1977 - 2075     MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

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77 2057 Rhine  Ina 2nd half 19th cent  77 2057 Rhine Ina 2nd half 19th cent
77 2057 Rhine  Ina 2nd half 19th cent  77 2057 Rhine Ina 2nd half 19th cent
77/2057 [Rhine]. Ina (2nd half 19th cent.). "Ons Reizen langs den Rijn." Manuscript diary, n.d., pen and ink, 524p., contemp. gilt hmor.

- Backstrip lacks portion at foot.

= In this extensive travelogue, Ina describes her train journey with a group of five people along the Rhine in 1870, starting in Steenwijk (Netherlands) via Elten (just across the German border) to Cologne. Here, she stays in the luxurious Dom-Hotel. Next, she travels to Bonn, Rolandseck, Remagen, (Schloss) Ahrenthal, Koblenz, Köningswinter and back to Cologne.

€ (70-90) 70
77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings  Lot of 10 manuscript documents 77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings Lot of 10 manuscript documents
77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings  Lot of 10 manuscript documents 77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings Lot of 10 manuscript documents
77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings  Lot of 10 manuscript documents 77/2058 Rotterdam and surroundings Lot of 10 manuscript documents
77/2058 [Rotterdam and surroundings]. Lot of 10 manuscript documents, pen and ink on paper, dated between 1840-1910, all bound in/ folded in modern wr., each folded, 32x20 cm.

- Occas. sm .defects.

= Mainly deeds of transport and other notarial deeds for Rotterdam families, such as Rietstap, Van Waesberge, Bartels-Van de Stolp and Logeman.

€ (50-70)
77 2059 Royalty  Photographic portrait SIGNED Noor al Hussein 77 2059 Royalty Photographic portrait SIGNED Noor al Hussein
77/2059 [Royalty]. Photographic portrait SIGNED "Noor al Hussein", in black felt-tip pen, not dated, 23,8x17 cm. (photograph faded and discoloured). - AND 5 other SIGNED (post)cards/ photographs by Prince Albert II of MONACO, Princess Stéphanie of MONACO, Jean of LUXEMBOURG (2x, incl. a signed letterpress thank-you card), Mariae Gloria Princess of THURN UND TAXIS and Maria Theresia de BOURBON.
€ (100-150)
77 2060 Schets van enige zoorten van Dieren welke in de bosschen omstreeks Cijlon gevonden worden 77 2060 Schets van enige zoorten van Dieren welke in de bosschen omstreeks Cijlon gevonden worden
77/2060 "Schets van enige zoorten van Dieren welke in de bosschen omstreeks Cijlon gevonden worden." Anonymous manuscript, late 18th cent., pen and ink, (26)p., orig. chintz wr., sm. 8vo.

= The first part ((14)p.), consists of a chapter listing 14 animals and a chapter headed: "Boomen - Vrugten planten en gewassen." in which 6 trees, fruits and plants are listed. The second part ((12)p.) contains riddles, humorous stories and French verses.

€ (50-70) 325
77 2061 Signatures  Autograph album 77 2061 Signatures Autograph album
77/2061 [Signatures]. Autograph album, ±150 signatures of singers, actors and authors in an exercise book, mainly 1958-1960, i.a. by Victoria de los Angeles, Aafje Heynis, Erna Spoorenberg, Max van Egmond, John van Kesteren, A. den Doolaard, Hans Andreus, Simon Carmiggelt, Mary Dresselhuys, Peter Oosthoek, Allard van der Scheer, Albert Vogel, Ellen Vogel, Ko van Dijk, Ramses Shaffy and Joop Admiraal.

= Some of the signatures are loosely inserted or tipped in, and almost all are dated by the collector.

€ (50-70) 90
77/2062 Studentica  Certificate of promotion 77/2062 Studentica Certificate of promotion
77/2062 [Studentica]. Certificate of promotion. Manuscript on vellum, pen and ink, issued by the "Rector et Professores Universitatis Rheno-Trajectinae", promoting "Guilielmus Arnoldus Roelvink" as doctor in "Juris Romani et hodierni doctorem", dated "Trajecti ad Rhenum, a.d. XIV m. Junii anni MDCCCXLV", signed by several notable professors and senator "Bouman", with attached wax seal in a protective brass case (Ø 7,5) on a silk cord, 28x53,5 cm., folded.

= Nice certificate, issued by the University of Rheno-Trajectinae, now the University of Utrecht.

