MANUSCRIPTS, AUTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS

Auction 85, 23-27 Nov 2026

Zitting van woensdag 25 november 2026, 9.30 uur

Kijkdagen: donderdag 19 november 2026 – zondag 22 november 2026, 10.00 uur – 16.00 uur · Volgorde van de veiling

74 kavels

Kavels

Kavel 2488

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of ARNOLD LANG, mainly Altdorf, Jena and Wittenberg, 1575-1606, 247 lvs., comprising 63 contributions incl. 22 gouaches of coats of arms (incl. 1 w. a pike man), most lvs. recto or verso only, contemp. blindst. pigskin leather over wooden boards, frontcover blindst. "A.L. / N / 1575" w. a lozenge shaped ornament within a rich vegetal border.

Schatting € 11.000 – € 13.000

Kavel 2489

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of GABRIEL BRUCKLACHER, mainly Ingolstadt and Rome, 1588-1598, 51 lvs., comprising 38 contributions incl. 35 gouaches of coats of arms, mainly w. silver and/or gold (1x pen and ink only), all but one lvs. recto only, contemp. limp overlapping vellum w. ties, 15x12,5 cm.

Schatting € 3.000 – € 5.000

Kavel 2490

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of CASPAR GOTTFRIED HAHN, mainly Jena and Leipsic, 1643-1650, 194 lvs. (incl. 112 blank), comprising 74 contributions incl. 1 MINIATURE, 7 gouaches of coats of arms heightened w. gold (1x mounted), 7 drawings (4x gouache and heightened w. gold, 1x mounted) and 1 portrait in red crayon, contemp. richly gilt calf, frontcover giltlettered "C.G.H.S. / 1643", a.e.g., obl. 12mo.

Schatting € 7.000 – € 9.000

Kavel 2491

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of GEORG GABRIEL PÖMER, mainly Altdorf, 1654-1655, 220 lvs. (incl. 180 blank), comprising 39 contributions incl. 1 gouache w. coat of arms of the Pömer family and 2 gouache emblems on vellum, a.e.g., contemp. calf, obl. 12mo.

Schatting € 12.000 – € 14.000

Kavel 2492

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of ?, German, 1663-1664, 135 lvs. (incl. many blank lvs.), comprising 21 contributions incl. 6 gouache drawings, i.a. 2 sm. mounted cut-out gouaches on vellum and 1 coat of arms, a.e.g. and gauffrered, later boards, sm. obl. 8vo.

Schatting € 500 – € 700

Kavel 2493

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of ?, Dutch (mainly Haarlem), 1796-1814, comprising 4 manuscript lvs. in pen and ink, 6 watercolours, 6 drawings (various techniques) and a large number of blank lvs., all loose in gilt red mor. binding w. (remnants of) ties, a.e.g., obl. sm. 8vo, in contemp. calf box. AND 1 other Dutch album amicorum of A.E. BROOS (1844-1853, 4 ms. contributions, 5 lvs. w. embroideries, 3 watercolours and 3 drawings, all loosely inserted in richly blindst. box, obl. sm. 8vo. Lid of box loose).

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2494

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

for "E.A. van Rhyn", ±1802-1805, (49) leaves, all manuscript in pen and ink (1x w. a small drawing of a flowering plant), loosely inserted in orig. gilt burgundy mor. dropback box, a.e.g., in contemp. slipcase.

Schatting € 150 – € 250

Kavel 2495

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

for ?, Dutch (mainly Haarlem), 1827-1840, comprising 36 manuscript contributions in pen and ink, 15 drawings (various techniques, partly w. ms. text), all loosely inserted in contemp. gilt dec. cl. box, frontcover w. paper letterpiece w. engr. title "Souvenir". AND 2 other alba amicorum, ±1850, together comprising 15 manuscript contributions in pen and ink and 23 amateur drawings.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2496

[Alba amicorum]. Album for "A. de Vogel",

±1830-1850, containing i.a. 5 drawings, 2 embroidered leaves, 1 mounted wreath of flowers in silk and velours, 2 handcol. engravings, 5 manuscript contributions, 1 cut-out silhouette of A. de Vogel, kept in orig. gilt burgundy mor. box, a.e.g., obl. sm. 8vo.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2497

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of W.A. VERHELLOUW, mainly Utrecht, 1843-1884, 15 loose lvs. comprising 15 contributions incl. 10 w. musical notations and 4 w. pencil drawings, all lvs. recto or verso only, kept together in contemp. richly gilt mor. box, obl. 8vo size.

