Vollenhoven,C.van. — Het adatrecht van Nederlandsch-Indië. [Complete 3-volume set].

Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1931-1933. 3 vols. in 4. 803; IX,928; VII,872. pp. 3 maps (2 col. & 1 folded). Vol. 1 & 2: uniform hardcovers (h.calf, gilt stamped spines, spines raised in compartments, over cloth boards), Volume 3 (in 2 parts): orig. softcovers. -Spines of softcovers dam., edges worn. - Exlibris on endpaper.Very rare complete set of 3 volumes. - Adat law is the unwritten customary law that applied to the indigenous population and other Easterners in the Dutch East Indies. It derives from the Arabic word 'adat' (custom) and varied by region and island.