81/2692 Bindings VOC Shagreen binding richly decorated with silver VOC binding ornaments
81/2692 [Bindings. VOC]. Shagreen binding richly decorated with silver VOC binding ornaments: silver plate on front- and backcover showing an East-Indiaman flying the VOC flag within, 2 silver catches w. a silver stylus (to be stuck through the two silver catches), the catches finely decorated with crowned "VOCD" [= VOC Delft] monogram, a.e.g., sm. 8vo. - CONTENTS: 6 leaves specially prepared for writing with the stylus, interleaved with 14 blank leaves.

- A few of the prepared leaves w. (later) annots. made with the stylus. Otherwise a very fine copy.

= Landwehr, VOC p.XXVII and XXIX (with illustration): "Few VOC stamped bindings bearing the initials of the less important chambers, such as Delft and Rotterdam, have come to light. (...) Actually the two chambers jointly commissioned notebooks and/ or almanacs on a yearly basis from the same silversmith. Elegantly bound in sealskin, they were provided with a silverplate of an East Indiaman surrounded by scrollwork on the front and backcovers (...)." A beautiful and well-preserved rare VOC shagreen binding with a stylus functioning as catch as well as pen. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE LXXIII.

€ (2.000-3.000)