Hans Andreus — 125 jaar
Rijssen Holland: Koninklijke Jutespinnerij en -Weverij Ter Horst & Co N.V.. First edition, first printing. 68 pp., 27 x 23 cm. Condition: Near Fine (NF). Some toning to covers; else fine. Photographs by Cas Oorthuys document the Dutch jute spinning and weaving company Ter Horst & Co. in Rijssen, which was founded in 1835. The book appeared for the firm's 125th anniversary in 1960 and covers the years 1835 to 1960. Text is by the poet Hans Andreus, and an English translation by Maria Maks is listed for the edition. It is a company commission: an industrial anniversary publication that pairs Andreus's text with Oorthuys's photographic documentation of the firm. The photography is industrial and documentary in approach, and the book belongs to Oorthuys's work for Dutch commercial and corporate clients.
