ALBUM AMICORUM -- "SOUVENIR D'AMITIÉ". c. 1850. Collection of anonymous, but high quality loose leaf watercolours and drawings in pencil and washed ink, depicting flowers, land and seascapes, portraits, interiors, etc., partly after paintings. Tog. 49 lvs., a.e.g. 486 x 139 mm each. Sm-8°-obl. In richly gilt red mor. box and marbled paper cardboard slipcase, both box and drawings having their own sleeve.

ANTIPHON -- VELLUM LEAF of an Italian antiphon. Probably late 14th century. 1 leaf written in brown ink on r° and v°. W. dec. initials in red and blue and 1 large dec. initial in red, blue and white (a bit faded). 400 x 280 mm. Framed between 2 glass plates, both sides visible. (Lower corner rep., a bit soiled in places).

BOEKHOUDT -- ALBUM AMICORUM for H.A. Boekhoudt. Groningen (neighbourhood of Beerta/Veendam), c. 1863. W. 13 contributions in ms., printed ephemera and home made decorations by friends and relatives. 12°-obl. Cont. blind and gilt stamped box in form of a booklet.

BOOK OF HOURS -- 2 LEAVES FROM A FRENCH (?) BOOK OF HOURS. 14th/15th c. Ms. in Latin on vellum, r° and v°, 12 lines to a page. Each w. very fine large cold. initial, and several smaller initials, also cold., all heightened w. gold. Both r°-sides surrounded by intricate vegetal decorative pen work, also gold heightened. Size of lvs. 89 x 65 mm each.

BOOK OF HOURS -- 4 LEAVES FROM A FRENCH (?) BOOK OF HOURS. 15th c. Ms. in Latin on vellum, r° and v°, 19 lines to a page. Each leaf w. very fine large cold. initial on both lvs., and several smaller initials, also cold., for the greater part heightened w. gold. All r°-sides surrounded by intricate vegetal decorative pen work in colour, also gold heightened. Size of lvs. 89 x 65 mm each.

BOOK OF HOURS -- COLLECTION of 6 loose leaves from printed books of hours (post-incunables), of which 5 printed by Gillet Hardouyn and 1 by Simon Vostre. Paris, 1510. All printed on vellum, r° and v°. W. fine woodcut borders, of which 2 are completely cold. by hand. Each leaf c. 165 x 100 mm. All framed, glazed and under acid free passepartouts in 4 frames, of which 3 can be viewed from both sides.

COMMONPLACE BOOKS -- COLLECTION of 36 commonplace (note) books filled with items of many kinds: poems, sententiae, notes, prayers, proverbs, adages, aphorisms, maxims, quotes, letters, etc. 19th/early 20th c. 36 vols. Mss., primarily in Dutch, on paper. Cont. binds. & wrps.

COMMONPLACE BOOKS -- COLLECTION of 42 common place (note) books filled with items of many kinds: poems, sententiae, notes, prayers, proverbs, adages, aphorisms, maxims, quotes, letters, etc. 19th/early 20th c. 42 vols. Mss., primarily in Dutch, on paper. Cont. binds. & wrps.

COMMONPLACE BOOKS -- COLLECTION of 55 common place (note) books filled with items of many kinds: poems, sententiae, notes, prayers, proverbs, adages, aphorisms, maxims, quotes, letters, etc. 19th/early 20th c. 55 vols. Mss., primarily in Dutch, on paper. Cont. binds. & wrps. - Also comprising some 'books' for children.

GOGH -- "E. VAN GOGH-BRUIJNS, Anna, Willem, Hendrik, Johan van Gogh". Dated on front side: 1861. Scrapbook. (57) lvs., r° and v°. W. num. cut-outs/scraps, for a large part in colouurs. 8°-obl. Cont. black hcf. w. marbled paper brds. In cont. hcl. sleeve w. marbled paper brds. w. ties. (Loosening, but in very fine condition).

HOOGKAMER, J. (c. 1880?-1929). Onderzoek naar de verspreiding van de zenuwen in den uterus van den menschen en van eenige dieren. (Utr., 1909). Manuscript treatise (answer on a socalled 'Prijsvraag') on 106 numb. lvs. (thick paper). W. calligraphed and gilt & cold. dec. title-page. & 101 mounted collotypes of microscopic examinations. 4°. In or. full mor. binding w. gilt lettering on front side. (Spine a bit faded/rubbed, sl. browned).