Schatting € 400 – € 600

Kavel 2498

[Alba amicorum]. Album amicorum

of E.A. GAYMANS, mainly Delft, 1854-1899, (60) lvs. (incl. many blank), comprising 17 contributions incl. 3 drawings and 1 handcol. lithogr. ill., contemp. blindst. and gilt green mor., large 8vo.

Schatting € 600 – € 800

Kavel 2499

[Alba amicorum]. Collection

of 6 leaves from alba amicorum, early 17th and late 18th century, each illustrated w. a coat of arms, gouache and all but one heightened w. gold, w. alternating blank lvs., obl. 8vo.

Schatting € 500 – € 700

Kavel 2500

[Amsterdam and surroundings]. "Poorter Eed."

Letterpress and manuscript vellum leaf, 15,5x20,5 cm., sm. woodcut coat of arms and attached paper seal, dated [manuscript:] "25. februarij 1740."

Schatting € 50 – € 70

Kavel 2501

[Antiphonary]. Leaf

from an antiphonary, 18th cent.(?), Latin text on vellum, recto and verso, 52,5x36,5 cm. (leaf), 41,5x28 cm. (text), initial in red and blue, text and scores in black and red ink.

Schatting € 50 – € 70

Kavel 2502

[Art]. Besten, Pieter den and Glavimans, André. Archive,

consisting of a variety of autograph material, original designs for commercial publications, drawings etc., stemming from 2 different sources: artist/ graphic designer Pieter DEN BESTEN (1894-1972) and his son in law author/ journalist André GLAVIMANS (1912-1984).

Schatting € 500 – € 700

Kavel 2503

[Art]. Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828). Three

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS to "John Tharpe Esq.", dated "Newcastle 25 April 1817", "New Castle 27 Octobre 1819" and "New Castle 28 December 1821", pen and ink, each on 1 fold. leaf, recto only, each w. accompanying fold. envelope w. address "John Tharp Esq. Chippenham Park, Newmarket, Cambridge Shire". - EACH TIPPED ONTO A PRELIMINARY LEAF OF: Bewick, T. History of British Birds. Newcastle, n.publ., 1805, 2nd ed., 2 vols., XXXVIII,346; XXII,400p., 208/ 240 woodengr. ills. by T. BEWICK, contemp. unif. gilt calf w. 2 contrast. mor. letterpieces. - AND OF: Idem. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1807, 5th ed., (8),525,(1 advert.)p., woodengr. title-vignette, 225 woodengr. ills. and 111 vignettes by T. BEWICK, bound unif. w. the above.

Schatting € 300 – € 500

Kavel 2504

[Art]. Doesburg, Theo van (1883-1931). "Petro et Theo van Doesburg".

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH of Theo and Nelly van Doesburg, 7,9x12,6 cm., recto 'titled' in white ink, verso w. printed postcard lay-out and poststamped "30.9.21", autograph "DRUCKSACHE", addressed to "Herrn Antony Kok (...) Tilburg (...)" and "HartGroeten / Does & Nelly / Absender Th vDoesburg / Neu Ober Weimar", all in pen and black ink.

Schatting € 500 – € 700

Kavel 2506

[Art]. Galerie Espace. "Fondsenboek".

Cash register, pen and ink, entries dated between 1956-1959, leaves w. alphabetical tabs, ringbound in orig. cl. over wooden covers, obl. folio.

Schatting € 1.500 – € 2.500

Kavel 2507

[Art]. Peeters, Jozef (1895-1960). AUTOGRAPH PICTURE POSTCARD SIGNED

to "den Heer Erich Buchholz", undated (postmark "Berlin/ 29.12.22"), pen and ink, recto w. photogr. picture of the painting "Halb vier Uhr" by Marc Chagall w. printed caption, verso w. letterpress "Kunstausstellung Der Sturm (...) Sammlung Walden (...)". "Moholy-Nagy / 19". Picture postcard, ±1922, 15,4x10,5 cm., recto w. photogr. picture of the work by Moholy-Nagy w. printed caption, verso. w. letterpress "Postkarte" and printed postcard lay-out.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2510

[Calligraphy]. "Hij plaatst U aan zijn regterhand, Terwijl de Hemellingen, Ter eere van uw offerand, Deez nieuwen lofzang zingen."

