L F Van Gent; W A Penard; Dr D Rinkes — Indie in Woord En Beeld

Weltevreden, Weltevreden Topografische Inrichting, 1924. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this record regarding the Dutch East Indies. In Dutch and English, with parallel text. Illustrated throughout. A pictorial record of Indonesia in the 1920s and a brief history of the Dutch empire. This work followed a Memorial book in Dutch and Melay regarding the Dutch East-Indies which was extremely popular.A very smart work.With chapters on the people, religion, agriculture, trade, industry and means of communication in the Dutch East-Indies. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding, with paper covered boards. Externally, very smart, with light rubbing to the extremities. A few marks to boards. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .