[Commemorative publication] Jo Spier (1900-1978)
Handmade commemorative publication for the occasion of the 25th jubilee for employee J. vd S. (=J. van der Steen?) at the Koninklijke Stoom Weverij at Nijverdal. Including 31 splendid hand-coloured original drawings by Jo Spier, 29 of which accompanied by a tipped-in b/w photo of a staff member. Signed by J. Raymakers and W.T. Kroese*. Oblong gilt pigskin with title "1924, 29 september 1949" and "J. v.d. S.", in slipcase. Some mild foxing.
*Kroese (1907-1970) worked for KSW from 1943 and was responsible for the merger of KSW with Koninklijke Ten Cate B.V., a multinational textile company and market leader still active today.