Illustrated separate volume in a series of almanacs published from 1818 till 1823 by the poet, painter, book seller and publisher Marten Westerman (1775-1852), who continued his successful series under the title Jaarboekje aan bevalligheid, deugd en kunst gewijd from 1824 till 1828. The series is one of the better Dutch literary periodicals, a genre that was developed in the early 19th century from the traditional almanacs. The preliminaries contain the usual items for almanacs: religious feast days, public holidays, the calendar, eclipses, seasons, travel and postal services, etc., but the main part is reserved for literary miscellanea, mainly poems. The contributions in this volume are unsigned, a few giving the initials of their author, as was common for literary periodicals of the early 19th century. The music, however, is signed by Wm. Sundorff.
The spine ends are bumped, the boards are slightly soiled. Internally mostly clean, with slightly creased corners, and a tear in the fore edge margin of page 63. The slipcase with pen markings on the front and back, missing a small portion of the side. Otherwise in good condition. Van der Aa, 20, pp. 146-147; Saakes 6, p. 351; cf. H. Eijssens, De litt. almanac als standmeter van de Nederl. poëzie (Thesis Univ. Adam, 2016), pp. 170-172; not in Vandenhole; Waller.