Semasa Ketjil Dikampung (1913-1928). (Autobiografi seorang anak Minangkabau).
Djakarta. Balai Pustaka. Date uncertain (Circa 1970s). Reprint? Stock ID #224234 Although apparently a copy of the first edition of Muhamad Radjab’s important autobiographical account of his childhood in Minangkabau between 1913 and 1928, the paper and printing feels more like a 1970s reprint, even though the old spelling has been retained. When referring to this item please quote stockid 224234.
Black and white illustrations, 211pp. Text in Indonesian. 23.7 x 16.7cm. Edges and paper wrappers very lightly browned and foxed, wrappers trifle creased at corners, a very good copy. From the library of Professor C. Skinner.
The work records village life, family, schooling, surau education, Islamic practice, adat and everyday social experience in West Sumatra. Frequently cited in scholarship on Minangkabau society, it is a valuable first-person source for early twentieth-century Minangkabau life and culture.
Price: $60.00 AU