[Jacobus Acquoy] "Reekenboek, voor meisjes, ten dienste der schoolen."

Door N. Anslyn, en ontbonden door Jacobus Acquoy te Amsterdam 1808". Manuscript in fine calligraphy, 4 parts in one vol. (parts 2-4 with title page as mentioned, part 1 without title p.), 103,(1); (2 blank),(2),149,(1),(6 blank); (2),168,(2); 95 p., contemporary halfleather with gilt-lettered spine title, 4to (very well preserved).

Several leaves at the front with blindstamped bookplate of "L.S.D. Steenveld", Amsterdam. A very similar manuscript by Jacobus Acquoy ("Wissel bloemen" and "Arbitragie bloemen") with the same blindstamping is presently offered in England. That work is attributed to schoolmaster and mathematician Jacobus Acquoy (1803-1873), being a copy after an unknown work by his grandfather and namesake Jacobus Acquoy (1732-1818). Our manuscript is mentioned in the description of that work. We assume that our manuscript has indeed been executed by the elder Acquoy, also a gifted mathematician. In our own auction 20 (December 2018) we sold a printed mathematics schoolbook from the library of L.S.D. Steenveld. Nicolaas Anslijn (1777-1838), teacher in Amsterdam, published his Rekenboek voor meisjes in 4 volumes from 1804 to 1807 (Leiden, Du Mortier). Our manuscript is not an exact copy of that work.