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1 ABRAHAM, J.J., The Surgeon's Log. Impressions of the Far East. Rev. edn. with new pref. & additional chapter (30th edn.). London, 1947. Small 8°, cloth, (xi), 299pp., 8 plates, sketch-map on endpapers.  70.00
¶ From England to Penang, through Singapore, Java, Borneo, Celebes to the Philippines & Japan. (upper boards spotted.)

2 ACHMAD, S. (Sultan of Gn. Tabur), Dajaksche Adat in Goenoeng Taboer. Offpr.fr.:"BKI", vol. 100-1.S.L.['s-Gravenhage],s.d. [circa], 1938. orig.wraps. 48pp.  35.00
¶ Adat Law with the Dayak of Gn. Tabur.

3 ADAMS, Ch.G., The Foraminifera and Stratigraphy of the Melinau Lime-stone, Sarawak, and its importance in Tertiary correlation.In:"Quart. Journal Geolog. Soc.", vol. 121, 1965. London, 1965. Large 8°, pp.(283)-338., ills. on 4 plates, 6 text-figures (incl. tables), 1 very large folded map.  45.00

4 ADAMS, W.H. DAVENPORT [...], The Eastern Archipelago. A description of the Scenery, Animal and Vegetable life, People, and physical wonders of the Islands in the Eastern Seast. First edn. London, Nelson & Sons, 1880. Small thick 8°, orig. red gilt lettered cloth, gilt tooled vignett in centre of upper boards, gilt lettered & tooled spine, (xiii), 576pp., frontisp., 33 other steel-engraved plates & text-ills, full-p. sketch-map, initials.  340.00
¶ An interesting work describing a.o. Java & her chain of volcanoes, incl. eruptions, Sarawak & her Population, British Borneo & her Population: means of subsistence, arms & armour, tattooing, life-cycle; notes on Portuguese Timor: Kupang; Papua New Guinea, the Philippines (pp. 530-576), &c...&c... Mint copy. Rare.

5 ADRIANI, N. & Alb.C. KRUYT, Geklopte boomschors als Kleedingstof op Midden-Celebes en hare geographische verspreiding in Indonesië. [Eerste druk/first edn]. With notes, register, supplement and corrections by J.D.E. Schmeltz. Offpr.fr.:"IAE", Bd. XIV/XVI.Leiden,Brill, 1905. sm.4°. recent cloth, new endpapers, orig.printed wraps. bound-up. [1], 78pp. Num. col. ills. on 5 lithogr. plates o.o.t., 20 text-figs. and diagrammes, descr. to plates, register and suppl. notes by J.D.E. Schmelz.["Publicaties uit 's Rijks Ethnographisch Museum", Serie II, V°.4].  650.00
¶ Frontisp. depicts 2 Kayan-Dayak, Upper Mahakam, working on barktree. On the production of clothing from bark-tree:"Tapa", amongst the Toraja of Central-Sulawesi, and the geogr. spread of this technique of clothing-production across colonial Indonesia (:Borneo, Kayan/Dusun Dayak), Sumatra (Batak of Mandailing), Enggano, Ceram, Kei-Island group, Babar, Leti, Kisar, Tanembar islands, Flores, Adonare, Solor, Timor, Roti and Savu, Semau Island (Kupang-Bay), &c...A very important study. Very good copy. Rare. (2pp. with marginal foxing).

6 ADRIANI, P., Herinneringen uit en aan de Chineesche Districten der Wester-Afdeeling van Borneo 1879-1882. Schetsen en Indrukken. Amsterdam, s.n. (circa), ., 1890. Small 8°, gilt lettered cloth, 290pp.  295.00
¶ Excellent observations by a medical officer covering the Chinese regions on Borneo over a period of 3 years: Singakawan, Montrado, Sambas, incl. at the end a description of North Borneo (British) during the early stages of the first exploration of Borneo. Rare. (bds. somewh. shaved on extremities, some spots on upper bds.)

7 ADRIANUS (Father, OFM. Cap.)(comp.), Gedenkboek van den 12 1/2-jarigen Missiearbeid der Paters Minderbroeders Capucijnen in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië, 11 Februari 1905-11 Augustus 1917. Introd. by W.H.Bogaardt. 's-Hertogenbosch-Amsterdam-'s-Gravenhave,Teulings, 1917. large 8°. orig.clothbacked lettered boards. 97pp. many text-ills, incl. portrs., full-p. sketch-map depict. Missionary stations of the Capucin-order in colonial Indonesia, list of contents at end.  125.00
¶ Commemmorates the first twelve and half years of Capucin mission in colonial Indonesia, i.e. in Borneo. Incl. a number of field-reports by missionaries on the progress of mission on Borneo. Good copy. Scarce. (small paper label in lower left part of upper boards, 2 ex-lib.stamps on ti.-p.).

8 ALBRECHT, JOH. C.H., Contributions to the Geology of the Regions between Soengai Klindjau and Soengai Belajan. Northern Borneo. [Original thesis Utrecht University].Utrecht,Kemink, 1946. Later clothbacked library boards, large title label on front cover. [7], 115pp. Illustrations of fossiles on 3 photo-plates at very end, with extensive captions, list of determined rocks, literature, fold. sketch-map of the region, table of contents.  55.00
¶ Study based on the examination of samples collected by H. Witkamp from 1922 to 1925alongside the northern tributary rivers of the Soengai Mahakam, the most important river of the province Kutai or Koetei, dutch territory East-Borneo, Kalimantan. Good copy. (Small circular ex-lib. stamp at upper corner of f.e.p.).

