Skizzen Insel Java Derselben (5 results)

Hardcover. Sehr guter Zustand. Pappband, 239 Seiten. Großoktavformat (25,4 x 19,7 cm). Gewicht: 800.

Condition: gut. J. J. X. Pfyffer zu Neueck. Skizzen von der Insel Java und derselben verschiedenen Bewohnern In deutscher Sprache. pages.

First edition; small folio (33 x 24.5 cm); 15 fine hand-coloured lithograph plates heightened with gum arabic after Johannes Schiess, additional lithographed title, folding map as frontispiece, small bookplate and ms. index number to front pastedown, some light occasional spotting, plates fresh and bright; 19th-century quarter calf, marbled boards, flat spine lettered in gilt, all edges yellow, extremities slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy; [2], iv, 93, 11pp. The copy of Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), notorious bibliophile, with his manuscript index number to front pastedown. A bright set of these magnificent lithographs of Javanese costume, topography, weapons, and coins. The folding map shows the whole of Java. The work was originally published in parts. Josef Jakob Xaver Pfyffer zu Neueck (1798-1853) was a Swiss officer in the Netherlands Indies Army between 1819 and 1827. His description of the island and its various inhabitants is an important work on the cultural history of Java due to his precise observation and clear depiction of the conditions of the Javanese peoples. Bastin & Brommer 186; Colas 2342; Lipperheide 1488; Vinet 2361.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1829 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 159 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 159.…

Condition: Neu. Neuware.