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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Lithographic stone used for the jubilee edition of "Een aardig prentenboek" (Piet de Smeerpoets), Schiedam, 1898

Year
 1898

Measurements
 1898

Related term
 prentenboeken, lithografie, illustraties, oplagen

Period
 19e eeuw

Classification
 E: Boekillustratie

Content
 The first Dutch edition appeared in 1848 of "Lustige Geschichten und drollige Bilder, mit 20 schön colorirten Tafeln für Kinder von 3-6 Jahren" by Heinrich Kinderlieb, (Heinrich Hoffmann), published in later editions under the title of "Der Struwwelpeter". Countless reprints appeared between 1848 and 1884 of the Dutch "Piet de Smeerpoets" in varying formats of which a total of more than 170,000 copies were sold. A jubilee edition appeared in 1898, fully lithographed after the first edition of 1848. This lithographic stone was used for it.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Amsterdam Bibliotheek KVB Universiteitsbibliotheek UVA