Rare books from Acanthus Antiquariaat

Royal provenance, incl. manuscript dedication poem to 'Sire'. A beautifully bound 2 volume set, containing an unique collection of 18 theatrical plays by the author Desfontaines, all with their original title-pages, dating from 1776 to 1809, from the library of Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805-1872), stamped with her crowned initials in both volumes. Paris, P. Robert-Christophe Ballard 'par exprès Commandement de Sa Majesté', a.o., 1767-1809. 2 Vols. with 18 plays, with their original titles. 8vo. ca. 14 x 20.5 cm. The signed manuscript poem by the author on the first blank paper in the first volume. Contemporary tree-marbled calf, covers with fine gilt fillet, backs gilt decorated, sides gilt, red and green title-labels, small paper labels on bottom of spine, with Princess Sophie of Bavaria's crowned initials in both volumes stamped on verso of the first title.The author François-Georges Fouques Deshayes (1733-1824), known as 'Desfontaines', was a French playwright, novelist, and librettist.… Read More

Early illustrated trade catalogue of steam ovens.Mounted on front pastedown an engraved patent label with 2 illustrations of the stove, 20 numbered engraved leaves, of which 8 double-page, showing kitchen ranges, including portable models, necessary pots, utensils and internal fittings. 10 Plates with explanatory handbills, mounted on verso facing the plate, one text mounted on verso of front free endpaper. With small contemp. manuscript annotations in a fine readable hand. EXTRA: 7 Printed slips bound in with contemp. manuscript prices in ink. Compared to the few other historically sold copies in auction, our copy has the most plates and has extra printed slips.Rare & early engraved trade catalogue for the newly patented steam ovens by the Birmingham manufacturer John Slater (unknown-1847), 'Coach spring maker' and 'Patent steam kitchen manufacturer'. The new patent of his machine was mentioned in 'The Gentleman's Magazine' of Dec. 1811 and the machine was extensively explained by his London agent in… Read More

Artists and Art critics along the Seine in Paris. Beautiful original watercolour in a cubistic style by Walt Louderback (1887-1941), ca. 1928-1930, ca. 53 x 36.5 cm.
Walt Louderback (1887-1941), painter and illustrator, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. He illustrated stories for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Hearst's International, and other popular magazines. Many of those stories were also printed in hardbound editions with Louderback's illustrations. Readers of the 1910s and '20s would have been well acquainted with the art of Walt Louderback, as he illustrated books by one of the most popular authors of the day, James Oliver Curwood (1878-1927). In addition to being an artist, Louderback also taught at the Art Institute. During the 1920s, Louderback lived in Europe, he was married to his 2nd wife in Paris, and delivered his assignments to New York by surface vessel. He also experimented with modernist and Cubist painting. As war loomed, Louderback left Europe with his family in May… Read More

Caricature - [Batavian Revolt - Democracy - Orangists - William V of Orange - Court jesters] Wy ryden naar St. Omer. Northern Nederlands, (1787). Plate size: ca. 25 x 18.5 cm; Sheet size: ca. 32 x 26 cm. Engraved political caricature depicting the defeated Patriots as 3 court fools riding on donkeys to St. Omer in France.Fine and rare engraved political print, a caricature by the Orangists on the flight of the defeated Dutch Patriots to St. Omer, France in 1787. The Patriots, a revolutionary democratic movement, also in favour of the American Independence, challenged from about 1780 more and more the authority of the Stadtholder William V of Orange. In 1785 Wiliam even had to move his court to the Southern Netherlands. But his more energetic wife, sister of Frederik Wilhelm II of Prussia, tried to force the issue by travelling to The Hague. After she was stopped at Goejanverwellesluis by the Patriots of Gouda, she made her brother raid the Northern Netherlands. It marked the end of the Dutch Patriot… Read More

Stereoviews - [Montgomery - Georgia - Bonaventure] J.N. Wilson / Wilson & Co. (Photographer).
A Collection of 7 early stereoviews of Montgomery, Georgia: Flour Mills; West from Capitol; (view from Capitol - East?); South Broad St - No 24; (Street view - men on horse drawn waggon); Bonaventure. No. 6; Bonaventure. No. 98. Savannah, GA., J.N. Wilson/ Wilson & Co, 143 Broughton Street / S.E. Cor. Broughton and Whitaker Sts., ca. 1860-1869. Albumen image: ca. 16 x 8 cm (= 2x 8 x 8 cm); Card size: ca. 17.5 x 8.7 cm. Albumen stereo photographs, each mounted 2 by 2 on light yellow-coloured studio board with rounded corners, 4 with handwritten description in ink or pencil on verso, 2 with extensive explanatory text printed on verso and 1 without a description.
All stereoviews in a beautiful condition, from a Dutch collection formed pre-1870. One stereoview shows the clothing company of 'Heidt, Jaudon Co.'.

