70/zeventig/70
invitation to celebrate the 70th birthday of Alda Cornelia Kramer-Labes, hand-set in Erasmus, printed in November 1982 in 50 copies 16 pag. 16 x 11,5 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Pieter Wispelwey
poster announcing the concert on 15 January 1983 at Gymnasium Felisenum, hand-set in Garamond, printed in 25 copies, with a linocut by Lex ter Braak 40 x 20 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Pieter Wispelwey
program of the concert on 15 January 1983 at Gymnasium Felisenum, hand-set in Garamond,printed in 75 copies, with a linocut by lex ter Braak 4 pag. 20 x 15 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Voor Carolien, 40 jaar oud
a sonnet for Carolien hand-set in Cancellaresca Bastarda, printed on the occasion of her 40th birthday on 20 April 1983 in 10 copiesniet in de handel/not for sale
I Love Homer
fanmail printed on 5 t-shirts in 1984not for sale
Liber Amicorum voor John Mulder
hand-set in Bembo, printed in June 1985 in 50 copies 16 pag. 28 x 20 cmuitverkocht
20 bijzondere collecties
bookmarker for Gemeentelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Heemstede, hand-set in Gill, printed in 150 copies in the spring of 1985 2 pag. 24,2 x 6,9 cmEpikouros
4 pp 21 x 15 cm€ 25
The Fool
a fragment from Sebastian Bryant, Shyp of Folys of the Worlde, illustrating a fool reading a book, hand-set in Cancelleresca Bastarda, printed in 20 copies on the occasion of Bubb Kuyper showing his new premises to friends and clients on 14 February 1986not for sale
de ideale bladwijzer
contribution to the Bookmark project of Drukwerk in de Marge, organised by Willem Kramer of Mercator Press, presented in September 1986, hand-set in Gill, collected in a black column made by Phoenix Binderies 7 x 20 cmniet in de handel
panta ponos, nieuwjaarswens voor 1989
best wishes for 1988, hand-set in Lutetia and Antigone, printed in December 1988 in 300 copies for Friends of Gymnasium Felisenum 21,7 x 14,8 cmniet te koop/not for sale
Voor Carolien, 49 jaar oud
a sonnet for Carolien, hand-set in Cancellaresca Bastarda, printed on 20 April 1992, in 10 copies 8 pag. 24,5 x 17 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
[nieuwjaarswens voor 1996]
a list of Greek mythological figures to wish you all the best in 1996, with an illustration by Jörg Remé in 100 copies 20 x 19 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Menukaart
menu of the dinner party given by Sjoerd and Corinna on 6 March 1998 at Gerard Doustraat 25a, hand-set in Lutetia and printed on Lana Royal paper 250 g in 15 copies
Best Wishes for 1999
Byron, Don Juan II, iv, hand-set in Cancellaresca Bastarda, with an illustration by Jörg Remé
Allemachtig Frans 80
a poem by Apollinaire from Alcools, hand-set in Gill, printed in April 2001, in 100 copies, 75 of which for the Album Amicorum, Allemachtig Frans Tachtig, presented to Frans de Jong on the occasion of his 80th birthday 2 pag. 15 x 10,5 cm€ 5
Olivia
birth announcement of Olivia Schalekamp, hand-set in Lutetia, printed in September 2002, on Lana 250 g, in 175 copies 11 x 15 cm
I, New York
a print, in a variety of colours by Mercator, with a poem by R. Cunningham, hand-set in Gill 36 bold, printed on 31 May 2003 in 6 copies 36,5 x 55 cm€ 50
GEHEIM
written by Mercator for Olivia on the occasion of her second birthday party on 23 October 2004; Elmo tells her a secret in 26 couplets; 15,5 x 30 cm; printed out on Zerkall-Bütten paper in 20 copies; with illustrations featuring her great hero Elmo; 15,5 x 30 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
de beste wensen voor 2005