9 ALEXANDER (Ps: Alexander Pompe), Onze toekomst. Staat en Krijgskundige Beschouwing. Kampen, Van Hulst, 1861. Small 8°, orig. blind wraps., 68pp., some tables in text.  80.00
¶ Brochure, strongly advocating a much stronger army & navy in the N.E.I., with emphasis on the proposal to recrute more men from Dutch origin, by way of better pay. Published upon the occasion of the so-called Banjermassin War (BORNEO) & the uprisings in & around Semarang (Java). Rare. (ex-lib. stamp on ti.-p.)

10 ALGRA, A., De Generaal. First edn.Groningen,Jan Haan, s.d. [....], 1960. sm.8°. orig. pict. col. boards, designed by Rie Reinderhoff. 82pp. text-ills, of which full-p., all after drawings by Rie Reinderhoff. BUUR, I.J., 1050.  45.00
¶ Juvenile, set on dutch Borneo among the Iban, with as main character a young Iban engaged in the guerilla against the japanese occupation, his conversion to christianity and the founding of a missionary-school in his home-village. Fine copy.

11 ALLEN, Ch., Tales from the South China Seas. Images of the British in South-East-Asia in the 20th century. Repr. London, 1990. Small 8°, 319pp., ills on 4 plates, short glossary.  20.00
¶ Mainly British Borneo.

12 ALLISTON, C., Threatened Paradise. Borth Borneo and its Peoples. First edn.London,Robert Hale, 1966. Cloth, orig. pict. col. dj., 208pp., ills. on 4 plates, sketch-map, bibliography, short glossary.  80.00
¶ An excellent descr. of the Bajau, Dusun & Murut Dayak, the Chinese of Borneo. MINT copy. Scarce.

13 ALLISTON, C., In the Shadow of Kinabalu (Sabah). 1st edn. London, 1961. Cloth, 191pp., iIlls. on 6 plates, double-p. sketch-map, index.  80.00
¶ Missionary work & travel among the Dusun (Kadazans), Sabah. Scarce.

14 ALMANACK - DUTCH ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSIONARY LABOUR, Almanak van *O*L*Vrouw* van het *H.* Hart. Jaargang 50, 1940. Tilburg,Missionarissen van het Heilig Hart, Missiehuis, 1940. large 8°. orig. limp pict.col. decor.wraps. 96pp. Many text-ills, of which drawings.  30.00
¶ Dutch Missionary Almanack for 1940, publ. by the missionaries of "Our Loving Lady of the Sacred Heart" (M.S.C.) containing a number of artt. of the progress, fight agains paganism, and artt. of general interest on colonial Indonesia: Java, Kei-Islands (Moluccas), Borneo, &c... (hole in front cover skilfully restored, upper-right corner of page 81 clipped, no text-loss however, somewh. dog-eared, but all in all a good copy of the last almanack to be published owing to the nazi-occupation of the Netherlands).

15 ALPERT, S.G. - L. DE VOLDER, M. AVÉ & W.GRONERT, Houtsnijders en Koppensnellers. Verdwijnende Dayak-Culturen op Borneo/woodcarvers & Headhunters. Vanishing Dayak Cultures from Borneo. Exhibition catalogue Museon, Den Haag 5 februari-9 april 2000.Den Haag,Museon, 2000. large 8°. Orig. pict. col. black wraps, title in white letterin on front wrapper. [88]pp. Many ills. on 34 plates of which coloured, all with bi-lingual captions, dutch/english, many text-ills. of which some coloured, introd. by Steven G. Alpert and contributions in dutch and english, sketch-map in text, photo texts and bibliography at end.  125.00
¶ Exhibition catalogue Museon, The Hague, listing, describing and illustrating a great number of beautiful ethnographica (Kalimantan, former dutch territory of Borneo and North Borneo, former british territory of Borneo), being a selection from the François Coppens Collection, incl. contributions by Steven G. Apert (Dallas), Lily De Volder Marek Avé and Walter Gronert. Amongst the pieces illustrated we find, a.o., an old photograph of an Iban-couple in traditional dress, Kayan Longhouse (Kalimantan), Bronze from tawak, Brunei, shields, mandau's , head-hunted skulls in basket, Bone sarcophagus (Sandungs), wooden Sarcophagi, pole hampatongs, Rulers Amulets, wooden standing figures and other carvings, a ceremonial handspun cotton cloth, Pua, &c. A lavishly illustrated and beautifully executed catalogue. Very fine copy. Out-of-Print.

16 AMAN, S.D.B., Folk Tales from Indonesia. Retold. Orig. edn.Jakarta,Djambatan, 1976. sm. 8°. Orig. limp glossy wraps. 114pp. 11 plates after photographs by "Foto Deppen", vocabularies to each chapter, english-indonesian at very end, table of contents.  45.00
¶ A collection of tog. 18 folktales from all over Indonesia (:) North Sulawesi, Aceh, West Java, West Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Timor, Roti, Kai or Kei-Islands, Kalimantan, Flores. Nice copy.

17 ANONYMOUS, Kesimpoelan-kesimpoelan dan Kepoetoesan-kepoetoesan moe'tamar di Malino. Komisariat Pemerintah Oemoem Borneo dan Timoer Besar. S.L.[Batavia],s.d.[circa], 1946. orig.printed wraps. 23pp.  30.00
¶ Report on the Malino-conference, being the regulations for Borneo and the Timor-Archipelago, results of negotiations between the dutch and the Indonesian Republic.

18 APPELL, G.N. & L.R. WRIGHT (eds.) The Status of Social Research in Borneo. Ithaca, 1978. Large 8°, (vi), 117pp. ["Data Paper: Number 109"] (SEA Program, Cornell Univ.).  35.00

19 APPELL, G.N. (editor), The Societies of Borneo. Explorationsin the theory of cognatic social structure. First edition.Washington D.C.,American Anthropological Association, 1976. Original printed limp wrappers. (viii), 160pp. Sketch-map in text, tables in text and full-page, references cited, concise C.V. to contributors, table of contents. ["Special publication of the American Anthropological Association", number 6].  115.00
¶ After a preface and introduction by G.N. Appell, seven contributions follow on subject-matter by Eric S. Casino, Clifford A. Sather, G.N. Appell, Robert Harrison, H.S. Morris, Victor T. King and G.N. Appell. Fine copy.

20 APPLETON, Ann L., Acts of Integration, Expressions of Faith. Madness, Deatch and Ritual in Melanau Ontology. First edition.Phillips, ME,Borneo Research Council, 2006. Original bi-coloured printed limp glossy wrappers. (xxiii), 361pp. Many black/white illustrations in text, after original field photographs, sketch-maps in text and full-page, extensive footnotes, foreword and preface, appendix (borderline personality disorder), glossary melanau dayak-english which includes a note on transliteration, extensive bibliography, index, lists of maps and illustrations, brief synopsis of chapter topics, acknowledgements, table of contents. ["Borneo Research Council Monograph Series", volume Nine].  85.00
¶ Monograph after author's doctoral [field] research. A significant ethnographic contribution to psychiatric anthropology, [....] (cf. preface), amongst Melanau Dayak, North Borneo. Very good copy.

21 ARNOLD, G., Longhouse and Jungle. An expedition to Sarawak. Reimpression after the original of 1959.Singapore,Donald Moore, 1967. sm.8°. orig. stiff pict. wraps. 205pp. frontisp., ills. on 7 plates, 4 full-p. sketch-maps.  65.00
¶ After a historical introduction on the history of North Borneo, especially of Sarawak, an account follows by the leader of the 1955 Oxford expedition, spending six months on the Usun Apau, a remote tableland in the head-waters of the Rejang, Sarawak's greatest river. Paperback edn.(as orig.publ.). Nice copy. (inscription by previous owner on first blank).

22 ASTER, G(entilis, O.F.M.), Dwars door de wildernis van een Eiland [Borneo]-a.o. artt. In:"Jaarboek van de Kapucijnenmsisie". Tilburg, [c. 1950]., Missieprocuur der Kapucijnen, Small 8°, orig. pict. col. glossy wraps., 159pp., ills. & portrs. on 8 plates, text-ills. after drawings.  20.00
¶ Annual publication Capucin mission. The article by Gentilis Aster deals with missionary achievements in Borneo, other contributions by various missionaries deal with missionary labour amoungst the Batak of Sumatra, Indians of Central-America, in Melanesia (Easter Island), & Africa. Nice copy. (tiny piece of lower right corner of upper wrap. gone).

23 ASTER, G(entilis), (Father O.F.M.), Een Reis door Borneo. a.o.artt. on Capucin Mission, publ. In:"Gekruisigd met Christus. Kapucijnen Almanak", Tilburg, [c. 1950]., Small 8°, original stiff pictorial coloured wraps. 160pp., ills. & portrs. on 29 plates, text-ills. after drawings.  45.00
¶ Annual Almanack as publ. by dutch Capucin mission. The article by Gentilis Aster deals with a journey through Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), incl. notes on missionary achievements, progress of school-education, &c... Other artt. by various missionaries deal with missionary labour among the Batak of Sumatra, incl. a report on a visit to a Leprosery at Singkawan, among Indians of Central-America, in Melanesia (Easter Island), & Africa. FINE COPY. Scarce.

24 ASTER, G[ENTILLIS](Father), Morgen is mijn Eiland rijk. Vijftig jaar Capucijnenmissie op Borneo.Tilburg, [1950]., sm.8°. orig.limp pict.col. wrappers. 174pp. ills. on 14 plates o.o.t. after field-photos, with extensive captions at tails, text-ills. and endpieces after drawings, 2 full-p. graphs. with extensive captions at tails, depict. the progress of christianization, 3 full-p. sketch-maps.  55.00
¶ Small but very interesting commemorative volume: 50 years (1900-1950] of Capucin missionary labour and progress on [dutch]Borneo; supply still interesting information on the subject. Compiled by father Gentilis Aster, by command of his superior, Mgr. Tarcisius H.J. van Valenberg, Apostolic Vicar of Pontianak. MINT copy.

25 ATLAS NINETEENTH CENTURY COLONIAL INDONESIA - Van Nederlandsch Oost-Indië. Bij het Topographisch Bureau te Batavia samengesteld in de Jaren 1897-1904. (Omgewerkete uitgave van den Atlas van J.W. Stemfoort en J.J. Ten Siethoeff)(Revised edn.).'s-Gravenhage,Topographische Inrichting, 1898-1907., Large folio. orig. cloth with gilt title tooled on front cover. Ti.-p. with large Royal Dutch State Coat-of-Arms at head, coloured key to maps printed at tail. Double-spread Survey map of colonial Indonesia(1: 6 5000.000) with comparative (size) inset-map of the motherland in lower left corner, 1 double-spread survey-map of Java and Madura(4 maps: hydrography, Geology, residencies, Rail- & Tramways, Telegraph & Telephone-lines), 14 other mainly double-spread coloured maps, various scales. All maps with extensive legenda and keys, generally printed at tails; incl. inset-maps and plans(also with legenda) of: Batavia, Semarang, Soerabaia, Bawean, Kangean-Archipelago(Eastern Java), Koeta-Radja & Greater Aceh, Nias, Fort de Kock & Padang, Banjak Islands, Bandjarmasin(Borneo), Minahassa, Makassar, Ambon Residency & Ambon-City, &c...  2,700.00
¶ This formidable Atlas, published by command of the Ministry of Colonies, is a revised (and enlarged) edn. of the Stemfoort & Ten Siethoff Atlas (1883-1885), and is only surpassed by the publication of the "Atlas van Tropisch Nederland" (publ. Batavia 1938 by command of the Dutch Royal Geographical Society K.N.A.G.). A good copy.This revised and enlarged edn. is seldomly found and of great rarity. (skilful restoration to lower upper margin of front-cover and to spine, rectangular piece clipped from first endpaper, some skilful resturations to tail-margins of first few leaves, maps in great condition).