Charnock, J. A. History of Marine Architecture. Including an enlarged and progressive View of the Nautical Regulations and Naval History, both Civil and Military, of all Nations, especially of Great Britain. London, R. Faulder (ao), 1800-1802. 1st. ed. 3 Vols. Large 4to. ca. 30 x 24 cm. 100,368; 496; 436 pp. Engraved frontispice, 99 aquatint and engraved plates, incl. some large folding, after Van de Velde and others. Beautiful 19th C. bindings: Uniform h.calf, spines richly gilt with 2 morocco letterpieces.
A very good copy of the first edition of "The most authoritative book on 18th century ship-building published in England" (Abbey), written by John Charnock (1756-1807), member of the Royal Navy and author of several highly esteemed works on marine history and ship-building. The present work offers a broad historic overview not only of English, French, Dutch shipbuilding, but includes also the Asian and the Pacific region.
Our copy with an albumen photograph (27.5 x 21cm.) of the "HMS Asia"… Read More

A new chocolate ice product from America advertised in Amsterdam.
- Lithographed poster - André Vlaanderen (1881-1955). Het nieuwste snufje uit Amerika: Norico, choco-glace. Amsterdamsche Banketbakkers IJscompagnie (IJsco). Fine lithograph in colour. (Amsterdam, ca. 1928-1929). 67 x 36 cm.
Very rare poster, no other copy found. Sadly I could not yet find information about this new chocolate ice, allegedly invented in America. However the story of the 'IJscompagnie' has been well documented. The 'IJscompagnie' (= Ice Company) was a brand name of a company of confectioners who operated ice cream carts. This name was shortened into 'IJsco' and became the household name in the Netherlands for ice sold in scoops. The oldest Dutch 'IJscompagnie' was probably that of Amsterdam. The newspaper 'De Courant' of August 28, 1913 mentions on that day the opening of a vanilla ice factory by the 'N.V. Automatische IJscompagnie der Amsterdamsche Banketbakkers' at the Oudezijds Voorburgwal 320, in Amsterdam. The… Read More

With description of a newly invented instrument, the 'Cirkel van Dou'.
[Cartography - Surveying] Dou, Jan Pietersz. & Johann Sems. Practijck des landmetens. Leerende alle rechte ende kromzydige landen, bosschen, boomgaerden, ende andere velden meten [-]; Van het ghebruyck der geometrische instrumenten; [Contemporary bound with an other 3rd. title than usual:] Tractaet vant maken ende gebruycken eens nieu gheordonneerden mathematischen instruments. Amsterdam, Willem Jansz [Blaeu], op het water inde Sonnewijser/ Willem Janssen op 't water inde vergulde Sonnewijser, (1620; 1620); 1620. 421,(3); 70 pp. With 3 separate titles, the first 2 works continuously numbered, however with 2 identical engraved title-illustrations, 7 folding etched plates and numerous woodcut text-illustrations. Contemporary red pigskin, giltlettered and gilt decorated in compartments. Good copy of an influentual work on surveying and cartography by the one of the best Dutch surveyors Jan Pietersz. Dou (1615-1682) together with… Read More

Original photograph - Schalekamp, J.M. (1844-1912). Den Haag. Spui. Amsterdam, J.M. Schalekamp, ca. 1890-1900. ca. 22.5 x 16 cm.Very rare original photograph by Johan Marinus Schalekamp (1844-1912), one of a group of original photographs which were used to make a picture postcard. We have traced some of the executed picture postcards, greatly reduced images of our original photographs. Schalekamp was one of the largest (possibly even the first) publishers of Dutch topographical picture postcards around 1900. He was active in Haarlem (1870-1879); Amsterdam (1881-1893) and Buiksloot (near Amsterdam, 1893-1912). He had a photographic studio, a (photo)lithographic and book printing office from 1893 onwards. Not only did he print his own picture postcards and books, but he also worked for other publishers.Very good copy. Provenance: Bought by a Dutch collector of photography in the 1960s, beginning of 1970s. Titled in pencil on verso. RKD; Wachlin 2011, Vol. 2, p. 517 (as: Schalenkamp, Johan Marinus).

Original photograph - Schalekamp, J.M. (1844-1912). Gorinchem. De Linge. Amsterdam, J.M. Schalekamp, ca. 1890-1900. ca. 22.5 x 16 cm.Very rare original photograph by Johan Marinus Schalekamp (1844-1912), one of a group of original photographs which were used to make a picture postcard. We have traced some of the executed picture postcards, greatly reduced images of our original photographs. Schalekamp was one of the largest (possibly even the first) publishers of Dutch topographical picture postcards around 1900. He was active in Haarlem (1870-1879); Amsterdam (1881-1893) and Buiksloot (near Amsterdam, 1893-1912). He had a photographic studio, a (photo)lithographic and book printing office from 1893 onwards. Not only did he print his own picture postcards and books, but he also worked for other publishers.Very good copy. Provenance: Bought by a Dutch collector of photography in the 1960s, beginning of 1970s. Titled in pencil on verso. RKD; Wachlin 2011, Vol. 2, p. 517 (as: Schalenkamp, Johan Marinus).

