| Sumario: | From 1936 to 1939 a series of books was published under the imprint Ursa Minor. Under this name the writer and instigator J. Greshoff the bibliophile maecenas M.B.B. Nijkerk and the publisher A.A.M. Stols had joined forces to set up a bibliophile series. The series comprises nine volumes in all. The authors were primarily recruited from Greshoff's circle of friends. The design of the published volumes was well-considered, but lacked the exuberance of comparable bibliophile editions. The reason for this was not only financial but also idealistic, for in spite of his love for the fine book, Greshoff gave priority to the contents. Ursa Minor forms a small part of the history of Dutch bibliophile publishing in the period between the two world wars.
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