ZILVERDISTEL -- ROYEN, J.F. v. & P.N. v. EYCK... Lot 624

ZILVERDISTEL -- ROYEN, J.F. v. & P.N. v. EYCK Over boekkunst en de Zilverdistel. ('s-Grav., De Zilverdistel, 1915). 40, (2) pp. Sm-8°. Or. limp vellum w. the gilt Zilverdistel vignette on front side and gilt lettering on spine, uncut. (Vellum a bit warped, name entries in outer upper corner of second blank, else fine). Printed in black and red with - for the first time - the 'Zilvertype' by S.H. de Roos on the hand-press in 125 copies. With the or. prospectus on 4 pp., the original printed receipt, and 2 original letters by Jean François van Royen to Griettie (Van Hoey) Smith-van Stolk (1860-1941) concerning publications by De ZIlverdistel, dated May 15th 1916 and May 10th 1920. - Cat. De Zilverdistel (1925) nr. 13; Cat. Jean François van Royen (1964) nr. 9.