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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 nature in the Netherlands Indies. The papers included range over many topics from volcanoes to plant hunting and rubber cultivation, to the flora and fauna of Tjibodas all by scholars of the field.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Limited. 362 pages (complete). Subscribers' Edition. Numbered 115 of 600 copies. Signed by Cyntha Letty and John Voelker (Chairman of the Board of Trustees). A much owned copy. Quarter leather. From a private library: hence a Dewey classification label on the spine. The book has a clear plastic protective cover (worn and torn but secure). The leather corners have wear but are patient. The leathered spine has been sunned. The titling is benign. The cloth boards are much worn and marked. They are sound. Within, the front pastedown has a previous owner signature. Contents are much marked from handling and use. The Cyntha Letty illustrations though are gentle, welcoming and freshly colourful. The pages are tight, comfortable, clear, competent, diligent. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Signed by Author(s)362 pages (complete). Hand numbered 273 of a limited edition of 600. Signed by Letty and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, John Voelcker. Half leather. The leather is in characterful condition. It has shelving, handling and storage marks. The faces have storage wear. The gilt illustration is bright. The papertrims have storage marks. The frontispage has a gift inscription (not from the authors). The initial pages have some tanning to the edges. The contents are very comfortable and reassuring. The illustrations are utterly charming and serene. They are clean, clear, genteel and pretty. The pages are tight, fresh and welcoming. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)subscribers edition, limited to 600 copies. this is number 550. signed by Letty and John Voelcker the Chairman of the board of trustees. bound in quarter leather with gold gilt the boards are shelf rubbed,and a little marked and comfortably worn. the early page edges have darkened a little. no other inscriptions and the binding is excellent. internally the book is clean and very attractive. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. No Jacket. Limited. 362 pages (complete). Subscriber's special edition. Hand-numbered 542 of a limited edition of 600 copies. Signed by Cythna Letty and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, John Voelcker on the certification page. Quarter bound in leather. Green cloth boards with gilt stamped decoration. The boards are rustic, neat, tidy. The leather corners have some very light shelving wear. The leather spine has some storage (?) marks and sunning. Otherwise, the spine and corners are most agreeable and sure. The contents elegant and serene. The illustrations are fresh, genteel, refined, colourful. The pages are clean, clear, very confident, most diligent, almost endearing. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Signed in ink by Letty, Dyer, Verdoorn and Codd on the title page. Includes a letter by Bolus and a Signed print by Letty. With a very Significant letter by Louise Bolus accepting the offer to write a foreword letter to Dr N Smuts, the treasurer of the Transvaal book fund. The jacket and boards are slightly shelf rubbed, but tidy overall. The jacket has light tanning and a few small, closed tears along the edges. The binding is excellent. No other inscriptions or annotations. Protected in cellophane. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.