26 ATTENBOROUGH, D., Zoo Quest for a Dragon. London, 1957. Cloth, pictorial coloured dj., 174pp., coloured frontisp., ills. on 18 plates, of which some coloured.  45.00
¶ Account of a trip through Indonesia, the interior of Borneo (longhouses, etc.) & to Komodo, filming & capturing animals.

27 AURELIUS (Father O.M.Cap.), De Kapucijnen en de Missie.Mechliniae, 1927. sm.8°. orig. wraps. 151pp. ills. & portrs. of missionaries on 14 plates, 2 full-p. tabs. at end suppl. data on missionary stations, numbers of converts, vicaries, &c... from all over the World, short bibliography.  80.00
¶ Published in commemmoration of the 700th anniversary of the death of St. Franciscus of Assisi, 1926-1927. A short essay is devoted to the life of St. Franciscus, missionary labour of the Order in the first centenary of the Order, the first 2 Kapucin Missionaries; The lives and achievements of 7 famous missionaries is described and after a general review of Capucin mission across the world, the last section is devoted to dutch Capucin mission among the chinese and dyak of Borneo. Interesting. Good copy. (wraps alongside outer joints with light wear, small particle of upper wrap near head of spine gone, small oval ex-lib. stamp on ti.-p.).

28 AVÉ, JAN B. & VICTOR T. KING, Borneo. Oerwoud in ondergang. Cuturen op drift. [Eerste druk/first edn.]. Leiden,Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, 1986. Original coloured illustrated limp wrappers. 125pp., coloured ills. on 5 plates, many black/white ills. on pllates and in text, sketch-maps in text, 1 full-page sketch-map with legenda, bibliography, concise biographical data to authors, notes, table of contents.  65.00
¶ A lavishly illustrated 'report' with exensive data on both Indonesian Borneo or Kalimantan, as well as Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah and North Borneo: vanishing jungle due to slash-and-burn agrculture, logging, &c., which is connected to the vanishing cultural heritage of Borneo, e.g. life-style, cultural heritage, cults and customs, traditions, &c. Illustrations show local crafts, ceremonial cloths, weapons as mandau, blow-pipes, spears, shields, woodcarvings, local dress, &c.&c. Very good copy. (small piece of tail-margin near inner hinge of ti.-p. torn-away, but skilfully replaced, no loss of text).

29 BAER, A., Genes, People, and Borneo History. First edn.Phillips, ME,Borneo Research Council, 2005. Small 8°. Orig. thin limp bi-coloured glossy wrappers. 41pp. 3 tables, two in text and one full-page, footnotes, table of contents. ["Borneo Research Council, Occasional Paper" Number Two].  45.00
¶ One of the few studies on Borneo human genes, incl. chapters on Borneo genealogy, genes and culture, language, history, Marriage Patterns, &c. An excellent piece of field research. Very fine copy.

30 BALEN, C.L. VAN, Handleiding bij de Schoolplaat Balikpapan. First edn.'s-Gravenhage,Daamen, s.d.[circa], 1930. sm.8°. orig. printed wraps. 38pp. frontisp., 1 plate, 12 loose plates, with extensive captions in dutch at tails, large fold. diagram depict. how a petrol-pump works, another fold. diagram depict. derivates of crude oil. Tog. in the original printed manila-envelope. ["Ons Schoone Indië", Schoolwandplaten].  85.00
¶ Teacher's textbook to the education wall-plate "Balikpapan", the oil-city of colonial Indonesia, borneo. (envelope heavily damaged at extremities with particles missing, text-booklet and plates in very fine condition).

31 BALIKPAPAN - BLANDA(Pseud.), Balik Papan. In:"NION, 12-12 (1928)".Amsterdam, 1928. sm.4°. orig. decor. wraps. pp.367-393. 8 plates, of which 2 depict. Dayaks, 1 double-sprear hf.page plate, depict. a bird's eye view of Balik Papan Harbour, many other text-ills.  25.00
¶ This issue is completely devoted to the Oil-city Balik Papan, dutch borneo.

32 BANKS, E., A Naturalist in Sarawak. Orig. edn. Kuching, Kuching Press, 1919. sm. 8°. orig. clothbacked lettered boards. 125pp. frontisp.(double-p. sketch-map), double-p. sketch-map inside lower boards, appendix (glossary of Malay words commonly used by Dayaks for which there is a Dayak equivalent).  215.00
¶ An excellent review: Birds Nest Caves, How the animals came to Borneo, Animals on Small Islands, Wallace's line & Whitehead's line. How the Head-hunters got to Borneo,&c...Fine copy. Rare.

