Synopsis
Originally published in 1811, Island of Java was the first popular work in English to describe what for many centuries was the most important island in the vast Indonesian archipelago. It preceded by several years the publication of Major William Thorns The Conquest of Java (1815) and Thomas Stamford Raffles The History of Java (1817). The book enjoyed a great popularity and quickly passed into a second edition.
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John Joseph Stockdale (1770 –1847), compiler and publisher of The Conquest of Java, was the eldest son of the publisher John Stockdale. Admitted to the Stationer's Company in London in 1802, he began publishing books on military history. This book was compiled in record-breaking time when news reached London of the projected British invasion of Java.
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ISLAND OF JAVA
Seller: Paraphernalia Books 'N' Stuff, Belleville, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Paperback Printing. Trade paperback reprint of orig.pub. book from 1811, this has an introduction by John Bastin, world authority on 19th Cent. Java and former Reader at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London; 406 pages; Very clean, sound copy, slight edgwear; Seller Inventory # PARA6719
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Island of Java (Periplus Classics Series)
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Periplus Editions (HK) ltd., 2004
ISBN 10: 9628734237
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paperback. Condition: New. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Seller Inventory # 2603160097
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Island of Java
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Periplus Editions, Hong Kong, 2004
ISBN 10: 9628734237
ISBN 13: 9789628734238
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Seller: Turtle Creek Books and Sheet Music, Mississauga, ON, Canada
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Good. Very slight edgewear and faint creasing of spine and covers,as well some small discolored spots on the back cover, otherwise a fine clean tight and bright copy. A fascinating look at Java, its indigenous history, involvement with the Dutch and much more. Seller Inventory # NS7171