= With autogr. annot. below "aus "Fünf Lieder" 1974/ Verlag DONEMUS Amsterdam".

AND a small stack of similar autograph signed cards by Dutch composers, occas. w. orig. (autogr.) envelope, i.a. by Jurriaan Andriessen, Louis Andriessen, Henk Badings, Konrad Boehmer, Robert Heppener, Simeon ten Holt, Jan Koetsier, Thera de Marez Oyens and Joop Stokkermans (music quotation of the theme of 'Tussen Kunst en Kitsch').

= Sending a portrait photograph (see below). "(...) ich hatte gerade noch ein einziges Bild. (...) Selten hab ik einen Wunsch so gerne befriedigt, denn ich denke noch mit der grössten Satisfaction an den Anteil des Orchesters am Gelingen meiner VI. Symfonie, welche Ihnen und Ihren Kollegen zweifellos viel Anstrengung gekostet hat (...)".

WITH: Idem. PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH by an anonymous photographer, 23x18,2 cm. - AND WITH: Idem. AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED "Matthijs Vermeulen", dated Laren (N.H.)/ Holland/ 22 jun 1960", blue ballpoint, 1 leaflet, recto only.

= "Den noblen Künstlern des Hamburger Orchesters in dankbarem Andenken an die Erstaufführung meiner VI. Symfonie am 34. Weltmusikfest der I.G.N.M. in Köln."

AND 13 other autographs etc. i.a. by Marius Flothuis (autogr. music quotation signed, a typescript and an autogr. letter signed), Bernard Haitink (autogr. card signed), Ton Koopman (autogr. music quotation signed), Theo Olof (autogr. signed photograph), Jaap van Zweden (autogr. music quotation signed). - ADDED: a catalogue of works by FLOR PEETERS, publ. by Edition Peters (1973), with autogr. signed dedication on frontwr., dated "Mechelen, 35-VIII-78".

= AUTOGRAPH SIGNED DECLARATION by Jacob van Lennep, stating that an annuity of 5.100 pounds sterling and 1.000 pounds sterling worth of shares in the "Zuid Zee Compagnie" (possibly a whaling company) should be considered the private property of his eldest son David Jacob van Lennep as the head of the association with his younger brother Maurits Jacob, granting him full right of disposal of the capital and any interest involved and denouncing any rights to ownership or reimbursement.

WITH a lithograph portrait of the same by J.B. CLERMANS (±1830).

= Granting permission to "J. van Dael, Kunstschilder te Parijs", to pass military posts in order to return to Middelburg to serve in the army. Hendrik Merkus, Baron de Kock was a Dutch military officer, colonial administrator and politician who served as lieutenant governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from 1826 to 1830. He also served as Minister of the Interior from 1836 to 1841.

WITH a cut out signature by the same. - ADDED: a small piece of a ms. signed by COENRAAD VAN VALKENBURG (1784-1831) and a ms. document signed by LAURENS PIETER VAN DE SPIEGEL (1737-1800).

= Thanking Veth for the fact that the board of the Rembrandthuis have decided to present Quack with an etching by Rembrandt ["(...) In mijn uit de aard der zaak min of meer nog kortstondig leven zal die ets voor ons een droom van liefde zijn (...)"] and sending Veth in return a copy of the second edition his memoirs, with a dedication.

WITH: Idem. Herinneringen uit de levensjaren van Mr. H.P.G. Quack 1834-1914. Amst., P.N. van Kampen, 1915, 2nd ed., VIII,467,(4)p., frontisp. portr., orig. (partly sunned) cl.

- Owner's stamp "Jan Veth" on title and bookplate "Delprat Veth" (by R.N. Roland Holst) on first free endpaper. Upper hinge weak.

= With extensive AUTOGRAPH DEDICATION SIGNED on verso htitle, dated "Amsterdam 18 April 1915".

AND a cabinet photograph mounted on board of Quack by M. Büttinghausen, Amsterdam, with SIGNED DEDICATION: "H.P.G. Quack aan zijn vriend dr. Delprat. September 1915". AND another short AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED by and to the same ("Zeer waarde doctor"), dated "van huis 18 October 1915", sending him a photogr. picture postcard of a painting by Rembrandt (included).

= Cornelis van der Vijver, a Dutch author and historian writing mainly about the history of Amsterdam. His most famous work is Wandelingen in en om Amsterdam. The letters were written by W. Holtrop (1751-1835) (on the death of his youngest child); J. Koning (1770-1832) (4 letters thanking for sending texts and a book); mayor of Amsterdam F. van de Poll (1780-1853) (3 letters thanking him and commenting on his historical texts on Amsterdam); S.P. Lipman (1802-1872) (2 letters, thanking him and asking for a meeting); J.C. Rijk (1787-1854) (a letter by fellow mason thanking him for sending the masonic almanac) ; G.W. Verweij Mejan (1797-1850) (fellow mason, 3 letters thanking him for sending publications); J. van Wijk Roelandszoon (1781-1847) (3 letters asking him for information and texts).

ADDED: a letter of condolence by singer Catharina Brouwer, married to Jan Steven van Esveldt Holtrop, to unidentified recipients.

= Maurits Willem Raedinck van Vollenhoven, Dutch diplomat. Mainly on the publishing of his memoirs. "(...) Het boek is, naar ik hoor eindelijk verschenen. Ik heb nog geen ex ontvangen en zag het dus nog niet. Zoudt gij nu de groote vriendelijkheid willen hebben, zooals gij mij dat hebt toegezegd er een aanbevelend woord over te schrijven in uw Limburgsche Courant? Dat zou zeker helpen bij den verkoop. Het boek beteekent voor mij deviezen (...)" [20/10/1946]. "(...) In eenzelfde telegram berichtte mij Elsevier, dat het verschenen en vrijwel uitverkocht was. Ik kan echter het succes niet uitbuiten omdat er geen papier is voor een herdruk! (...)" [29/12/1946]. "(...) Ik hoor dat er waarschijnlijk een herdruk van mijn mémoires op komst is, maar uitgevers zijn vervelende menschen, die maar amper antwoorden op tot hen gerichte brieven. Zij geven liever nieuwe boeken uit, dan dat zij herdrukken. Dat is meer reclame (...)" [14/03/1947].

WITH: M.W.R. VAN VOLLENHOVEN, Memoires. Beschouwingen, belevenissen, reizen en anecdoten (Amst. etc. 1946, frontisp. portr., orig. cl.).