Welcome to our website

Antiquariaat Fokas Holthuis / Paulbooks is a small book business selling rare used books, autographs, manuscripts, association copies and vintage ephemera. We have two branches:

– Fokas Holthuis specializing in Dutch and Flemish literature, (first and special editions, bibliophile and illustrated books, signed, inscribed, association copies and documents, private press editions and manuscripts, letters and literary archives);

– Paulbooks in collectible English, French and German literature, history, politics, Americana, fine printing, typography, graphic design, psychology, sexuality and homosexuality from the past, erotica, transport (cars, zeppelins, trains, trams), quaint trade advertising ephemera, delightful children’s books in many languages, periodicals, anything attractive and absurd, and all at fair prices.

You may search our books and collections best over here.

About 6000 of our books are online on Antiqbook, Abebooks, Booklooker and the Dutch website Boekwinkeltjes. Here they are. You will find us with Google too, if you are looking for an author or a title. If you google a name you are interested in together with ‘Fokas’ you might arrive at one of our offers. Some of the books on this website have already been sold.

Our descriptions are in Dutch and/or English. Many of our books and other rare items are not online. If you are looking for anything or want the translation of a description, don’t hesitate to ask.