2572 - 2684 MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS
80/2572 Alba amicorum Album amicorum 
80 2573 America Bok Edward W 1863 1930 
- One of the autogr. letters w. scribblings/ annots. on last blank.
= Edward W. Bok (1863-1930), a Dutch-born American, became a highly succesful editor (i.a. of the Ladies' Home Journal, which was the first magazine in the world have more than one million subscribers). He won a Pulitzer prize for his 1920 autobiography The Americanization of Edward Bok. These letters are i.a. on his stay in the Netherlands and on a planned (but cancelled) visit of Tini and aunt Katrien to the USA. "(...) You, Johann, have helped me much in your introduction of me to Doctor Bredius, Mr. Schmidt-Deneger [sic] and now Doctor van Blankenstein whom I like very much. I know how valuable this help has been to me, and am correspondingly grateful to you (...)".
Curtis Bok, Mary L. (1876-1970). Ten AUTOGRAPH LETTERS SIGNED ("Mary") to "Dear Tinie" [de Meester-Obreen), dated from "June 12. 1920" to "7 July 1925" (4x dated without year), pen and ink, 14 (fold.) lvs., together 30p., partly w. various printed letterheads (i.a. "Amstel Hotel", "MLB" and "Swastika, Merion Station, Pennsylvania").
= Friendly letters, mainly on personal matters, family etc., but occas. also on the Curtis Institute of Music that she established in 1924. "(...) I have had a very busy Autumn, with starting the Curtis Institute of Music & we have 300 pupils - from everywhere! Carl Flesch brings some students from Berlin to study with him here - Stokowski leads + trains the 2 orchestras + Josef Hofmann teaches piano + Sembrich + Cahier voice. And there are many other teachers (...)".
AND an autogr. letter signed by CURTIS BOK to Ernst Lampe, dated "Camden, Maine September 2 '46".
80 2574 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 17 manuscript legal documents concerning Amsterdam 
= Contains deeds and notarial acts all signed Amsterdam, i.a. "Wij Rene de Vicq, en Diderik van Buren, Schepenen in Amsterdam, oirconden en kennen, dat voor ons gecompareert is de Heer Benjamin Dutrij, Bewindhebber van de Oostindische Compagnie van wegens de Provincie van Vriesland, ter kamere dezer stad (...)" (1717); "Extract Huwelyksche Voorwaarden tusschen den Heer Cornelis Verwey (...)" (1781); "Secreet voor het huis onder de stoep staande en gelegen op de binnen Amstel bij de hooge sluys" (1801); "Bewijs van niet bestaande hypothecaire inschrijvingen" (1823).
80 2575 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 27 manuscript documents regarding property on the Binnenkant 
80 2575 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 27 manuscript documents regarding property on the Binnenkant 
- A few wax seals dam.
= I.a. deeds of sale/ transport, (extracts of) wills, a power of attorney, debt admissions, a fire insurance policy and several documents concerning the divorce of owner Maria Wilhelmina Volkin and Johannes Jacobus Nederman. Owners include Jan Agges Scholten heer van Aschat, Borchardus Scholten, Maria van Dalen, Maria Wilhelmina Volkin, Jan Ypelaar, Jacobus Muller, Derk Jacob van den Honert and Magdalena Christina Muller, David de Aron de Daniël Israel Ricardo, Mozes van Geldere and Mozes Israel Ricardo.
80 2576 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 48 manuscript documents regarding property on the Binnenkant 
80 2576 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 48 manuscript documents regarding property on the Binnenkant 
80 2576 Amsterdam and surroundings Lot of 48 manuscript documents regarding property on the Binnenkant 
- A few wax seals dam.
= I.a. (copies/ extracts of) deeds of sale/ transport, wills, powers of attorney and sewage plans for Binnenkant no.19 and 20. Owners include Jan Rudolph van der Upwich, Willemeijntje Weggelaar, Pieter van Zoelem, Johanna Catharina van Zoelem, Dirk van Meulem, Jan Herman, Elisabeth Schrijver, Alida Maria and Maria Johanna Herman, Izaac Andreson, Henriette de Vries, Ester Simon de Vries and Eleazer Barend Rubens, Elisabeth Eleazer Rubens, Mozes Aron Souget and Hendrik van de Velde Hendrikszoon.
= I.a. (copies/ extracts of) wills, divisions of property, deeds of sale/ transport, mortgage deeds, documents regarding the sale/ lease of various premises, rental agreements, powers of attorney, debt admissions, quittances and private correspondence. Some names: Martinus Ardinois, Catharina La Rue, Dirck Pestalozzij, Catharina Longespee, Conrado Pestalozzi Camerling, Daniel Jacobus Canter Camerling, Magdalena Adriana Canter Visscher, Govert Gijsbert Momper, Jaepje Jacobs, Jan Willem Cammann, Roelof Martinus Luijrink, Hendrikus van der Maaden, Dirk Jan Luijrink, Catharina Eleonora Bange, Hendrik Daniël Luijrink, Dirk van Loon, Anna Maria Lammers, Hendrik Claus and Barendina van Sichem.
