My name is Dik. I started my career in the modern book trade, where I worked for more than 18 years. During that time, I went to stay in England for four years from 1973 until 1977. While there, I started to collect English illustrated and children's books. I also started to trade in old and secondhand books, at the weekend Market on Hampstead Heath.
When I returned to Holland (after a cycle tour through Europe), I  worked in a modern bookshop, where I took care of the antiquarian section.

I am now very actively involved in buying and selling antiquarian books. I deal from home and attend all the big book fairs in Holland, i.a. PTA Amsterdam and once a year in Milan Italy. I issue an interesting and full catalogue about once a year.