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Labberton, C. van Hinloopen . THE WAJANG OR SHADOW PLAY AS GIVEN IN JAVA
Bandoeng n.d. (c.1920). 8vo., 17pp., wraps. Good, front wrap chipped, detached. (a24250b)
$40.00 Hover, Dr. Otto . JAVANISCHE SCHATTENSPIELE
Leipzig 1923 1st Goldman. Sm.4to., short, 24 abbildungen mach Figuren des javanischen Wajangspieles mit einleitendem, stringbound stiff wraps. Signed by Hover. Copy # 13. Attractive cover-vellum spine and tips with dramatic native geometric design on boards. VG, slightly bowed. (a29903)
$100.00 Wolff, John U. and Sorpomo Poedjosoedarmo . COMMUNCIATIVE CODES IN CENTRAL JAVA
Ithaca 1982. Data Paper Number 116 Southeast Asia Program, Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University. Linguistic Series VIII. 4to., 197pp., wraps. VG. (a30585)
$70.00 Hilbery, Rosemary . A BALINESE JOURNAL 1971-1980
Denpasar 1980. Update of two early journals published by the University of Hawaii. Large octavo, 204pp., illustrated by the author, wraps. VG, light wear. (a32897)
$35.00 Brossard, Capitaine de Vaisseau de . OCEAN DES FRANCAIS NOUMEA LE ROMAN CALEDONIEN
Paris 1963 Editions France Empire. In French. Sm.8vo., 302pp., photo illustrations, wraps. VG, light wear. (a38366)
$35.00 Greenfield, Darby . INDONESIA A TRAVELER'S GUIDE JAVA AND SUMATRA
NY 1975. Small octavo., 188pp., illustrations, index. wraps. VG, light wear. (a40727)
$29.00 Brookfield, H. C. . COLONIALISM, DEVELOPMENT AND INDEPENDENCE THE CASE OF THE MELANESIAN ISLANDS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Cambridge 1972 1st University Press. 8vo., 226pp., hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a42156)
$35.00 Othman, Abdul Halim and Amir Awang (editors) . COUSELING IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Westport 1993 1st Greenwood. Sm8vo., 157pp., hardcover. Fine. (a42318)
$59.00 Guggenheim, Ferdinand . INDISCHE KUNST
Dresden 1923 Reissner. Sculpture, architecture and art of India, Burma, Java. In German. Sm.8vo., 150pp., 35 abbildungen, hardcover. Good, light wear. (a52031)
$29.00 Poortenaar, Jan . AN ARTIST IN THE TROPICS
Philadelphia no date (c.1925) first edition Lippincott. Translated from the Dutch by H. Shipp. Travel from Egypt to Java, China, Bali, Sumatra, Malta, etc., by Dutch artist and his wife. Sm.4to., 178pp., color frontis, brown and white plates of artwork, yellow cloth. VG plus, end papers unevenly toned, noDJ. (a5226)
$50.00 Carpenter, Frank G . JAVA AND THE EAST INDIES
NY 1925 (1923 1st) Doubleday. Carpenter's World Travels series. Covers Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Moluccas, New Guinea, Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Hardcover. Large octavo, 272pp., photo illustrations, hardcover. Dark blue cloth with circular gilt picture on front board. Good plus, small tear at heel of spine, no DJ. (a58162)
$26.00 (telephone directory) . TELEPHONE DIRECTORY 1949 SOERBAJA, JAVA 1949
1949. In Dutch. Sm. 4to., 107pp., original decorated wraps. Hole at top left corner for string. VG. (a58710)
$125.00 (bali) . ACTAS CIBA 11-12 1947 LA MEDICINA BALINESE
1947. Double issue of this journal. In Spanish. 8vo., pp.322-362, photo illustrations, original decorated wraps. Good, light wear, light soiling. (a60871)
$30.00 Goetzfridt, Nicholals J and William L Wuerch . MICRONESIA 1975-1987 A SOCIAL SCIENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY. ISBN 0-313-26852-5.