33 BANKS, E., Bornean Mammals. Kuching, Kuching Press, 1919. sm.8°orig.clothbacked lettered boards. [2], 83pp. frontisp., 39 plates with extensive scientific descriptions, double-p. sketch-map, all with orig. tissue-guards preserved.  215.00
¶ An excellent review, incl. many Borneo Monkeys. Very good copy. Scarce.

34 BARCLAY, J. A Stroll through Borneo. London-Sydney-Auckland-Toronto, Hodder and Stoughton, 1980. Cloth, dustjacket. 213pp., ills. on 4 plates, glossary.  55.00
¶ A 5-month's tour by foot, by canoe & by aircraft through Sarawak & Kalimantan, with vivid & rather accurate descriptions of the Iban, Kayan-Dayak, Penan, to the Kelabit Highlands, &c.

35 BARFUSS, E. VON, Treue Freunde. Erlebnisse zweier Deutscher in Nord-Borneo. Orig. edn.Berlin, nd.[c.1930]., sm.8°. orig. pict.col. red cloth. 198pp. col. frontisp., 10 other plates after orig. drawings of which 4 coloured, [1]p. of publ. list at end.  215.00
¶ The adventures of 2 young german deserters in North Borneo (Sabah), their skirmishes with the Kinabalu-mountain- & river-Dayak of Sabah, incl. descriptions of habits & customs, headhunting, &c... A very fine copy. Rare.

36 BARFUSZ, E. VON De lotgevallen van twee deserteurs op Borneo. Vrij bewerkt naar het hoogduitsch door J.L. van der Moer. Orig. dutch edn.Amersfoort,Valkhoff & van den Dries, [....], 1899. original cloth, title in gilt with a large black/white illustration on front side. 212pp. Frontispiece and 3 other black/white plates after drawings, table of contents on verso of final page, decorative endpapers.  145.00
¶ Dutch language youth story, being adventures of 2 young germans, deserteed from the dutch colonial East Indian Army, travelling by a spanish Brig, shipwrecked on the coast of British North Borneo, their further adventures amongs Dayak tribes, further adventures and their voyage back home to Germany. Originally published under the title "Treue Freunde", this dutch publication translated and edited by J.L. van der Moer. Copy in original publ. cloth. (some scriblling on f.e.p.'s, spine-ends with some wear, a bit shaky in binding, contents good and clean).

37 BARONE, A. - F. CATALUCCIO, F. MILONE, V. ORILLIA (et.al.), Asia. Transl. into spanish from the original Italian ("Geographica. L'Uomo e la Terra").Barcelona, 1976. large thick 8°. Orig. cloth. 493pp. Num. plates and text-ills, of which coloured, double-p. maps, num. sketch-maps. & tables in text, table of contents and maps. ["Geographica, el hombre y la Tierra", Asia/VI].  70.00
¶ A lavishly illustrated and well-documented encyclopaedic review, of the geography and population of Asia (Southeast Asia, Central Asia, Asia minor) (:) Malaysia, Brunei, Portuguese Timor, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, india, kashmir, pakistan bangladesh nepal bhutan, sikkim, Ceylon, Afghanistan, Iran, Bahrein, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jornan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen and Turkey. A very fine copy.

38 BARR, P. Taming the Jungle. The men who made British Malaya. 2nd impr. Newton Abbot, 1978. Cloth. dustjacket., 172pp., ills. & portrs. on 8 plates, of which facsim., sketch-map, bibliography, index.  50.00
¶ Swettenham, Low, Maxwell, Bird, Weld, etc. NICE COPY.

39 BEAUFORT, L.F. DE Zoögeographie van den Indischen Archipel. Haarlem, 1926. Small 8°, boards, 202pp., folded map. ["VUB", No. 35].  10.00
¶ Pp. 23-69 deal with the zoö-geography of Borneo.

40 BECCARI, O. Wanderings in the Great Forests of Borneo. Travels and Researches of a Naturalist in Sarawak. Transl. fr. the original Italian by E.H. Giglioli. Revised & edited by F.H.H. Guillemard. First english language edn.London,Archibald Constable & Co., 1904. Orig. cloth, large gilt vignette tooled on front boards, spine title blocked in gilt, (xxiv), 424pp. Frontisp., 61 ills. & plates, 3 extending maps, appendix, index.  1,250.00
¶ Account of a zoologist, extensively travelling through Sarawak; apart from extensive descriptions of the flora & fauna of Sarawak, the author also describes in extenso various other aspects of the country. A fine uncut copy of a classical work. Rare.

41 BEEKMAN, D. (Captain), Voyage to and from the Island of Borneo. With a new introduction by Chin Yoon Fong. Reprint edition.Folkestone & London,Dawsons of Pall Mall, 1973. Small 8°., original cloth, title label in gilt on spine. 4LL of a new introduction, 205pp. 2 fold. plates, some full-page plates, fold. sketch-map, all facsims. after the original copper engraved plates, some tables in text, original publ. list on 2LL at very end, publ. serial list facing new ti.-p., footnotes to the new introduction. ["The Colonial History Series", no. 87, D.H. Simpson, general editor].  145.00
¶ In 1713 the new East India Company despatched the "Eagle Galley" under the command of J. Beacher and D. Beekman on an expedition to Banjarmasin (reputed to be a lucrative source of pepper and other eastern produce) in Southern Borneo. This trip took a year to complete and Beekman's observations and experiences in the region were of utmost importance to the then rapidly expanding trade with China. Originally published in 1718, this reprint is still of great value to history. Very fine copy, NO dusjtacket. Rather scarce.

