Indonesia - Colonial Indonesia
The Tragic History of the Sea 1589 - 1622. Narratives of the shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen Sao Thome (1589), Santo Alberto (1593), Sao Joao Baptista (1622), and the journeys of the survivors in South East Africa. Further Selections From The Tragic History of the Sea 1559-1565. Narratives of the Shipwrecks of the Portuguese East Indiamen Aguia and Garca (1559) the Sao Paulo (1561) and the misadventures of the Brazil-ship Santo Antonio (1565).
London. Hakluyt Society. Second Series Numbers CXII & CXXXII. 1959& 1968. Maps, including many folding, illustrations. Tragic History of the Sea: xiv + 297pp. Further Selections: ix + 170pp, occasional light browning, minor wear dustjacket, spines of dustjackets little faded, some foxing dustjackets. Good set with the bookplate of C.R...... More
Geschiedenis Van Het Onderwijs in Nederlandsch-Indie.
Groningen. J. B. Wolters. 1938. Black and white frontispiece and illustrations, xi + 370pp, spine faded, worn at head and tail with a little insect damage which has caused loss to the cloth in one small place, endpapers browned, occasional light foxing, a sound copy. When referring to this item..... More
Alfabetisch persoonsnamenregister behorende bij J.C. Hooykaas' Repertorium op de Koloniale literatuur in mengelweken en tijdschriften van 1595-1865 uitgegeven met een index op schepen
Leiden. Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen. 1981. 83pp, paperback. Ink signature of previous owner front free endpaper, covers faded near spine. Good copy paperback. Text in Dutch. When referring to this item please quote stockid 150913. More
The Archive of Yogyakarta. Volume I. Documents Relating to Politics and Internal Court Affairs. Volume II: Documents relating to Economic and Agrarian Affairs.
Oxford. The British Academy by Oxford University Press. Volume I: no date (c. 1980). Volume II: Reprint. 2000. Volume I: x + 14 pages of black and white plates + 227pp, folding genealogical chart, appendices, bibliography, index, paperback reprint. Volume II: Black and white plates, 566pp, appendices, glossary, bibliography, index..... More
From Illiteracy to University. Educational Development in The Netherlands Indies.
New York. Institute of Pacific Relations. No date. (circa 1944). Black and white photographic illustrations, folding chart, 68pp, appendix, lightly browned wrappers, small tear at head of spine, a good copy. Bulletin 3 of the Netherlands and Netherlands Indies Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations. This study was submitted..... More
From Illiteracy to University. Educational Development in The Netherlands Indies.
New York. Institute of Pacific Relations. 1944. Black and white photographic illustrations, folding chart, 68pp, appendix, pencil underlining few leaves, prior owner's signature title page, lightly browned wrappers, still a good copy. Bulletin 3 of the Netherlands and Netherlands Indies Council of the Institute of Pacific Relations. This study was..... More
Kultuurstelsel en Koloniale Baten.
Leiden. Universitaire Pers. 1978. Reprint. xvi + 289pp, spine little faded, good paperback copy. Dutch text. When referring to this item please quote stockid 139525. More
Gateway to the West. The Dutch Language in Colonial Indonesia 1600-1950. A History of Language Policy.
Netherlands. Amsterdam University Press. 1998. First English Edition. Translated by Myra Scholz. Map, black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 400pp, index, bibliography, notes, appendices, upper edge trifle foxed, mild shelfwear, still a very good hardback copy. 24.6 x 17.4cm. "This history of language policy traces the fortunes of Dutch..... More
De Zending.
No place. Raad voor de Zending van de Ned. Herv. Kerk, No date. (circa 1955). Centrefold map of Indonesia and New Guinea, 3 charts, 22pp, text evenly browned throughout, very good copy in stapled trifle worn wrappers. When referring to this item please quote stockid 177852. More
Science and Scientists in the Netherlands Indies.
New York. Board for the Netherlands Indies Surinam and Curacao. 1945. Maps, 1 folding, black and white illustrations, xxii + 491pp, some occasional browning preliminary leaves and last pages, Ingleton bookplate front pastedown, a very good copy in original cloth boards. Good copy of this historical survey of life and..... More
In Search of Justice. Workers and Unions in Colonial Java, 1908-1926.
Singapore. Asian Studies Association of Australia/Oxford. 1986. Map, xiii + 342pp, index, paperback, minor wear extremities, light soiling to edges, occasional marginal notes and underlining in pencil to first chapter, a sound copy. Examines the experiences and responses of the early generations of urbanized Indonesians. The focus is set on..... More
Come to Java.