€ (50-70)
77 2063 Temminck C L  1778 1843 77 2063 Temminck C L 1778 1843
77/2063 Temminck, C.L. (1778-1843). "Geschiedenis van mijn leven of Aanteekeningen der Merkwaardigste voorvallen eener Vriend der Waarheid bejegend en door hem zelven beschreven." Manuscript, pen and ink, n.pl., n.d. (2nd half 19th cent.), 121,(4),(6)p. and a number of blank lvs., plain hcalf, sm. 4to.

- Upper and lower hinge weak, last free endpaper loose; some sl. occas. foxing. Binding badly worn, covers cracked; spine-ends repaired w. tape.

= Contains transcripts of various texts by Coenraad Librecht Temminck, done by one of his children. Comprises: "Geschiedenis van mijn leven (...)" (p.1-102; w. annot. "Tot dusver door Coenraad Librecht Temminck zelve beschreven" at the end); "Naschrift door een zijner kinderen" (p.103-104); "Journaal van eene gedane reize naar Batavia door C.L. Temminck. 1820" (p.104-118; report in rhyming verses, "Op de reede van Batavia na eene reis van 115 dagen" at the end); "Waarschuwing tegen Diefstal" (p.119-120; "Rouveen 20 November 1832. (get.) C.L. Temminck" at the end); "Ter gedachtenis der terugkomst van mijne geliefde Vrouw Anna Elisabeth Leyendekker met het beurtschip van Amsterdam op Genemuiden op den 19 September 1833 (...)" (p.121; poem, "Uwe liefhebbende man (was get.) C.L. Temminck" at the end); a polemic poem featuring i.a. Hoynck van Papendrecht, John Jardine and "Heer Wolpert" (p.(122-125) and upside down at the other end 6p. with "Geslacht Register der Familie Temminck". Interesting manuscript, i.a. extensively on Temminck's stay in Indonesia, where he lost his first wife.

€ (150-250) 150
77 2064 The Hague and surroundings  Lot of 2 manuscript documents 77 2064 The Hague and surroundings Lot of 2 manuscript documents
77 2064 The Hague and surroundings  Lot of 2 manuscript documents 77 2064 The Hague and surroundings Lot of 2 manuscript documents
77/2064 [The Hague and surroundings]. Lot of 2 manuscript documents, both pen and ink on paper, dated "1660" and "1754", one leaf, recto only, ±30x20 cm.

= First document is a guardianship discharge in form of a letter, signed by "Amelie P. d'Orange" (Countess of Solms, princess of Orange) and the second an official appointment deed of Jan Beuker as assessor of the "Friessche en Nassausche Regimenten".

AND 1 manuscript debt document, signed by "M. de Nassau", "Johand de Veer" and "M. Baijer" (1705, wax seal).

€ (100-150) 130
77/2065 Theatre and cinema  Handteekeningenboek 77/2065 Theatre and cinema Handteekeningenboek
77/2065 [Theatre and cinema]. "Handteekeningenboek". Nine SIGNATURES, partly w. sentiment, pen and ink, ±1922, i.a. by THEO MANN BOUWMEESTER, LOUIS MOOR, LOUIS VAN GASTEREN and HENRI EERENS, in sm. cl. booklet w. attached pencil, sm. 8vo. - WITH: A. RUTTEN, Haagse Comedie 40 jaar (The Hague, 1987, (col.) plates/ ills., orig. wr., folio. SIGNED on title-p. by i.a. GUIDO DE MOOR, ANNE WIL BLANKERS, EDDIE HABBEMA, JULES ROYAARS and CARLIEN BROUWER).
€ (40-50)
77 2066 Tollens Cz  H  1780 1865 77 2066 Tollens Cz H 1780 1865
77/2066 Tollens Cz., H. (1780-1865). "Aan mijnen vriend M A Bogaers, bij den dood zijner Echtgenoote". AUTOGRAPH POEM SIGNED "H. Tollens", n.d., pen and ink, 1 folded leaf, recto and verso, (4)p.

- Sl. yellowed/ creased.

= After retiring from the vice-presidency of the Rotterdam Court, Mr. Adriaan Bogaers (1795-1870) developed into a man of letters. After his death, his extensive collection was given to the Koninklijke Bibliotheek by his daughter J.M. Bogaers.

