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Galley The Kitchen of Bommelstein Castle. Marten Toonder. With the cooperation of Peter Abel, Johannes van Dam, Hubrecht Duijker and Marianne Stuit. De Bezige Bij, 1997.88 pp. Proof of which 3 copies existed; for Eiso Toonder, Johannes van Dam and Marten Toonder himself. This is Toonder's copy full of handwritten notes and directions. Toonder was by no means mild in his comments, which were short, straightforward and straightforward. A crossed-out picture with "Doesn't make any sense". He disagrees with the frames around the illustrations. After expressing his displeasure a number of times, he writes on page 50 at "I won't say more about boxes - but why so heavy? And so left of the page? And so ugly?" In addition to criticizing design, Toonder also criticizes content, based on the characters he created. At the dinner inspiré par le marquis (page 63) he writes "This is out of character; it looks like showing off. If the marquis has to be impressed, such a dinner will be named after Bommel". * Unique insight into Toonder's work, in which he does not mince words and at the age of 85 takes unabated control when it comes to his creation.
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