Weltevreden. Official Tourist Bureau. 1926-27. 3rd Edition. Large folding map in fine condition, numerous black and white photographic illustrations and advertisements, 329pp, limp cloth pictorial upper cover stamped in black, and with 24pp stapled booklet 'Index to 'Come to Java' - loosely inserted. A very good copy. Packed with tips..... More
De Sumatraansche Periode der Javaansche Geschiedenis.
Leiden. E.J. Brill. 1919. 33pp, edges of leaves browned but text clean, signature of previous owner on title page, wrappers browned around edges, upper wrapper slightly detached and creased, lower wrapper edge bent, small section of head of spine worn with loss. Text in Dutch. When referring to this item..... More
Land en Volk van Sumatra.
Groningen, den Haag/Batavia: Wolters, J. B., c 1930's. Contained in a sturdy linen backed box, that has been re-enforced with tape at some stage, are 200 sheets with numerous photographic illustrations together with an alphabetical register and an explanation of the numbering system - 'to the users of this record..... More
Koninklijke Woorden Over Nederland-Indonesie.
Amsterdam. Wereldbiliotheek-Vereniging. 1950. 15pp, paperback. Covers slightly shelfworn and browning at edges, otherwise good copy. Text in Dutch. 'Words About Royal Netherlands-Indonesia. When referring to this item please quote stockid 151220. More
A Pilot Project of Residual Insecticide Spraying in Netherlands New Guinea, Contribution to the Knowledge of Holo-endemic Malaria.
Utrecht. Kemink en Zoon. Map, black and white diagrammatical line drawings, charts and tables, 128pp, references, 23.8 x 16 cm. Browning spine and edges of cover, good condtion. When referring to this item please quote stockid 171118. More
Een Muiterij In De Achttiende Eeuw.
Haarlem. H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon N.V., 1933. Black and white photographic illustration, 103pp, hardcover. Light shelfwear covers, endpapers browned, otherwise a good copy from the library of Professor C. Skinner. Text in Dutch. When referring to this item please quote stockid 150867. More
A Certain Age. Colonial Jakarta Through the Memories of Its Intellectuals.
Durham. Duke University Press. 2010. Black and white photographic illustrations, xv + 310pp, notes, bibliography, index, very good paperback copy. "'A Certain Age' is an unconventional, evocative work of history and a series of moving reflections on memory, modernity, space and time, and the limitations of traditional historical narratives. Throughout..... More
De Missie in Tropisch Nederland.
'S-Hertogenbosch. Uitgegeven voor den Priester-Missiebond in Nederland. 1940. 2 folding maps, index, ix + 242pp, wrappers browned and stained, neat name and stamp front free endpaper, foxing. Text in Dutch. When referring to this item please quote stockid 37338. More
The Kraton. Selected Essays on Javanese Courts.
Leiden. KITLV. 2003. First Edition. Translated by Rosemary Robson-McKillop. Folding floorplan, black and white photographic illustrations, xxvi + 397pp, index, bibliography, appendices, dustjacket, upper edge trifle foxed, a very good hardback copy. This volume contains English translations of a number of Dutch-language articles selected for their relevance to the institution..... More
Catalogus der Koniale Bibliotheek van het Kon. Instituut voor de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde van Ned. Indie en het Indisch Genootschap.
's-Gravehage. Martinus Nijhoff. 1908- 1937. 4 volumes in all. Ex-library set with non-uniform marked binding and neat annotation each lower free endpaper. Volume I: ix + 1053pp, light blue cloth binding with faded spine. Eerste Supplement: viii + 458pp, paper-covered boards with remains of glued library sticker, corners chipped. Tweede..... More
The Netherlands Indies - Annual Review 1938. A Review of the Country, its Economics and Commerce.
Netherlands. 1939. Four issues (March - June 1939) bound in one volume, 107pp in total, ex library, bookplate of library front pastedown with cancelled stamp, gilt blindstamped upper cover, gilt lettering on chipped spine, tall quarto. This review covers topics such as railways, import and export trade, the plantation industry..... More
Between People and Statistics. Essays on Modern Indonesian History Presented to P. Creutzberg.
The Hague. Martinus Nijhoff. 1979. Frontispiece, black and white line illustrations, 315pp, wrappers rubbed and faded, otherwise a good paperback copy. Perhaps Piet Creutzberg is and essentially always has been an artisan and an admirer of the best in craftsmanship. The emphasis on the practical side of things seems to..... More
Het Nederlandsch-Indisch Bestuur 1817-1818. De Molukken, Sumatra, Banka, Billiton En De Lampongs.
's-Gravenhage. Martinus Nijhoff. 1917. xxxii + 381pp, errata, index, notes in text, ex-library copy, library labels removed front pastedown leaving some damage, little foxing first and last leaves, bound in marbled papercovered boards (a little marked), upper cover of original wrapper laid down, upper cover lifting, upper hinge split 4cm..... More