First edition. Original illustrated blue boards with gold lettering with a large gold circle with a blue peacock spreading its wings with Beit Yakov written in Hebrew. Beautiful patterned end pages. 4to. 278, 17 pages; 25 cm. In Dutch. Title translates to “Chapters in the History of the Jews in the Netherlands. ” Includes much on the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in Holland. Jacob Zwarts was a religious education teacher, cantor, and shochet before earning a PhD with a thesis about the menorah in the Roman diaspora. He also studied arts and philosophy in Utrecht. Includes dozens of black-and-white photographs of scenery and synagogues and facsimiles of art related to the Jews of the Netherlands. Also includes map and an appendix of important documents. SUBJECT (S) : Jewish history, Netherlands. Some dampstaining of back coverboard. Slight toning. Folded piece of newspaper from 1953 stained pages. Minimal pencil markings that do not affect text. Very good condition. (GER-51-1)