€ (40-60) 120
77 2067 Utrecht  Rijks Hoogere Burgerschool 77 2067 Utrecht Rijks Hoogere Burgerschool
77/2067 [Utrecht]. Rijks Hoogere Burgerschool. Minutes taken between 1 September 1866 and 13 July 1917, pen and ink, approx. (190)p., contemp. hcalf, folio.

= The "Rijks HBS" in Utrecht was opened on 24 September 1866 and was closed just over a century later in 1968.

€ (50-70) 50
77 2068 VOC and WIC  Letter signed Prinsipaal Matth's Schenkenberg 77 2068 VOC and WIC Letter signed Prinsipaal Matth's Schenkenberg
77 2068 VOC and WIC  Letter signed Prinsipaal Matth's Schenkenberg 77 2068 VOC and WIC Letter signed Prinsipaal Matth's Schenkenberg
77/2068 [VOC and WIC]. Letter signed "Prinsipaal Matth's Schenkenberg". Manuscript letter to "Harmen van Zoelen, (...) Bewindthebber vande Oostindische Comp. ter Camer Aldaar", pen and ink on paper, dated "Den 3en Januarij 1699", 5p., recto and verso, bound together w. a cord.

= From 1697 to 1701, Mattheus Schenkenberg was the commander of the old Portugese fort on Ceylon, that was conquered by the Dutch in 1658. In this letter Schenkenberg refers to all his previous governmental servitudes to the VOC and he wishes to get compensated as befits a commander of his stature.

€ (200-300) 200
77 2069 VOC and WIC  Transcript of the Missive of 6 March 1773 77 2069 VOC and WIC Transcript of the Missive of 6 March 1773
77/2069 [VOC and WIC]. Transcript of the Missive of 6 March 1773, (18)p., pen and ink, folio.

= On the difference of opinion that had arisen between the "Kamer van Zeeland" and the other members of the "Generale West-Indische Compagnie" concerning "de Separate begeeving of Splitsing der thans vacerende Ampten voor de Colonie van Essequebo en Demerary, de verkoping van 's Compagnies Plantagien aldaar, en het verleenen eener Octroy door laatsgem. kamer tot het graven van een Canaal van Communicatie in de Rivieren (...)".

WITH: S. FOKKE, "De Zittingneming zijner Doorluchtige Hoogheid Willem, den Vijfden; als Opper Bewindhebber der E.W.I. Comp.ie te Amsteldam, op den Pmo Juny 1768" (engr., 28x37 cm., engr. caption below. Folded, sl. creased and trifle stained).

€ (70-90) 100
77 2070 Waesbergen family  Archive concerning the history of the Rotterdam family of book printers and binders 77 2070 Waesbergen family Archive concerning the history of the Rotterdam family of book printers and binders
77 2070 Waesbergen family  Archive concerning the history of the Rotterdam family of book printers and binders 77 2070 Waesbergen family Archive concerning the history of the Rotterdam family of book printers and binders
77/2070 [Waesbergen family]. Archive concerning the history of the Rotterdam family of book printers and binders. Rott., 1659-1969, consisting of manuscript testaments, transfers, marriage and ownership certificates, but also manuscript/ typescript business correspondence, contracts and commissions (mainly by clerks and representatives of the city of Rotterdam), loosely inserted in four unif. modern folders w. manuscript letterpiece on frontcover, kept together in board box, folio.

= The Waesbergen family started as 'Stadsdrukker' and printer of the 'Admiraliteyt van de Maze' in Rotterdam in the late 17th century. Rich and well documented archive, spanning over three centuries. Contains i.a. 1. "Extract uijt het Register der Resolutien van haer Ed: Moog. De Heeren gecommiteerde Raden ter Admiraliteijt op de Maze" (dated "1659", containing a contract with "Pieter van Waesberge, boeckverkooper hier ter Stede", to supply the Admiralty with "papier, pennen, Registers, passepoorten, Cardoes-papier en de diergelijcke behoeften"); 2. contracts and notarial documents regarding the transfer of the firm and its commissions from Abraham van Waesberge to his son Pieter (all dated "1699"); 3. similar documents regarding the transfer of the firm to Pieter, Gerard and Hendrik van Waesberge (all dated "28 Febr. 1737"); 4. two similar documents regarding the transfer of the firm to Hendrik van Waesberge (both dated "15 Maert 1777"); 5. similar documents regarding the transfer of the firm to the (widow) Pieter van Waesberge (dated "1811"); 6. correspondence between the secretary of the city of Rotterdam and the "commissie voor plaatsel. financien" (early 19th cent., regarding the delayed delivery of printed matter due to lack of type); 7. a letter by Adriana Francisca Landman, the widow P. van Waesberge to "Waarde Zoon" [Pieter Anthonij van Waesberge] (not dated (early 19th cent.), regarding the loss of a commission to print all government documents for the city of Rotterdam); 8. proofs for a register of the "Nationale Vee-Verzekering-Maatschappij" and short manuscript letters by its directors A.J. Samson and M.J.J. Kröller; 9. a number of judicial summons issued by the firm P. van Waesberge & Zn, a verdict and related correspondence (regarding the default of the "Nationale Vee-Verzekering-Maatschappij" in 1867); 10. the typescript conditions of a contract to publish the ordinances of the city council of Rotterdam (dated "1912"). See at large A.M. Ledeboer, Het geslacht Van Waesberghe. Eene bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der boekdrukkunst en van den boekhandel in Nederland (passim).

