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1928 · 52135 — Goes & Rotterdam: A.S.J. Dekker Hofdrukkerijen Arps & Zoon ca. 1928. 4to. With 16 sepia-tinted photogravure plates of organs each w/ text in lower right corner identifying the instrument. Pictorial khaki-coloured softcovers yapp edges embossed & raised illustration of pipe organ on front cover w/ pipes printed in silver lettering in dark brown w/ Art Deco decorative elements sewn at gutter margin w/ gold silk braid w/ ownership label on inner front cover for I.C. Jansen. First edition of this scarce and beautiful catalogue illustrating the historic pipe organs restored by the famed Dutch organ building firm as well as the electrical keyboard installed by the company to upgrade their performance. These include such organs as those in the Reformed Churches in Elburg Zevenbergen Lisse Stellendam Bennebroek Huizen and others. Dekker 1869-1918 built the company into a substantial factory in Goes Netherlands and was known for producing the two-manual and pedal Sonora organs. In addition about the the time this catalogue was produced the Dekker firm had just purchased the famed Van Dam Pipe Organ firm which was known for its instruments installed across the Netherlands during the 18th and 19th centuries. Worldcat locates 3 copies; See: Bush & Kassel The Organ: An Encyclopedia pp. 136-137; Gellerman International Reed Organ Atlas p. 57; Doesburg Orgels bij de omroep in Nederland; Rootlieb My Thoughts on Organ Building Following My Visit to the Organ Factory A.S.J. Dekker Goes. A.S.J. Dekker, [Hofdrukkerijen Arps & Zoon], paperback