARY, orig. wr. = With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION: "For Theo Sontrop - who has met many of these situations already in his sub-conscious mind, with love 'n kisses from the author, Ethel". Idem. Rook over Rusland. Reisverhaal. Amst., Meulenhoff, (, 1st ed., 166p., orig. wr. = With AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION: "For dear Theo from Ethel", and w. Sontrop's blindstamp in the title. AND first editions by ( the same, i.a. Steen en been en andere verhalen (Amst., , incl. w. AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DEDICATION. - AND the author's obituary card and a small stack of clippings. Call for price