YeOldBookWorms Ltd 

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Rare and Collectable book dealers with offices in the Grade 2 listed historical building, Bridge House in Thetford Norfolk. Viewing available upon request. Celebrating 10 years of selling books. 

 

Family tree of the Rotterdam branch of the Polak family


Dated 1938 Volgens Richd P.


Limited Edition No 10 of 25 Prints 


Original Etching 


**Selling here is a seemingly rare original etching on brown of the Polak Family tree, Rotterdam. Large folio size measuring: [sheet size] 64cm x 47cm. Etching size: 41cm x 30cm. Limited edition? 10/25 in pencil to the lower left, with pencil signature to the right [Artist?]. Large blank borders. Original etching. One other found [that was sold] for 450 Euros [that copy not having the signature and cropped]. **


On the tree branches are shields with names and dates. Oldest generation: Jeremias A. Polak, married 1761 to Esther A. van Gogh. Above that, six generations. Van Goch, Van Aalten, Roose, Jossman, Levy, Cohen, Vos, Meyer, Rosenberg, Hirsch, Leyden, Seckel, Spanjaard, Weening, Col-Clough, Colclough, Rosenthal, Bles, Mendes, Gosschalk, Jongh, Catz, Van Cleeff, Hartog,

Beyond is a cityscape of Rotterdam as a background: on the left are the St. Laurenskerk, the statue Erasmus, and further canal houses.


Title to the top right corner: STAMBOOM V/D FAMILIE POLAK ROTTERDAM VOLGEND AANWYZING RICH.D P.

Monogrammed and dated on the bottom right corner: A.L. (?) 1938. 


Foxing mainly to the wide margins. upper left corner creased. browning, roughly cut left and right borders .Discolouration to the verso. 



Terms & Conditions of Sale 

Payment Details: We accept Paypal, UK Cheques, Postal Orders. 

Shipping: We will happily ship anywhere in the World, and combine multiple items to reduce postal costs. Please contact us and ask for a invoice.  

Packaging: All our books, will be securely packaged (and waterproofed). We aim to send all items within 48 hours of payment.  

Returns Policy: If you are unhappy in any way, for whatever reason, with the transaction or the item, please contact us as soon as possible. Your item is fully refundable without question.  

Our Policy: Our aim is for you to have a pleasant and enjoyable experience with us, we list and describe our books as honestly as possible and can provide extra images upon request.

Who we are: We are book enthusiasts, Fiona Gladwin and Steve Thomas who started Yeoldbookworms Limited on eBay in 2013.  We recently moved to our new offices in Thetford, Norfolk UK, where viewing can be arranged upon request.  

 We hope you buy with confidence, we celebrated, at the end of 2018 10,000 successful Book sales and have gained a reputation of honesty and reliability.