NY 1989 1st Greenwood. ISBN 0-313-26852-5.Octavo, 194pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ. (a64840)
$100.00 Raabe, Captain H. E. . CANNIBAL NIGHTS THE REMINISCENCES OF A FREE-LANCE TRADER
New York 1927 2nd Payson. Australia and South Pacific. Octavo, 324pp., illustrations, end paper maps, orange cloth hardcover with black diagonal stripe design. VG plus, wrinkling on spine cloth, no DJ. (a67215)
$39.00 Morse, Captain Hiram G. . ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON AS I FOUND HIM IN HIS ISLAND HOME
1902 Morse. Octavo, 20pp., frontis portrait of Stevenson, original blue wraps with map of islands including Apia on front. VG. (a67916)
$20.00 LoCascio, AlfredJr. . BLOODS OF THE EQUATOR
Boston 1939 1st Meador. World travel: West Indies, Java, Kenya, etc. focusing on juju, scorcery, and magic in each country. Small octavo, 202pp., green cloth hardcover. Eight line mss inscription in ink signed by Lo Cascio. VG plus, no DJ. (a68304)
$55.00 Oliver, Captain Pasfield (editor) . THE VOYAGE OF FRANCOIS LEGUAT OF BRESSE TO RODRIQUEZ, MAURITIUS, JAVA AND THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE 2 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Burt Franklin reprint of original Hakluyt edition. Two volumes. Hardcovers. Octavo, 433pp., 5 large folding maps, 6 illustrations (one foldout); 13 illustrations, 2 foldout maps, blue grey cloth. Fine. 2 volumes. (a70693)
$250.00De Wit, Augusta. JAVA FACTS AND FANCIES
The Hague 1912 Van Stockum. Hardcover royal octavo., 321pp., 160 monochrome photo illustrations, orange brown cloth with picture of two Javanese on front. Top edge gilt. Owner bookplate. Good, cover somewhat worn, stained and rubbed. (a71136)
$38.00 Verbeek, Dr. R. D. M. et R. Fennema . DESCRIPTION GEOLOGIQUE DE JAVA ET MADOURA - TOME II
Amsterdam 1896 1st Joh. G. Stemler. Hardcover. Sm.4to., pp. 539-1183, photo illustrations, cloth. Academy stamp on front end paper and light residue of label on spine. Good, hinges tender, spine faded but spine lettering still strong and bright, cover worn. Tome II. (a71267)
$140.00 Bristol, Horace . BALI IN PICTURES
Tokyo 1949 1st East-West at Toppan Press. Hardcover. Square octavo, brief text with about 100 full page photo illustrations of Bali, all with short explanatory text, fancy native patterned cloth cover. Owner bookplate. VG plus, very slight wear, in later removable glassine protective jacket. (a71889)
$135.00Crawford, David L.. THE JUMPING PLANT LICE OF THE PALEOTROPICS AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC ISLAND FAMILY PSYLLIDAE OR CHERMIDAE HOMOPTERA
1919. Article at pp. 139-208 in The Philippine Journal of Science. Included in a single issue of this journal with several additional articles as well. Medical library stamp on front. Sm.4to., original printed wraps. Uncut.VG++. Pictures available on request. (a72714)
$45.00 Weinstein, Franklin B. . INDONESIA ABANDONS CONFRONTATION (original printing, not modern reprint)
Ithaca 1969 South East Asia Program, Cornell University. An inquiry into the functions of Indonesian Foreign Policy. 4to., 94pp., wraps. VG. (a7496)
$40.00 Labberton, C. van Hinloopen . THE WAJANG OR SHADOW PLAY AS GIVEN IN JAVA
Bandoeng 1912 1st De Uitgevers Trust Jamur Dvipa. Octavo, 17pp., original wraps. with reinforced spine. Good plus. (a82547)
$65.00 Gorer, Geoffrey . BALI AND ANGKOR OR LOOKING AT LIFE AND DEATH
Boston 1936 first edition Little Brown. Hardcover. Octavo, photo illustrations, cloth. VG, no DJ. (a83593)
$24.00 Becker, Judith and Alan H. Feinstein . KARAWITAN SOURCE READINGS IN JAVANESE GAMELAN AND VOCAL MUSIC VOLUME 3
1988. ISBN 0-89148-034-X. Michigan Papers on South and Southeast Asia, No. 31. Hardcover. Hardcover. Octavo, 503pp., red cloth. Near Fine, very slight cover wear, no DJ. Volume 3. (a84339)
$73.00 Angelino, P. De Kat . MUDRAS AUF BALI HANDHALTUNGEN DER PRIESTER
Haen und Darmstadt 1923 first edition Folkwang. Hardcover 4to. 70p. of text in German followed by 59 pages of plates - drawings showing Bali priest posing with many different and unusual hand positions, cloth. Good, spine frayed and chipping on ends, cover faded. No ownership marks. (a87373)
$75.00Peekema, Wibo. COLONIZATION OF JAVANESE IN THE OUTER PROVINCES OF THE NETHERLANDS EAST-INDIES - article in one complete issue of GEOGRAPHICAL JOURNAL 1943
1943. Article on p.145-153, text map and photo illustrations, in single complete issue of The Geographical Journal, April 1943. Other articles in issue as well. Octavo, original blue printed wraps. VG. No ownership marks. (a88280a)
$35.00 Norman-Taylor, W. . ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY ON MEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
Noumea 1963. South Pacific Commission Technical Paper No.142. Copy of typescript. 4to., 371pp., wraps. Good, light wear. "Duplicate" stamps on cover. (lat254)
$45.00