80 2578 Anonymous 18th cent 
= Written on paper w. Pro Patria watermark. Contains i.a. entries on "Epitaphe du dernier Empereur Des Autrichiens mort L'An 1740"; "Op de Moort der Chinesen op Batavia" (3 pages); "Op de promotie van W. Paauw des Courantiers soon van S'Hagen Tot Raadsheer in den Hogen Raadt 1741" (2)p.; "1742. Catalogue des Livres Nouvellement imprimes" ((3) pages, listing 16 publications) and "Catalogue des livres qui se vendent à la Foire de Francfort." ((2)p., listing approx. 24 books). The blank leaves are all in fine condition.
80 2579 Ant arctic Dongen Sjef van 1906 1973 
= Van Dongen lived and worked on Spitsbergen in the years 1922-1926 and took part in the rescue search for the zeppelin the 'Italia' of Umberto Nobile that crashed at the North-Pole on 25 May 1928. He later became active as politician.
ADDED: an autogr. correspondence card signed by Sjef van Dongen Jr., son of the above.
80/2580 Antiphonary Leaf from an antiphonary 
- Upper corner sl. chipped and w. a few sm. holes.
80/2581 Antiphonary Lot of 7 manuscript/ letterpress lvs from several antiphonaries 
80/2581 Antiphonary Lot of 7 manuscript/ letterpress lvs from several antiphonaries 
80 2582 Art Andrea Pat b 1942 
80 2582 Art Andrea Pat b 1942 
80 2582 Art Andrea Pat b 1942 
80 2582 Art Andrea Pat b 1942 
- Dam. in left left blank margin.
= Nice letter on his travels through Patagonia. "(...) Door Patagonia reizende / vele avonturen belevende [follows a summary of events in a one page-long sentece:], zoals met auto vast in modder met dichstbijzijnde estancia op 150 km, (...) of in oase vermomd als bar met moestuin, ontvangen en alles aangeboden gekregen, slapen, drinken en gargantuaans eten, terwijl voorraden van honderden kilometers ver moeten worden aangevoerd, behalve schapenbouten, die hier geen waarde hebben, want met miljoenen aanwezig (...) en dan aan het einde van de wereld, in deze zuidelijkste stad der globe toch met American Express luxe hotel kunnen betalen me gat in bil van degelijke spijkerbroek, to op draad versleten in koud Patagonia (...)".
AND a short AUTOGRAPH NOTE, 10 AUTOGRAPH PICTURE POSTCARDS and AUTOGRAPH SIGNED WISHING CARDS (1x w. orig. envelope) by the same, 2x also sent from Argentina/ Patagonia, w. more extensive text. - AND 9 (partly large) New Year's wishes and picture postcards SIGNED by JORG REMÉ (incl. 1 with a small watercolour and 1 with a numb. and signed lithograph).
80 2583 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
80 2583 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
80 2583 Art Bewick Thomas 1753 1828 
- Each vol. w. owner's entry of John Tharp on upper pastedown. Spine-ends restored and backstrips worn.
= Thomas Bewick writing to John Tharp, a wealthy sugar baron who acquired Chippenham Park in 1791, concerning new editions of his works and gently declining invitations to Chippenham Park due to ill health. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
80 2584 Art Cuyp Albert 1620 1691 
= Hollstein 6 (copy in reverse).
AND a woodengr. portrait and a lithograph after A. Cuyp, also tipped onto the same mount.
80 2585 Art Ensor James 1860 1949 
- One of the lvs. split on fold; both lvs. w. horizontal middle-fold.
= Interesting and important letter in which Ensor complains that he has not been mentioned in Mauclair's The French Impressionists (1860-1900) (1903). Ensor writes at large about his search in modernising art, i.a. listing the exhibitions of his works, explaining the modern aspects of the work, and complaining about his isolation and the lack of interest in his work. "J'ai lu votre livre si interessant "the French impressionists" etude bien approfondie, des principaux novateurs de la lumière: peintres, dessinateurs, aquafortistes français et etrangeres où tous les chercheurs sont cités. Hélas! mon chere Mauclair, je n'ai pas trouvé mon nom parmi en novateurs. Pourquoi cet ostracisme? Parce que j'ai précédé et non suive le mouvement? (...) Isolé à Ostende sans connaître alors l'école impressioniste, j'ai devancé les recherches modernes et influencé durant plusieurs années nos peintres belges aujourd'hui très arrivés (...). Ah! si vous avez vu mes oeuvres et surtout "Le chou" peint en 1880 exposé dernierement à la Libre esthétique. Les Monet de 1880 son noirs et opaques et les Van Gogh n'existerent pas alors. (...) Les critiques parisiens n'ont pas signalé mes oeuvres. Oui, ma place n'indiqueant parmi les premiers chercheurs de lumière dans votre livre si complet. Vous ecrivez bien à propos "Ensor n'a nullement la réputation qu'il mérite", c'est ca un effet de l'ingnorance de certain critique et de l''absurde besoin de coller une etiquette au dos des artistes (...)".