Calligraphed poem in pen and black ink, above a small vignette showing a pair of doves perched on an oval ring enclosing the name "Catharyna den Boer", dated "1809" and monogrammed "B.L." in pen and col. ink, surrounded by calligraphed birds and flourishes of scrolled decoration in pen and black ink, 19x32 cm. WITH 3 others, i.a. a 19th cent. calligraphed excercise book by "Maria Cornelisina Barendregt" and "Elizabeth Dam" ((18)p., pen and black ink, orig. marbled wr. Wrappers stained) and a painted wooden 19th cent. speculoos mold (14,5x10 cm., w. the mirrored letters of the alphabet carved in the wood).

Schatting € 40 – € 60

Kavel 2511

[Calligraphy]. Schmüll, J.H. "F. van Glasenap wordt bij gelegenheid van zijner Vijftig jarige dienstvervulling bij de Firma's J. Brandt en Zoon en P. Proost en Zoon te Amsterdam. Dit Album aangeboden ter begeleiding van het geschenk van het Personeel.".

N.pl., n.d. (1898), a calligraphed title and 1 dec. leaf in pen and col. ink signed "J.H.S." (1x) and "J.H. Schmüll inv. del." (1x), 12 lvs. in pen and brush in black and red ink, contemp. mor. w. family coat of arms, a.e.g., 4to.

Schatting € 70 – € 90

Kavel 2512

[Calligraphy]. Lot

of 15 calligraphed or neatly written poems, congratulations etc., dated between ±1750-1830, all pen and black ink, i.a. "Dank Schrift" (recto) and "Vermaan Schrift" (verso); a rebus headed "Tweede Huisvrouw. De Oude Man. Eerste Huis Vrouw" with extensive explanation of the rebus below; "Lof Gedigt. Al wat Lof verdient, Ja wat mijn Pen vermagh, Dat zal ik in 't gedigt dees brengen aan den dagh" and "Nieuwe Jaars Bries aan mijn Eerwaarde Ouders (...) Eerwaardige Ouders Ue Dienstwillge Dienaar en Gehoorzame Zoon Gerrit Wiggers".

Schatting € 80 – € 100

Kavel 2513

[Commonplace book]. Anonymous (1st half 19th cent.). "This is a volume in whose leaves No sentiment is traced, That virtue in her gravest mood Would wish to be effaced."

Commonplace book of an English lady, n.pl., ±1835, ±90 unnumb. lvs., containing numerous poems, written in pen and ink in a few different hands (occas. monogrammed and dated between 1834-1837), partly by the owner herself, partly by family members or friends, partly copied from poets (i.a. Byron), num. mounted/ tipped-in (handcol.) prints, a few mounted drawings (i.a. of Berkhamsted Rectory), a few loosely inserted paper cuttings, in contemp. gilt and richly embossed dark blue mor., a.e.g.

Schatting € 200 – € 300

Kavel 2515

[Gastronomy]. (Cookery book).

Manuscript, pen and ink, 59 lvs. (recto and verso) and numb. blank lvs. (±250 lvs. in total), ±1778-1800, German and French language (mostly German), contemp. calf.

Schatting € 70 – € 90

Kavel 2516

[Gastronomy]. (Cookery book).

Manuscript, Dutch, late 18th/ early 19th cent., pen and ink, 60,(194 blank),(25 index)p., 18th cent. hcalf, sm. 4to.

Schatting € 150 – € 250

Kavel 2519

[Genealogy and heraldry]. "Geslagt-Lyst der Voorzaten van Jan de Wit cz: Gebooren te Alkmaar A°.1747,4/14. en Geertje Beets, Geboren te Hoorn A°.1749,8/28. Nevens een verderen Aantekening van Hunnen en Hunlieder Broeders en Suster Nakomelingen; Grootdeels by een Gebrachtg door Jan de Wit cz: In Hoorn, A°.1774."