Original photograph - Schalekamp, J.M. (1844-1912). Gorinchem. Grote Haven. (Havendijk). Amsterdam, J.M. Schalekamp, ca. 1890-1900. ca. 22.5 x 16.5 cm.Very rare original photograph by Johan Marinus Schalekamp (1844-1912), one of a group of original photographs which were used to make a picture postcard. We have traced some of the executed picture postcards, greatly reduced images of our original photographs. Schalekamp was one of the largest (possibly even the first) publishers of Dutch topographical picture postcards around 1900. He was active in Haarlem (1870-1879); Amsterdam (1881-1893) and Buiksloot (near Amsterdam, 1893-1912). He had a photographic studio, a (photo)lithographic and book printing office from 1893 onwards. Not only did he print his own picture postcards and books, but he also worked for other publishers.Very good copy. Provenance: Bought by a Dutch collector of photography in the 1960s, beginning of 1970s. Titled in pencil on verso. RKD; Wachlin 2011, Vol. 2, p. 517 (as:… Read More

Original photograph - Schalekamp, J.M. (1844-1912). Leerdam. Kerkstraat. Markt. Amsterdam, J.M. Schalekamp, ca. 1890-1900. ca. 22.5 x 17 cm.Very rare original photograph by Johan Marinus Schalekamp (1844-1912), one of a group of original photographs which were used to make a picture postcard. We have traced some of the executed picture postcards, greatly reduced images of our original photographs. Schalekamp was one of the largest (possibly even the first) publishers of Dutch topographical picture postcards around 1900. He was active in Haarlem (1870-1879); Amsterdam (1881-1893) and Buiksloot (near Amsterdam, 1893-1912). He had a photographic studio, a (photo)lithographic and book printing office from 1893 onwards. Not only did he print his own picture postcards and books, but he also worked for other publishers.Very good copy. Provenance: Bought by a Dutch collector of photography in the 1960s, beginning of 1970s. Titled in pencil on verso. RKD; Wachlin 2011, Vol. 2, p. 517 (as: Schalenkamp, Johan Marinus).

Tako Hajo Jelgersma (1702-1795). Biblical scene of the finding of Moses with Bithiah, the daughter of the Pharaoh. Original watercolour, grisaille. (Haarlem, ca. 1790). ca. 28 x 19.5 cm, tipped on contemporary mount, ca. 37.5 x 29 cm.
Fine and attractive original watercolour drawing by Tako Hajo Jelgersma (1702-1795), painter, draftsman, grisaille painter and decorative painter (of interiors). He also drew copies after old masters; his grisailles were in the manner of Jacob de Wit. Unsigned, attributed to Jelgersma by R.J.A. te Rijdt (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam).

Collected accounts of the three great voyages by James Cook (1728-1779).Cook, James (with notes by George Forster, transl. by J.D. Pasteur). Reize rondom de waereld. Met kaarten en plaaten. Vertaald door J.D. Pasteur. Leyden, Amsterdam, The Hague, Honkoop, Allart en Van Cleef, 1799-1803. First Dutch edition. 14 Vols. complete, incl. the index vol. With an engraved portrait of the author, 13 engraved titles with title-vignettes, 52 folding maps, engraved by C. v. Baarsel, and 134 engravings, mostly folding by A. & I.S. Klauber. Contemporary half calf, sprinkled paper boards, red morocco title labels, green morocco volume labels.
A very fine & complete set of the first Dutch edition of the collected accounts of the three great voyages by James Cook (1728-1779), the famous British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. In three voyages to the Pacific, Cook sailed across largely uncharted areas of the globe. He mapped lands from New Zealand to Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean in… Read More

The very first independent work by Clusius
Dodonaeus, R. (C. Clusius, translator & contributor). Histoire des Plantes, en laquelle est contenue la description entière des herbes, c'est à dire, leur especes, forme, noms, temperament, vertus & operations. [-] Nouvellement traduite de bas Aleman en François par Charles de l'Escluse. [And:] Petit recveil, avqvel est contenve la description d'avcvnes gommes et liqvevrs, provenans tant des arbres, qve des herbes: ensemble de quelques bois, fruicts, & racines aromatiques, desquelles on se sert és boutiques [-]. Antwerp, Jean Loë, 1557. Folio. (24), 584. (36) pp. With ca. 840 woodcuts in the text, including woodcuts by the artist Pieter van der Borcht. Contemporary calf with richly gilt spine, raised bands and red morocco letterpiece.
Rare first and only French edition of the famous herbal or 'Cruydeboeck' by Dodonaeus, first published in 1554 by Jan van der Loe. Only 3 years later it was translated, revised and enlarged with a supplement by Carolus… Read More