80 2586 Art Miró Joan 1893 1983 
- Folded 3 (or 4?) times. Otherwise fine.
= Interesting letter, probably adressed to Jean Cassou, in which Miró writes enthousiastically about the positive response he has received on his retrospective (at the Musée Nationale d'Art Moderne in Paris, of which Jean Cassou was director): "Je dois encore vous dire comment je suis fier de que vous ayez organisé cette rétrospective qui a fait connaître mon oeuvre en Europe. Par ce même courrier j'écris à notre ami Urvarter. Voila comment j'envisage la question: j'estime que cette grande exposition doit montrer une grande unité, dans sa diversité, et n'exposer que d'oeuvres capitales et réprésentative de l'evolution de mon oeuvre." He goes on to write that they had asked Urvarter (an important Belgian collector of modern art) if he could lend them a painting from 1937 "qui entrait dans cette ligne d'évolution. Sans la moindre explcation, il l'a remplacée par une autre qu'il a choisie lui-même. J'aime toujours beaucoup celle qu'il a envoyée, mais elle se détourne nettement de ce sens et de l'unité que nous avons voulu donner à l'ensemble de l'exposition (...)." With an annotation by Cassou[?] asking if there has been any news about "cette combinaison proposé par Miró à Urvater, à la suite de ma conversation avec celui-ci, rencontré à La Haye et d'une lettre à Miró? " SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXVI.
80 2587 Art Peizel Ansingh Thérèse 1883 1968 
= Expressing her admiration for the work of the cartoonist and illustrator Van Wieringen (1915-1999). "(...) U doet ons steeds zoo ontzaglijk veel pleizier wanneer u met uw humor buiten uzelf treedt zooals nu bv met die lieve in-droeve facie van die newfoundlander of is 't een boxer? (...) U bent werkelijk een groot kunstenaar en ik wilde u dit zeggen voor 't misschien voor mij te laat is. Mijn zuster schrijft u ook (...)".
Ansingh, Lizzy (1875-1959). AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED "Lizzy Ansingh" to "Zeer geachte Heer Van Wieringen", dated "25 April 1957", blue ballpoint, 1 leaf, ruled paper, recto only.
= Discussing a possible visit of Van Wieringen to the studio of Lizzy Ansingh, and reflecting on the fact that Van Wieringen lives abroad. "(...) Ik ben dol op mijn land en mijn niet gemakkelijke landgenooten: ik heb er nooit iets op aan te merken. Ik heb nooit iemand ontmoet die u kwalijk nam dat U er niet woont; ik wist het niet. In Parijs was ik dikwijls: ik zou er niet willen wonen. Ik ben het ééns met Napoleon die Amsterdam de mooiste stad noemde die hij in Europa gezien had (...)".
Cuypers, Pierre (1827-1921). AUTOGRAPH POSTCARD SIGNED "P.J.H. Cuypers" to "den WelEdelen Heer G.H. Wenstink (...)", undated (poststamp "Roermond 24 I 12", pen and ink, recto and verso.
= "Welken dag wenscht U voor mijn causerie te bepalen tusschen 5 en 15 Februari. Ik zal spreken over: Het graf en grafmonumenten met lichtbeelden (...)."
AND 3 others: a printed visiting card of LIZZY ANSINGH with a short autograph note on it, a short printed thank you note w. the signature of JOSEPH CUYPERS and a short autograph letter signed by artdealer JACQUES GOUDSTIKKER.
80 2588 Art Toorop Charley 1891 1955 
= With small autograph correction in pen and black ink. Wondering whether Wim Hilbers knows the whereabouts of two of her paintings, the portrait of An Harrestein and the small portrait of "Annetje met twee vlechten, met een grijs blousje". She wishes to include the portraits in her retrospective exhibition.
ADDED: photograph SIGNED by the sculptor AUGUST FALISE (showing his sculpture Christ leading his flock) and a drawing by AUG. VAN OS ("Gezin Groepstudie", drawing in red pencil and black and red brush and ink).
80 2589 Austria Leopold I 1640 1705 
- Folded in middle; sl. foxed. Otherwise fine.
= An ordinance specifying taxes due for the people of Vienna and Austria after the Second Northern War. Countersigned by ?
80 2590 Aviation Fokker Anthony 1890 1939 
- Verso (w address) some sl. foxing.
80/2591 Belgian Revolt Lot of 11 manuscript documents 
= Mostly popular laudatory songs or poems, mostly in Dutch and French. For a large part in the same hand. Some titles: "Het Overschot des Braven. Heldenlied"; "De Deij van Algiers en Karel den tiende"; "Hobeyn. Chant patriotique" and "Aan de nagedachtenis van Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk roemrijk voor 's lands eer en regten, gesneuvels op den 5 Februarij 1831, voor Antwerpen".