west java (5 Ergebnisse)

Black and white photographic illustrations. Leaflet measures 23 x 10.5cm folded, 23 x 60cm unfolded. A prior owner's signature inked in blue on front, some wear, otherwise a good copy.

.] Orig. boards, back damaged.

Maps, one in colour, black and white photographic illustrations, 602pp. Rebound in plain light green paper covered boards with unlettered darker green cloth spine and covered in plastic. First and last leaves a little marked and creased but otherwise clean and sound. The West Java volume from a series of 11 volumes covering Indonesian provinces that the Indonesian Information Department published in the early 1950s. Although not dated this series was most likely published in 1953 and 1954.

Pages (193)-320, Plates 21-31 on medium glossy paper (pages and plates are numbered according to the pagination by yearly Volume), complete thus. - Somewhat later gilt-titled green halfcloth-binding with green-and-red marbled panels, marker-ribbon; sm.-4to.(ca. 26 x 20 cm). *** FIRST - slightly actualized - ENGLISH EDITION OF STUART'S GROUND BREAKING WORK ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE ORIGIN OF THE TEA-PLANT IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYA AND ITS 'BIOLOGICAL' HISTORY, previously only published in Dutch language in Amsterdam (1916) as his doctoral thesis for Utrecht University titled 'Voorbereidende onderzoekingen ten dienste van de selektie der theeplant'; SOMEWHAT LATER (~1950ies?) DECORATIVELY BOUND AND WELL PRESERVED THUS. - Topedge somewhat -, corners of frontispiece-plate (#21) slightly spotty and with a golden ink-splash at top-left (same golden ink which can be minimally found in the marbling of the panels), plate #22 with small humidity stain in the white margin; A VERY GOOD COPY.

Batavia, Topografische Dienst, 1933. Coloured map of West Java. Ca. 65 x 76 cm. - (Folds strengthened).