Manuscript, (60)lvs. (incl. a few blank and 3 calligraphed (sub)titles), pen and ink, mainly recto and verso, with 3 large fold. ms. genealogical trees, modern stiff marbled paper wr., 4to, in antique style gilt modern calf dropback box.

Schatting € 600 – € 800

Kavel 2521

[Germany]. Görschen, Adolf Richard von (1839-1925). "Tagebuch des Krieges gegen Frankreich 1870-1871 von Richard von Görschen".

Manuscript, pen and ink, 127 lvs. (recto and verso), contemp. hcl. WITH an album with various charming naive drawings in pen and ink, 25 lvs., recto and verso. AND 3 British sketch books, ±1910, w. num. lvs. w. sketches (figures and animals), w. English captions, possibly made by one of the children of Richard and Emma or one of her family members (there is a mention of a Frederick George Rutland).

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2523

[House of Orange]. Beatrix, queen of the Netherlands (b.1938). Lot of 4 Christmas cards w. mounted col. photograph,

all signed in black pen, all w. the signature stamp of prince Claus, 1988, 1989, 1992 and 1993. - AND ±150 printed cards of gratitude by various members of the House of Orange and other royalty, i.a. princess Margriet and her husband Pieter van Vollenhoven (4x signed in blue pen), princess Christina, her husband and children, princess of Wales (lady Diana), prince Rainier and Albert of Monaco. - AND 14 printed invitations from queen Wilhelmina to baron Snouckaert van Schauburg (1906-1927). - ADDED: printed ephemera related to the House of Orange, i.a. programs and booklets, incl. PROGRAMMA VOOR DE BEGRAFENIS VAN ZIJNE MAJESTEIT WILLEM II (printed by J. de Groot, Delft, 1849, without wr.) and E.J. VEENENDAAL, Oranje Boven (Harderwijk, 1874, orig. lithogr. wr. Rare).

Schatting € 150 – € 250

Kavel 2524

[Jesuits]. Archdeacon, R. "Tractatus de Gratia". Vol. 2 and 3.

Manuscript, pen and ink, n.pl., 18th cent., 2 vols. (of 3?), XI,955; X,285,10,(3)p., contemp. unif. gilt calf. Idem. "Tractatus de Ecclesia". Vol. 2-4. Manuscript, pen and ink, n.pl., 18th cent., 3 vols (of 4), VIII,380; III,296; XVI,180p., contemp. unif. gilt calf, sm. 8vo.

Schatting € 70 – € 90

Kavel 2525

[Judaica and hebraica]. (Psalm 121).

Pen and ink on paper, 1 leaf, 17x10 cm., 2nd half 18th cent. AND 4 other miscell. sm. manuscript documents and 1 printed quire from a book in Hebrew.

Schatting € 80 – € 100

Kavel 2527

Lot

of 3 AUTOGRAPH SIGNED FOLDING LETTERS, 1x letterpress/ 1x manuscript/ 1x letterpress and manuscript, dated between "11 Maggio 1777" and "8 july 1834", pen and ink on paper, all 1 (fold.) leaf, 2-4p., recto only/ recto and verso.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2528

[Maastricht]. Lot

of ±70 manuscript official documents, 18th-early 19th cent., pen and ink, partly cordbound. ADDED: Crahay, L. Coutumes de la Ville de Maestricht. Brussels, F. Gobbaerts, 1876, (4),XCV,(1),526,(1)p., later hcl. w. (part of) orig. wr. paid down., 4to.

Schatting € 150 – € 250

Kavel 2529

[Maritime history]. Insurance agreement and muster roll

for the ship "De Onderneming onder Hollandsche vlag daar Capitein op is Gotfried Lodewich Schönbeck (...) om te vaaren naar Madera". Two letterpress/ manuscript documents, dated Amsterdam, 5 and 10 December 1801, 1 leaf, recto and verso/ (2),(2 blank)p., folio, folded. AND 1 other: "Vragtlijst van het Schip Ceres Capitein Jan de Vries van Suriname in Texel binnen den 17 May 1803." Manuscript cargo list, 5,(1 blank) lvs., recto and verso, folded.