42 BEMMELEN, R.W. VAN The Geology of Indonesia and Adjacent Archipelagoes. The East Indies, Inclusive of the British part of Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, the Philippine Islands, Eastern New Guinea, Christmas Island, and the Andaman- and Nicobar Islands. Orig. edn.The Hague, 1949. 2 text-vols. & portfolio with maps 3 vols. Large thick 4°, cloth, (xxiii), 732; (vii), 265pp., numerous plates, text-ills. & figures, diagrams, sketch-maps, tables & statistics, of which extending, indexed. 'ATLAS'VOL. contains tog. 378 ills., figures, maps, etc. on 41 large extending plates, loose in cloth slipcase.  680.00
¶ Complete set of this indispensable work. Rare. (bds. dampstained, paper of vol. II also affected by dampstaining, NOT STICKING TOGETHER & still very reasonable to good, only the general signs of damp-staining are present.) Rare.

43 BENSCHOP, B., Pluisje. Kampen, 1961. Cloth. 146pp. BUUR, I.J. 1060.  10.00
¶ Juvenile, with as main character a girl, grown-up in Banjarmasin(Borneo), repatriating to the Netherlands after the Japanese occupation of colonial Indonesia.

44 BERGER, B., Das Geheimnis von Pontiana. Roman aus Borneo. Berlin,, s.d. [circa], 1950. sm. 8°. thin boards. 239pp.  45.00
¶ Novel set in and arount Pontianak, Dutch Borneo, incl. ample notes on the chinese population, illegal opium-trafficking, &c... (head of spine damaged, skilfully restored however).

45 BERTLING, Tj.(Introd.), Indonésie. Les Arts et les Dieux. Sumatra, Java, Bali, Timor, Bornéo, Célèbes, Iles du Sud-Ouest. Exhibition catalogue Musée d'Ethnographie de Neuchatel, 4 novembre 1956 au 10 février 1957.Neuchatel,Musée d'Ethnographie, 1956. sm.8°. orig. pict. col. wraps. 32pp. Ills. on 7 plates out-of-text, fold. sketch-map with legenda, [5]pp. of local sponsoring advertis., incl. printed inside wraps., list of abbrev. used.  45.00
¶ Catalogue listing and describing a great number of pieces exhibited: arts & crafts from Sumatra, Java, Bali, Timor, Borneo, Sulawesi and the South-western Islands. Vary fine copy.

46 BEUSECHEM, D. VAN, Bersawah ditanah Rapak di Borneo Selatan dan Timoer. In:"Kolonisatie Bulletin", Year II-no. 7. Batavia,Landsdrukkerij, 1930. sm.folio. orig. wraps. 32pp. many text-ills, full-p. sketch-map of the indonesian archipelago printed inside lower outer wrap. indicating transmigration-areas.  115.00
¶ Essay, entirely dealing with the results achieved by javanese and madurese transmigration to the dutch territoro of Borneo. This tri-monthly Bulletin, published by the dutch colonial Commision for the promotion of Migration and Colonisation of indonesian natives, was rather short-lived, the KITLV Institute Library lists year 1 number 1 only, but at least 7 issues of this quarterly have been published. Very good copy. Scarce.

47 BEYER, R[IE], De Firma Bulletje en Aapje. Een boeiend meisjes-verhaal. Orig.edn.Helmond,Boek- en handelsdrukkerij 'Helmond', [....], 1935. large 8°. orig. pict. publ. wraps., designed by Frans Wanders. 159pp. Text-ills. after drawings by Frans Wanders. ["Meisjesbibliotheek - No.25"]. BUUR, I.J., 0591.  35.00
¶ Teen-age girl's novel set at Amsterdam, with i.a. references to colonial Indonesia: Balikpapan (Borneo) and Batavia (Java). Sequel to:"Aapje" (nickname of main character: a girl in her late teens). (spine-ends with some rubbing, small horizontal puncture in lower part of spine, small piece clipped from lower right front corner of upper wrap., lightly dog-eared).

48 BEZEMER, T.J. (introd.), Indonesian Arts and Crafts. Pictorial Atlas. Amsterdam,Aalderink, s.d. [circa], 1932. sm. 4°. orig. boards. 16pp. of introd. in english. 1leave of addenda (printed recto/verso), loosely inserted. Tog. 245 ills. on 74 plates with captions in english-french-german and dutch.  160.00
¶ Plates depict. Indonesian Arts & Crafs: weaving & other textile arts, woodcarvings, copper-and silver-work, the Keris & Creese-shafts (plates 209-245), Borneo interest (textiles, ills. 100-108; bamboo-ornamentation, nos. 117-119) &c...Edn. with the english language introd. is very difficult to find. Very good copy.

49 BLACK, G., You want to die, Johnny? 1st. London, 1966. Cloth, original pictorial coloured dj., 224pp.  70.00
¶ Novel situated in Brunei (: "Bintan").

50 BLINK, H. De Bewoners der Vreemde werelddeelen, de Indische Archipel. .. De Indische Archipel. Amsterdam, (c.1930). Large 8°, decorated & lettered cloth, (xii), 392pp., coloured ills. on a plate, many text-ills. after steel-engravings.  70.00
¶ Pp. 1-268 deals with Insular Southeast Asia, incl. Malaio-Polynesian tribes, extensive descriptions of the Chinese on Borneo & in the rest of the N.E.I., description of the people of the Malayan States, etc. The last part deals with Melanesia, Polynesia & Australia (pp.268-391). (some offsetting of the col. plate on facing-p.)