with a picture of a still-life composed at Berges and a fragment from one of the Songs by the French poet Colin Muset (13th C.) and a facing Dutch translation by Mercator, hand-set in Bembo and printed in 200 copies 8 pag. 10 x 7 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Jasmijn Carolina Elisabeth
announcement of the birth of Jasmijn Schalekamp on 14 August 2004, handset in Lutetia and assorted wooden letters 8 pp 14,7 x 10,4niet in de handel/not for sale
Twee Spaarne gedichten
Tekenzolder De Waag by Hester Knibbe and Tuin aan het Spaarne by George Moormann, previously published in Het Spaarne stroomt helemaal niet, were hand-set respectively in Walbaum and Lectura and published in April 2005 with an illustration by Mercator in 60 copies on Zerkall-Bütten paper 12p 20 x 28 cm€ 10
Olivia naar het strand
a reader written by Mercator for Olivia Schalekamp, printed on the occasion of her third birthday on 23 October 2005, illustrated with beach pictures in 5 copies 24 pp 15,5 x 22,5 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
de beste wensen voor/best wishes for/les meilleurs voeux pour MMVI
hand-set in Bembo, Bodoni and ot her typesfaces, in which publication of the following books were announced: De droefenis van copyrettes, Schoolherinneringen en Greek Lettersniet in de handel/not for sale
Uitnodiging
invitation to attend the official promotion to a doctorate in Law of Co Allan on 21 October 2005 and an invitation for a lunch on 5 November 2005, hand-set in Garamond, printed in 50 copies 19 x 14,5 cm 19 x 14,5 cmniet in de handel
Will You Still Need Me Then?
a poem by Mercator for Carolien Verdam on the occasion of her sixty-third birthday on 20 April 2006; hand-set in Lutetia; printed in 20 copies on Velin de Lana 225 g 8 pag. 24 x 15 cmniet in de handel
Korte geschiedenis van het Collège Bourguignon
written by Hans Voeten and Willem Kramer, published in November 2007, on the occasion of the 50th birthday of College Bourguignon 20 pag. 22,2 x 17 cm€ 40
gekke bekke
20 pictures of funny faces, with accompanying rhymes, for Jasmijn on the occasion of her third birthday on 14 August 2007, made at Berges in 10 copies 22 x 15,7 cmniet in de handel
Verborgenheit
a poem by Jaco van Witteloostuijn, written on the occasion of 25 years of Polyphoon, hand-set in Lutetia, printed in March 2007 in LXXX copies on Lana Royal paper 250 g, with an illustration by Mercator 4 pp 26,5 x 26niet in de handel/not for sale
Thijmen
birth announcement of Thijmen Jongman on 5 January 2008, with an illustration by Isabelle, printed in 200 copies on Lana Royal Bright 225 g 11 x 15,9 cmniet in de handel
Jasmijn 4
a print for Jasmijn Schalekamp on the occasion of her fourth birthday on 14 August 2008, hand-set in several wooden letters and in Lectura, printed at Berges 50 x 48 cmniet te koop/not for sale
f, g, h, i
the contribution of Mercator Press to WOORDenBOEK, written by members of Het Beschreven Blad, on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, celebrated on 27 September 2008, hand-set in Bembo and Lectura in 35 copies 8 pag. 20 x 14 cmniet te koop/not for sale
oorkonde voor Hans Rombouts
a charter issued to Hans Rombouts on the occasion of his farewell from the graphic and bibliophile society Het Beschreven Blad on 3 January 2009, hand-set in Gravure and Egmont, printed in 10 copies 1 pg 59 x 32 cm€ 20
Mona lisait
de beste wensen/best wishes for/les meillieurs voeux pour MMVIII, hand-set in superbold Gill 1 pag 15,2 x 10,2 cm
concertaffiche
poster of the concert in the auditorium of Gymnasium Felisenum at Velsen on Thursday 22 January 2009 by Emmy verhey and Paolo Giacometti, hand-set in De Roos 36 and 24 pt, with an illustration by Lex ter Braak 1 pg 45 x 21,5 cm€ 10
SSSSS
