Books and Manuscripts · Los 2296

[Bindings]. Crimson velvet binding,

frontcover w. delicate mounted handcol. and gilt paper cutting, 18,1x27,6 cm., monogr.(?) in central position "U. - v. S." and "1866 13 Augs 1916", surrounded by feather-like decorations and a pair of peacocks in each corner. - ON (12) leaves: a calligraphed title-p. ("Ter Gedachtenis aan 13 Augustus 1916"), pen and ink and handcol. and heightened w. gold, 4 lvs. w. signatures (recto only) and 7 blank lvs., moiré silk endpapers, obl. 4to.

Los: 2296
Auktion: Auction 83, 24-28 November 2025
Abteilung: INDONESIA. BOOKS, MAPS, PLANS and VIEWS, PRINTS and DRAWINGS
Schätzpreis: 100 € – 150 €
Zuschlag: 100 €
Fotos: 2 Fotos

Anmerkungen

Title-p. signed "H.(?) Beck. Merauke Z.N. Guinea" and "L Beck. Weltevreden". The occasion for which this binding was made remains unclear, but many signatories were civil servants in the Netherlands Indies. Names include Johannes Beck and Wilhelmina Beck-van Ameijden van Duijm; Frans Westrik and Johanna Westrik-de Haan; A. van Limborch van der Meersch-Spoelstra; Mr and Mrs Van Gesseler Verschuir; Charlotte Elisabeth Molenaar-Varkevisser and M. Goudriaan-Vorstman. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XL.