[Paper samples] Collection of 21 paper sample booklets: (1) Monsterboek "Zand-bank"
Wit- en gekleurd bankpost met watermerk met- en zonder linnen persing. Bijpassende enveloppen met binnendruk, met- en zonder venster. N.pl., S.V.H., n.d. (ca. 1935), 1 p. with "Specificatie der verschillende voorradige soorten" (with prices "per riem"), followed by ca. 70 lvs. in var. colours 8 loosely inserted matching envelopes in pockets on inside wr., orig. wr., 4to.
Nice and ultra-rare trade-catalogue. For every kind of paper, there is an "uitscheurbaar monstervel" available, all still present in our copy. (2) Kalendernummer. Service No. 29. Papierkroniek der N.V. Lutkie & Smit A'dam. 1 Juli 1934, (1),66-80 p., printed in purple and black, w. ills., typographical design and orig. stapled wr. by R. Knobbe. Tiny tear in frontwr., backwr. w. discol. spot. Very nicely designed booklet, showing examples of calendar leaves for the year 1935, w. explanation. Incl. a.o. "Fotomontage voor Beekman Bollenhandel. Door toepassing der fotomontage is het mogelijk verrassende effecten te bereiken (...)." Also included: "Kalenders en hun reclamewaarde". (3) Van Gelder Zonen. Portfolio w. 10 booklets/ samples, incl. Typografische modellen, Kassenbouw. Afrasteringen, bruggen enz. in ijzerconstructie H. Laurens & Co, Simili Japon papier and Hoe het bosch papier wordt, ca. 1935, var. sizes (the portfolio 4to size). (4) Monsters van venster-enveloppen. Venlo etc., Wed. H. Bontamps, n.d. (1913), typescript introd. followed by 17 mounted samples of envelopes, fold. in leporello between orig. wr., folio. W. loosely inserted Prijscourant van venster-enveloppen, dated Jan. 1913. -and 17 others, incl. 4 duplicates of booklets in the mentioned Van Gelder portfolio, two editions of the booklet Sint Nikolaas en Kerst papieren (Van Gelder Zonen, 1961 and 1962) and sample booklets published by Deutschmann & Roelants (2x, 1936, together in portfolio), N.V. Fabriek van Chemische Producten, Vondelingenplaat, Strathmore Paper Company (Mittineague, U.S.A.) and Hahnemühle. Added: envelope w. a number of lvs. w. watermarks. (total 22)