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Introduction New year’s wishes. We all send each other cards for Christmas, New Year or just for fun. But who knew that this was a tradition that started in the seventeenth century?
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Paters Herberg in Haarlem Geplaatst op 5 februari 2021 door Arine van der steur We are grateful to have contributed to this nice and interesting article about Spanish theater in Haarlem and Heemstede. On page 38 our print of the inn at Haarlem is shown. The Paters Herbergh inn was opposite the shed where the Amsterdam actors gave…
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Bread and games are the necessities of life. Antique games, therefore, have a long history. The Goose Game (Ganzenbord) was already played in the 16th century. Many varieties have been made after this prototype. The iconography of the goose game often includes an image of a garden. The game is a simple race game in…
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Rare book “Galerij van beroemde mannen en vrouwen” contains the illustration of Peter the Great (Peter de Grote) of Russia with Johanna Blok. This Joanna Koerten- Blok (1650-1715) appears to be the most famous paper cutting artist of her time. And … She also cut the portrait of Peter the Great. Koerten made many portraits,…
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Still valid after two centuries…. Tegoedbon voor 25 zoenen, prachtig gegraveerd biljet uit de 19e eeuw. Klik hier voor meer informatie.
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The Dutch version (dd 1823) of An account of the Last illness, Decease and Post Mortem appaerances of Napoleon Bonaparte by his physician Arnott who was with him when he died. Rare book with all the gory details! In Vaderlandsche letteroefeningen, jaargang 1823, gaf men reeds het volgende smeuïge commentaar:“Dat bonaparte wel zeker gestorven, en…
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Recently, we added many handcoloured copper-engravings by Jan Goeree on the website. They are beautiful prints, on important historical buildings in Amsterdam. Good colours, relevant information on the prints, a real eye-catcher! You can see all prints by Goeree by clicking this link: Jan Goeree overview
![[Printed publication 1865, Scheveningen, The Hague] Plegtige onthulling der gedenknaald in het zeeduin bij Scheveningen, op Donderdag 24 Augustus 1865 : feestprogramma en regelen van orde, vastgesteld door de hoofdcommissie, 's Gravenhage Ter drukkerij van H.L. Smits 1865, 6 pp. (kopie)](https://arinevandersteur.nl/wp-content/uploads/WhatsApp-Image-2021-03-16-at-10.39.301-1.jpeg)
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We will be present at the 40th edition of the Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair, 2 & 3 October 2020, #Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. See for further information www.amsterdambookfair.net We will inform you soon to explain all the details and our special books and prints for this fair.
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We will be present at the 40th edition of the Amsterdam International Antiquarian Book Fair, 2 & 3 October 2020, #Passenger Terminal Amsterdam. See for further information www.amsterdambookfair.net We will inform you soon to explain all the details and our special books and prints for this fair.