51 BLUME, C.L. (ed.) De Indische Bij, tijdschrift ter bevordering van de kennis der Nederlandsche Volksplantingen ... Vol 1 (all publ.). Leiden, Hazenberg, 1843. orig.printed boards. (iv), 664pp. handcoloured lithographed frontisp. (A Dayak Headman), 4 other tinted lithographs after drawings by Muller, all of Borneo interest. Bastin/Brommer N. 580.  660.00
¶ Periodical, only 1 year publ., with tog. 4 extensive artt. on BORNEO by E. Müller & C.L. Blume. The 3 oth. artt. deal with Palembang & Java. Rare.

52 BLUNDELL, P. (F. Nestle Buterworth), The Kidnappers. Repr. London, Ward Lock, nd. [c.1930], Small thick 8°, pictorial cloth, (iv), 256 pp., frontisp., 3 other plates by Wighman.  70.00
¶ Juvenile set in N. Borneo & Malay waters, fighting the chinese pirates. Nice copy.

53 BLUNDELL, P., Mr. Podd of Borneo. Orig. edn. London, [c. 1920]., sm. thick 8°. orig. decor. cloth. 256pp.  80.00
¶ Humorous crime-fiction set in early Singapore and surrondings, with as main character a young Eurasian (Mr. Podd), incl. references to Borneo, Labuan, &c... Nice copy. Scarce.

54 BLYTHE, W. The Impact of Chinese Secret Societies in Malaya. A historical study. Orig. edn.London-Kuala Lumpur-Hong-Kong,O.U.P., 1969. Cloth, dustjacket. (xiv), 566pp., frontisp., 18 ills. on 4 plates, 8 sketch-maps in text & full-p., list of abbrev. used, bibliography, glossary, general index, index of societies & organizations.  175.00
¶ Important and already classical study on the traditional Chinese Secret Societies in China, The Straits Settlements, the Federated & Unfederated Malay States & in both dutch and british territory of Borneo. Nice copy. (dustjacked heavily rubbed at extremities).

55 BOCK, C. The Head-hunters of Borneo; A narrative of Travel up the Mahakkam and down the Barito; also, journeyings in Sumatra. 1st. London, Sampson Low, 1881. Large thick 8°, modern cloth, 344pp., 31 very fine coloured plates of anthropological & ethnographical interest, 4 plain plates, 1 folded coloured map (loosely inserted), appendices.  1,020.00
¶ Good clean copy of this classic on [dutch] Borneo. (rebound, map & 1p. skilfully restored, lib. label pasted inside upper boards). Rare.

56 BODROGI, T., Kunst van Indonesië. Transl. from the original Hungarian by A.M.C. van Pesch. Den Haag, Gaade, 1971. Small square 4°, original cloth, pictorial dj., 145pp. of text, incl. descriptions to the plates, 43 text-figures, 8 very fine coloured plates, 157 ills. on 80 plain plates o.o.t., bibliography.  100.00
¶ The Dutch edn. Photos by (a.o.): Eva Besnyo, A. Kando, T. Bodrogi, J. Franciscy... Covering Arts & Crafts of Indonesia: The Moluccas (southern part, Seram & Halmaheira), Bali, Nusa Tenggara: Timor, Flores, Sumba, Sumbawa; Sumatra (: Batak-region, the Lampungs) & Nias, Borneo, Celebes. A good copy.

57 BOER, P.C. De Luchtstrijd rond Borneo. Operaties van de Militaire Luchtvaart KNIL in de periode december 1941 tot februari 1942. Orig. edn.Houten, Van Holkema & Warendorf, 1987. Large 8°, cloth, original pictorial coloured dustjacket. (xi), 299pp., 27 ills. on 8 photo plates (a.o. depicting Dutch & Japanese fighter-planes & bombers), 20 sketch-maps, full-p. & in text, list of abbrev. used, bibliography, notes & so-called 'Bijlagen', index of personal & place-names, summary in English.  85.00
¶ The only study supplying historical information on the air-battles around Borneo, operations of the Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force (MLKNIL) during the period of Dec. 1941-Febr. 1942, against the japanese invading forces. Very fine copy.

58 BOERMAN, J.W. & K.M. KNIP, Dieren in hun Omgeving.... Op Borneo. Herzien door L. Dorsman Czn. en K.M. Knip. (revised edn. by J. Dorsman & K.M. Knip).Groningen-Den Haag,J.B. Wolters,s.d. [circa], 1935. sm. 8°. Orig. printed wraps. stapled. 49pp. Centre-fold. plate, 1 illustration in text, publ. list and advert. printed insude front wrapper, and on [5]pp. at very end, incl. on lower outer wrapper. ["Dieren in hun Omgeving", Tweede Serie [no. 10], buiten ons Land].  35.00
¶ Teacher's explanatory manual to the educational Wall-plate "Dieren op Borneo" (Animals on Borneo), in use with dutch primary schools. Partly unopened copy. Very good.

59 BOERSMA, Tj.,(introd.), Kalimantan Barat. Gedenkboek ter gelegenheid van 40 jaar zending op West-Borneo door de Gereformeerde Kerk van Drachten. (1950-1990). Drachten, 1991. sm. 8°. orig. pict. col. stiff glossy wraps, spiral spine. 140pp. many text-ills. incl. portrs., sketch-map, chronology of important events.  55.00
¶ Commemmorastes 40 years of missionary achievement by the dutch reformed church of Drachten, Province of Friesland, in Western-Borneo. MINT copy. Publ. in a limited edn.