HULST - GROOT KIELDRECHTPOLDER -- "12e Reeckeninge van Alexander van Kervel als penninckm[eester] vanden polder van Kieldreght-Statenbodem wegens het Geschot van dertien schi[llinge]n vier grooten Vlaems per volpresen gemet: omgestelt den 30en April 1689 over de Landen Bedijckt binnen de Brieftract [?] ten jare 1682. Geslooten den 18den April 1690". Ms. on paper, 48 lvs. r° and v°. In 4° cont. vellum bind. w. green silk ties.

IMPOSITION MANUALS -- "BEKNOPTE EN VOLLEDIGE HANDLEIDING tot het overslaan van drukvormen, ten gebruike van letterzetters". 19th c. (1 leaf), 13 pp; (154) lvs. and w. 1 letterpress fold. table. Ms. in Dutch on paper in a legible, but anonymous hand w. a letterpress title. 230 x 140 mm. Cont. clothbacked bind. w. marbled paper sides. -- With: a similar imposition manual, but more primitive. Early 19th c. (45) lvs., the remainder blank. Ms. in Dutch on paper. 130 x 80 mm. Cont. vellum envelope binding. -- And with: F.A. JANSSEN, ed. The Earliest Dutch Imposition Manual. A facsimile of the Manuscript "Overslag-Boek" by J.J.B. Vanderstraelen. N.Y., 2014. 4°. Ocl.

KAMP MALANG -- "MALANG". Diary by a (young) female prisoner, dating from 30 Sept. 1943 to 7 March 1944. Ms. in Dutch on paper, (16) lvs. Embellished w. small drawings in (colour) pencil. In or. 4° lined clothbacked notebook.

KOOPMAN, Jan Coenraad (1790-1855). "Receuil de Chansons". N.d., 1810-1840. Calligraphed ms. on paper, 63 lvs. (r° & v°). Private album/anthology of poems, stories and riddles in Dutch, French and English. 8°. Cont. black cf. w. gilt spine and sides.

MALAY ARCHIPELAGO -- MANUSCRIPT on lontar palm leaves, consisting of 169 lvs. between lozenge shaped and painted wooden sides, connected through 2 threads. 19th c. (?). 7 lines in ink to each leaf, on both sides. 470 x 60 x 65 mm. In good condition.

MANUSCRIPT COOKBOOK. N.d. (=late 18th c.). C. 200 lvs. Ms. on paper in two legible hands w. index on recipes at beginning. Cont. vellum w. copper clasps.

MAURIAC, François (1885-1970). Autograph and signed letter to 'Cher monsieur [Martin J. Premsela, Zwolle]'. Paris, June 28, 1924. 20 lines in ink on fold. leaf, r° only, address and stamps on v° (fold. letter = envelope). -- Id. Autograph and signed letter to the same. Paris, May 2, 1925. 7 lines in ink on fold. leaf, r° only. With envelope. Inviting Premsela to Paris. -- (2).

PERRON, Eddy du (1899-1940). "Le Livre d'Heures des Jeunes Filles composé par le Père Perronius. Avec l'Approbation de Monseigneur le Cardinal Dugonneau". N.d. (before 1932?). Ms. on paper. Lined notebook of which (128) pp. contain poems in ms. 4° (277 x 215 mm). Cont. colourful batik paper over cardboard bind. In a very handsome box specially made for this edition w. square bosses on front and back cover, repeating the pattern of the batik paper.

POORTUGAAL -- "AANTEEKENINGEN van A.J. van der Poest Clement, oud notaris te Poortugaal sedert 1 november 1876 in de Vondelstraat N° 68 te Amsterdam". Collection of 3 densely written note books, covering the period 18 January - 31 December 1877 and 20 July - 11 (?) December 1878. Ms. on paper in a legible hand. Sm-8°. Cont. vellum binds. - Personal observations and commentary on daily news by Andries (?) van der Poest Clement.

SAND, George (1804-1876). Autograph and signed letter to "Monsieur", dated August 15, 1863. 14 lines in ink on fold. leaf, r° only. 205 x 133 mm.

SCHENDEL -- "ONUITGEGEVEN POËZIE van Arthur van Schendel". N.d. (c. 1944). 2 vols. (34 & 12) lvs. Ms. on paper in black, blue and red ink. Embellished w. small watercolour drawings (by ?) in the margins throughout. 8°. Cont. red & blue velvet over brds. binds. Collection of - at the time - unpublished poems written in the handwriting of F.W. v. Heerikhuizen, connoisseur of the work of Van Schendel. -- Added: B.H. KAARLS Jr. "Gemaakt tijdens mijn gevangenschap in de Bijz. Strafg. Den Haag als dienstweigeraar op de datum 20 Mei 1929 (2e Pinksterdag). 1 Oct. 1928 - 28 Juli 1929". Commonplace book comprising poems by Dutch authors. (57) lvs. Sm-8°. Cont. clothbacked brds. -- And 6 o. literary works in ms., incl. 1 typescript. (8).