Schatting € 50 – € 70

Kavel 2531

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, Northern Netherlands, ±1450, Middledutch text in black ink on vellum, rubricated, recto and verso, ±14,6x10,6 cm. (leaf), 10,4x6,1 cm. (text), 22 lines to each page, two 2-line initials in blue ink.

Schatting € 60 – € 80

Kavel 2532

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, 15th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera textualis, recto and verso, ±16,2x11,1 cm. (leaf), 9,9x6,2 cm. (text), 17 lines to each page, two 2-line foliate initials, ten 1-line initials, 9 foliate line-fillers.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2533

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Book of Hours, France, ±1480, Latin text in black ink on vellum, littera bourguinonne, recto and verso, ±15x12 cm. (leaf), 9x6 cm. (text), 17 lines to each page, 1 3-line foliate initial, recto and verso w. 1/4 border of leaves, flowers and fruits in colours and gold, framed. - AND 1 other framed leaf from a printed missal.

Schatting € 150 – € 250

Kavel 2534

[Medieval manuscripts]. Leaf

from a Breviary, Southern Netherlands/ Northern France, 14th cent., Latin text in black ink on vellum in 2 columns, littera textualis, rubricated, recto and verso, 18x13 cm. (leaf), 11,2x3,8 cm. (text per column), 30 lines, 4 2-line initials alternating in red and blue w. penwork flourishings extending into margins.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2535

[Medieval manuscripts]. Lot

of 6 manuscript leaves from a Book of Hours, Italy, 15th cent., Latin text in black and red ink on vellum, littera rotunda, all recto and verso, ±9,8x7,1 cm. (leaf), 5x3,6 cm. (text), 12 lines to each page, eleven 2-line initials on a red and blue field, heightened w. gold, 7 1-line initials in blue/ gold, in modern velvet binding, 12mo.

Schatting € 250 – € 350

Kavel 2539

[Militaria]. Schenk van Nydeggen, M. (1540-1589). MANUSCRIPT LETTER

to "Eersame goede vrindt Henrick Feckens", pen and ink, 1 leaf, recto and verso, w. heading "Copie". ADDED: "De Gelegentheyt ende Belegeringhe van Schencken Schans". Engr. plan w. inset view, 27,5x36 cm., from I. COMMELIN, Frederick Hendrick van Nassauw, prince van Orangien. Zyn leven en bedryf (Amst., 1651).

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2540

[Militaria]. Lot

of 6 Belgian and Dutch AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, dated "Octobre 4 1830"-"31 mei 1831", pen and ink, 1 fold. leaf, recto (and verso), (1)-(4)p. (incl. address).

Schatting € 70 – € 90

Kavel 2542

[Music]. Songbook

with antiphons and hymns for Candlemas, Feast of the Cross, Easter, Feast of Ascencion and a Requiem. Manuscript, German, early 18th cent. (1 leaf dated "1715, 26 octobris"), pen and brown ink, gouache, 83 lvs. w. scores throughout, w. decorated initials, incl. 6 (tiny) miniatures, bound in contemp./ sl. later calf w. 2 clasps and catches.

Schatting € 300 – € 500

Kavel 2543

[Netherlands]. Holtrop, W. (1751-1835). Lot of 18

AUTOGRAPH SIGNED LETTERS, all addressed to Willem Holtrop, dated between "Junij 1818 and "5 January 1848", pen and ink on paper, 1 (fold.) leaf, recto only/ recto and verso. AND 1 other: DE NAGEDACHTENIS VAN WIJLEN WILLEM HOLTROP (Amst., (1835), lithogr. frontisp. portrait by M. DESSAUR, contemp. boards).

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2546

[Oriental manuscripts]. (Islamic tutorials).

Javanese, prob. (late) 19th cent., 2 vols., pen and ink on thin vellum, both ±200 lvs., Arabic main text with notes in Javanese, rubricated in red, contemp. blindst. leather, 4to/ folio.

Schatting € 100 – € 150

Kavel 2547

[Oriental manuscripts]. Palm-leaf manuscript,

Cambodian, prob. late 19th/ early 20th cent., ±120 large rectangular palm lvs. w. engr. Pali/ Khmer script on both sides, cordbound between 2 wooden covers, 58x13x4,5 cm.

Schatting € 100 – € 150