€ (400-600) 500
77 2071 World War I  Autograph book 77 2071 World War I Autograph book
77/2071 [World War I]. Autograph book, (24) lvs w. manuscript entries and ±40 tipped-in snapshots for/ by "Yonnie Scheidius", dated between 1915-1918, ±120 leaves unused, on early 20th cent. paper bound in 18th cent. calf prize-binding w. gilt coat of arms of Haarlem on both covers, 4to.

- Binding dam.

= Yonnie Scheidius came from a well-to-do family that lived at Menthenberg near Arnhem. She apparently left home for England in 1915. The first part consists of farewell wishes by her family and friends (mainly in English and French), as well as about 20 entries by tennis friends on occasion of a tournament played at Noordwijk in August 1915. Later on she lived in the UK (betwen 1916-1919) and visited the Watermouth Convalescent Home for wounded officers in October 1916. The snapshots show scenes at Watermouth Castle with nurses and convalescing officers as well as views of the countryside and neighbouring villages.

€ (80-100) 220
77 2072 World War II  Kujau K  1938 2000 77 2072 World War II Kujau K 1938 2000
77/2072 [World War II]. Kujau, K. (1938-2000). Forged AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTER from Hitler to "Mein lieber Himmler!", dated "München, der 8. März 1935", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto only.

= German artist and forger of World War II memorabilia Konrad Kujau gained notoriety as the author of the so called Hitler Diaries, which for some time were believed to be authentic. In 1983 Kujau sold the manuscripts to a journalist for 2.5 million DM, who in turn sold it to Stern Magazine for 9.3 million. When the diaries turned out to be forgeries, Kujau turned himself in and spent 3 years in jail.

€ (300-500)
77 2073 World War II  Postcard signed by Maximilian Goldenberg 77 2073 World War II Postcard signed by Maximilian Goldenberg
77/2073 [World War II]. Postcard signed by "Maximilian Goldenberg", to "Mevrouw C. (G.?) v. Inzen" and "Lieve Gré", dated "1-11-43", pen and black ink, recto and verso.

= Maximilian Goldenberg and his wife Hanna Goldenberg-Mendes Chumaceiro, certified German translators residing in Amsterdam, were arrested (probably in 1942) and interned in Kamp Westerbork before being transported to Bergen-Belsen on 15 February 1944. On his card, Maximilian asks the addressee to send any food or money she can spare: "Ik dank je ten zeerste voor de pakjes, die je mij gezonden hebt. Dit is vooral voor de kinderen zoo noodig, daar je weet dat Kurt zoo groot en veel te mager is. Als je boter, Duitsch brood en jam kunt missen en andere belegsels voor de boterham dan zijn deze zeer welkom.". Maximilian died in Bergen-Belsen on 18 March 1945 while Hanna died on 7 April, one week before the camp's liberation by the British army.

€ (70-90) 90
77/2074 Woudrichem  Manuscript document 77/2074 Woudrichem Manuscript document
77/2074 [Woudrichem]. Manuscript document, pen and ink on fold. vellum, dated "29e Maart (...) duizend zevenhonderd twee en tachtig", concerning the conversion of loan into allodial of property near Woudrichem at the request of Dowdall Piggot of Cappart, in Queens County, Ireland.

= Dowdall Pigott (surname probably misspelt Piggot), 1719-1785, came from a wealty Irish family and was the 7th child of Southwell Pigott (1670-1756), who was married "at Woodrichen, Netherlands, on 2 May 1705, to Henrietta Wynanda Van Der Graaf." This explains his having property near Woudrichem.

€ (60-80)
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