Mercator's contribution to the annual issue of HBB, the bibliophile and graphical Society, Het Beschreven Blad, at Haarlem, titled ESSEN, hand-set in various wooden type, printed in February 2009 4 pp 21 x 14,8 cmniet in de handel/not for sale
Jasmijn 5
hand-set in wooden letters and Lectura on Lana Royal paper 250 g in 5 copies for Jasmijn Schalekamp on the occasion of her fifth birthday on 14 August 2009 8 pp 32,5 x 26 cmniet te koop
HOUTENLETTERPROEF
HOUTENLETTERPROEF hand-set in wooden letters at Berges, printed in the summer of 2009 in Berges in 55 copies as the contribution of Mercator Press to the Dutch-Hungarian type specimen 4 pp 42 x 29sold out
een goed jaar
this poem by Wijnand van de Vin was hand-set in Bembo in September 2009 and printed in 30 copies on Somerset Velvet White 250 g with an illustration by Jörg Remé for the members of Collège Bourguignon 4 pag 14,3 x 9,6 cmniet te koop/not for sale
weer een gedicht
sonnet 102 by Shakespeare, hand-set in Garamond 14 italic, with a Dutch translation by Mercator in Garamond 12, printed on 20 April 2010, with an illustration by Mercator, for Carolien 8 pp 19,8 x 16,6 cmniet te koop/not for sale
Jasmijn zes
a poem hand-set in wooden letters and Lectura, printed at Berges in 6 copies by Mercator, on the occasion of the sixth birthday of Jasmijn Schalekamp on 14 August 2010 1 32 x 22 cmniet te koop/not for sale
de wijn
the poem De wijn by Willem Bilderdijk was hand-set in Garamond and printed in December 2010 with an illustration by Mercator in 20 copies for Collège Bourguignon 4 pp 14,1 x 12,5niet te koop/not for sale
uiterlijkheden
a poem by Mercator on family likenes, hand-set in Garamond, printed in February 2011 on Velin de Lana 220 g, with an illustration by Mercator 8 pp 22 x 16 cm€ 20
Jasmijn seven
Jasmijn seven was hand-set in Lectura and printed at Berges in seven copies for Jasmijn Schalekamp for her seventh birthday on 14 August 2011 1 p 40 x 32 cm€ 25
gekke bekke 2
gekke bekke 2 was hand-made by Olivia en Jasmijn Schalekamp on 25 August 2011 and printed with the assistance of Mercator in 6 copies leporello 14,7 x 70 cmnot for sale
best wishes 2012
jonger, one of the poems from endanog, with the best wishes for MMXII on the verso side 2 pp 16 x 11 cmnot for sale
Korte geschiedenis van het College Bourguignon (derde druk)
this third edition of Short History of College Bourguignon, corrected and brought up to date, was edited and printed for the occasion of the 55th anniversary of College Bourguignon on 17 September 2012 by Mercator 36 pp 21,8 x 16 cm€ 40
gekkebekke3
was designed on 6 July 2012 by Olivia and Jasmijn and printed by Mercator in 30 copies 7 pp 12 x 9 cmnot for sale
letters
25 x 20 cm€ 10
on boit
le texte, un éloge du vin français, et également un aperçu des caractères en bois et en plomb, Nobel, De Roos, Lectura, a été composé à la main et achevé d’imprimer le 20 septembre 2013 sur Simili Japon 225 g en X exemplaires, numérotés et signés 1 p 50 x 45 cm€ 50; encadré € 100
ordre
50 x 45 cmniet te koop/not for sale
vroeger
a poem by Mercator, written for the grandchildren in December 2014, printed on Arches 160 g in 10 copies with an illustration by Mercator 18 x 12 cmniet te koop/not for sale
REST
10 collages made in January 2016 and collected in a book, one unique copy, with a binding of Zaans carton 350 g 12 pp 28,5 x 20 cm€ 250
Wijnand
a portrait of my friend and colleague in the workshop 30 x 40not for sale/niet te koop
Lady Macbeth
a collage of a literary lady in distress 40 x 60 cmnot for sale/niet te koop
goede morgen
Meeting a stranger can be fun 40 x 60 cm€ 75
blue skyscrapers
blue skyscrapers 40 x 60 cm€ 75
niets
a text by Mercator in a collage 1p 60 x 48 cm100
tafeltje, dekje
a collage of beasts and letters 1p 60 x 48 cm€ 75