8 letters found

1. 199 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Sunday, 8 or Monday, 9 January 1882.

   in note 7:

   ...ooksellers in The Hague by the name of Blok: Jozef Blok, known as the ‘open-air librarian of the Bi...

   in translation:

   ...nk Holl, Walker, and others. I bought them from Blok, the Jewish bookseller, and chose the best from ...

2. 234 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Thursday, 1 and Friday, 2 June 1882.

   in note 15:

   Van Gogh is referring here to Jozef or David Blok; see letter 199, n. 7.

3. 251 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Wednesday, 26 July 1882.

   in note 12:

   For the booksellers Jozef and David Blok of The Hague, see letter 199.

   in translation:

   ...g else. But I wanted to tell you about them — Blok has them, and I don’t know if all Meryons are ...

4. 263 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, between about Tuesday, 12 and Sunday, 17 September 1882.

   in note 4:

   The ‘book Jew’ David or Jozef Blok: see letter 199.

5. 280 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Sunday, 5 November 1882.

   in note 12:

   Jozef Blok; cf. letter 199, n. 7. The drawing is Jozef Blok, the bookseller (F 993 / JH 254).

   in translation:

   Do you know who I drew this morning? Blok the Jewish bookseller, not David but the short one who’s ...

   I’m very pleased with Blok. He reminds me of things from many years ago. I hope he’ll come again ...

6. 293 To Theo van Gogh. The Hague, on or about Monday, 11 December 1882.

   in translation:

   ... of 1873 from a pile of scrap paper at a Jewish bookseller’s this morning and am keeping almost ev...

7. 302 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Thursday, 18 January 1883.

   in note 1:

   ...gue, for 21 guilders from the Jewish bookseller Blok, who had bought them up: see letter 304. By way ...

   in translation:

   ... (two of each!) of the father and mother of the Jew I bought them from. But isn’t it a lucky find!...

   ...™re stored with another large batch of books in a saleroom, but the Jew will get them out this week.

   ...phs by Gavarni. I have them but do you? And the Jew has other things as well that are probably good....

   in note 20:

   ...portraits are not known. The portrait of the bookseller himself drawn by Van Gogh is, however: Jozef ...

   ... should be seen as part of the purchase. For the Jewish bookseller Jozef Blok, see letter 199, n. 7.

8. 304 To Anthon van Rappard. The Hague, on or about Thursday, 25 January 1883.

   in translation:

   The Jew had talked to me about them before the auction. I said that I would like to but couldn’t th...

   in note 85:

   For the Jewish bookseller Jozef Blok, see letter 199, n. 7.

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