STEUR, Maria Cornelia Steur (1829-1891). Poetry album & commonplace book, containing ms. contributions (primarily poems) by relatives and friends, from 1851 to 1876. Maassluis area? (107) lvs. (r° & v°). Cont. blue velvet bind. w. embroidered centerpiece on front side, surrounded by gilt ornaments, a.e.g.

THAI MANUSCRIPT. 20th c. (?). 96 double-sided fold-out lvs. (148 x 674 mm). Concertina fold. manuscript on thick paper. W. tog. 25, partly gilt, coloured illuminations (each c. 290 x 140 mm) within decorated borders. Covers of thicker paper w. gilt vegetal decorations within lozenge pattern of black ink. - In good condition. Containing the account of the buddhist monk Phra Malay?

TRAVEL ACCOUNT of a 3 month tour to Germany from 24 June 1814 - 22 September 1814. (1814?). 331; 20 (notes) pp. Ms. in French on paper, written in a legible hand (r° & v°). W. 4 or. drawings (most probably by the author himself) in pencil and 19 engr. full-p. views. Bound in cont. marbled cf. bind., w. gilt sides and spine, yellow cold. edges. In marbled paper slipcase.

VALERIUS, A. Neder-landsche Gedenck-clanck. (N.pl., 1940-43). Ms. transcript of the first and only edition which was published in 1626. (2), xi, (1), 536, (4) pp. W. 9 tipped-in drawings (pen and ink and grey wash on thin paper). 8°-obl. Cont. cf. (Top of upper outer hinge a bit dam.).

"VERZAMELING van Dichtstukjes". 2nd h. 19th c. Ms. in ink on paper (r° & v°). Tog. 3 vols., numbered on spines "1, 2, 3". (14), 288; (14), 288; (10), 288 pp. 4°. Cont. hcf. (w. binder's ticket in vol. 1: Z. de Buisonje) w. red mor. ti.-labels, marbled paper sides.

VOLTAIRE -- ("ZULIME Treurspel"). Draft translation and adaptation in Dutch of 'Zulime, tragédie en cinq actes' by Voltaire, by an anonymous hand. Last quarter 18th c. 37 lvs. (r° & v°). Ms. on paper in a legible hand, written in an 'empty' album amicorum which, according to the front side was initially made for the "Vrienden-rolle Joannes van Zyp Anno 1764". 8°-obl. Cont. cf., both sides richly gilt. (Bind. a bit worn, first leaf missing?).

VOS, Herre de (1877-1948). Large collection (hundreds) of typescript (partly also manuscript) poems, songs, rhymed presentations, annotations, etc. 1940's. Divided in 10 cardboard folders, all loose in cardboard binder w. ties.

(WAGENINGEN, P. v.?). "SCHRYFZAAL", drawing/calligraphy book, 1820's. 21 lvs. Beautiful album of calligraphic and decorative writing, interspersed w. 5 hand-drawn and colour wash illustrations, 2 of which are trompe l'oeil drawings. Also including a complete series of the 12 months of the year. 4°-obl. Cont. limp marbled paper binding. (Covers and edges of bind. sl. worn, first 2 lvs. sl. loose, otherwise in excellent condition).

WATER MANAGEMENT -- "BREEDVOERIG BERIGT ter requisitie van den Heer C. Bruinings Inspecteur Generaal van 's lands rivieren van Holland en W. Vriesland, belangende de manier van bewerking der krib, blees en pakbermen in Gelderland, benevens die der krib, zink en beslagwerken in Holland. Voorts op wat wijze de werken in Zeeland, Goederee, Helder, enz. worden gemaakt met eene (…) berekening der schaften hout, aarde, steen, enz. zoo in Gelderland als in Holland door Cornelis Verheij, (…)". N.d. (First h. 19th c.). 20 lvs., r° and v°. W. 2 diagrams in text. Fol. Cont. marbled paper brds. Manuscript treatise on paper in a legible hand on how rivers can be dammed. -- And folder w. 4 more or less related documents (3 letters and 1 printed document 'Werken te Gorinchem'), 1858-1895. -- (5).