Bound manuscript with a collection of many written and some printed ("gelegenheidsverzen") verses composed by P.A. van Overeem for his friends and acquaintances in the years 1861, 1862 and 18631861-1863, book in tooled linen binding, gilt ornaments on front and spine, gilt title on spine, front loose, The Amsterdam bailiff (deurwaarder) P. A. van Overeem (1820-1892) wrote many plays for the rederijkers in Amsterdam including the Thomasvaer and Pieternel series. This collection starts with verses to be used at several occasions where no specific adressee is known, and then many verses written for named friends and acquaintances: silver wedding Nicolaas Wafelbakker (2-10-1862), friendship of A. Houtman and N. Wafelbakker, marriage of George Koopman and Johanna Olie (13-2-1863), play for the 25th wedding anniversary of Jan Solomon Bos and Jeanette Scholting (1-7-1863), printer Van de Erve van Munster en Zoon to be offered to the directie Amsterdamsche Schouwburg made by "de heer S. (Scheurleer? Schut?), kermisvers 1863 for the Nachtwacht by Hoofdcommissaris van Politie C. de Ree/Bie (?), the same for 1863, straatreinigers Amsterdam on the occassion of the kermis 1862, the same for 1866, 1867, 1868 18691870, 1871, 1872 for new year and kermis, voor H. Schut, Erve H. van Munster en Zoon (and many more for H. Schut), verse for Mr Voute for the marriage of Ms Voute and Knyper van Harpen at Vechtzigt, second verse for the brother of Knyper van Harpen, for Mr Schmitz (from the firm of Wijnand Fockinck) for his copper wedding (note "never received a thank you"), De Klopper, for a party at Petersburg in Vreeland for Mr B. owner of Uitvlugt, for Mr Krijgsman from his friend mr Begeman, commissaris van politie, songs 1813-1863 "op school", for Mr Schut for an employee ("drukkersknecht") for Mr Roobol, Tjasink, and Peters, directors of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam, for Mr Menadier for his brother Isaac, wife and stepchild, for J. du Pont Noordbeek, for a party in the Fransche Societeit in the honour of H.H. Brongers and Van Zijp, vrijwilligers voor Naarden in 1814, for his niece Beby Kabel for her sister Cato taken as member of Waalse gemeenschap, for Anne Kabel. Extremely rare collection of these typical 19th century verses, speeches and plays. Bound with handwritten register.