60 BÖHM, A.H., West Borneo 1940-Kalimantan Barat 1950. Verslag. Orig. edn.Tilburg, Gianotten, 1986. Small 8°, limp pictorial coloured wraps., 150pp., some text-ills. and a full-p. plate bearing portraits, some tables in text, some footnotes, full-p. sketch-map of Borneo/Kalimantan with concise legenda, appendices.  65.00
¶ Author's recollections on the Japanese conquest & camplife 1942-1945, report on West Borneo council 1940-1950, during the dutch-indonesian dispute, &c.. Author's Ms. dedication in ink, signed and dated 26/5 [19]86 in corner of ti.-p. Good copy. Interesting

61 BOOMGAARD, P. - H.A. POEZE & G. TERMORSHUIZEN (compilers), God in Indië. Bekerings verhalen uit de negentiende eeuw. Orig. edn.Leiden,KITLV uitgeverij, 1997. Orig. pict. col. stiff wraps. 156pp. 13 plates, incl. some portrs., being facsims. after 19th century illustrations, full0-p. sketch-map, glossary, orig. publ. promotional flyer loosely inserted.  75.00
¶ Contains, besides an introduction, tog. 11 authentic missionary conversion stories from nineteenth century Indonesia (:) Minahasa, Borneo, Flores, dutch New Guinea (Merauke district), &c. Very good copy. Out-of-Print.

62 BOOMGAARD, P. & J. VAN DIJK, Het Indië boek. Orig. edn.Zwolle,Waanders, 2001. Small thick 8°., original coloured and illustrated glazed boards. 512pp. Frontispiece, 500 half-page black/white illustrations after photographs taken in the colonial era, of which many hitherto unpublished, with extensive informative captions at tails, table of contents and a note to spelling of geographical names.  55.00
¶ Record in photography with dutch language explanatory captions pre-war dutch colonial Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, lesser Sunda Islands and New Guinea. Very fine copy.

63 BOOMS, A.S.H. Neerlands Krijgsroem in Insulinde. Schitterende daden van moed, beleid, trouw en zelfopoffering in de negentiende eeuw, sedert de instelling van de Militaire Willemsorde. Orig. edn.'s-Gravenhage, 1902. 2 vols. Small 8°, boards, original wrap. pasted on upper covers, 369; 332pp. ROUFFAER/MULLER, p. 711.  115.00
¶ The Royal Dutch Indian Army in 19th century colonial Indonesia, being a collection of military operations against a.o.: Bone, 1824; the Java-war, 1825-26; the Chinese in Borneo & Bangka, 1850, Timor & Flores, 1857; etc.

64 BOON, M., J.W. van Lansberge en de practijk van Art. 4 van de Geheime instructie van 5 Juni 1855. Orig. thesis [Utrecht university]. Utrecht, 1943. orig. wraps. 334pp. register, bibliogr.  80.00
¶ Dutch colonial administration under Governor-General Van Lansberge in view of the so-called secret instruction, i.e. dependence of Crown-instruction directed to the Governor-General of the N.E.I., labour, agrarian and financial policy, the Aceh-dispute, the so-called "Buitenbezittingen" (Outer-Provinces: Borneo, Sunda-group, Moluccas...). (spine with some damage, somewh. dog-eared copy).

65 BORNEO - A TRAGEDY OF BORNEO, 1941-1945. Kinabalu National Memorial Park Project, a proposal for Commemmoration.Kuala Belait,Brunei Press, nd.[c.1950]., Orig.limp pict.col. wraps. 35pp. Many text-ills., some plates & portrs., tabs. in text and full-p., full-p. sketch-map, orig. donation-form preserved at end.  295.00
¶ A 'brochure', calling for donations, with relevant artt. by a.o. Tom Harrisson, J. Kidman Cox, K. Tregonning and Hedda Morrison, in order to raise funds to:"Establish a National Park at the foot of Mount Kinabalu, North Borneo as a Memorial of a practical sort to Allied Troops who suffered and died at the hands of the Japanese in North Borneo during the 1941-45 war". A very rare publication in FINE condition. (name in ink in upper right margin of upper wrap.).

66 BORNEO - DAYAK WAR-DANCE - Krijgsdans der Dayaks, Borneo.Haarlem,Kleynenberg & Co., [circa], 1910. Large folio, 73x60cm. Original black/white picture in photogravure", printed on heavy limp paer, illustrating two Dayak warriors in dance-pose in traditional dress, dutch territory of Borneo (Kalimantan). Title in bold black type at tail in dutch language, publ. name beneath lower left corner of illustrated area. ["Kleynenberg", plate no. 120]. Fine condition. SCAN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.  35.00

67 BORNEO - M. LEIGH (ed.), Borneo 2000. Environment, Conservation and Land. Proceedings of the Sixth Biennal Borneo Research Conference, Kuching, Sarawak, July 10-14, 2000.Kota Samarahan, 2000. large 8°. Orig. stiff lettered wraps, col. illustr. in centre. (iv), 459pp. Text-ills. and figs, tabs. & diagrammes in text, notes & references at end of each paper.  125.00
¶ A collection of papers as published upon the occasion of the biennal. Amongst the authors we find a.o. (:) The Earl of Cranbrook, Cynthia L.M. Chin, Elisabeth L.M. Bennett, Lim Chan Koon, Ajang Kahang, Goldwin Limberg, Gary Shapiro, S.P. Harding, Justine Vaz, Quentin Gausset, Paul K. Gellert, .. with as subjects People & Wildlife, Conservation Policy Impact, Land Use, Tenure and Management, Environmental Sciences, Health & Society...Apart from some little dog-earing a very good copy.

68 BORNEO - M. LEIGH (ed.), Borneo 2000. Proceedings of the Sixth Biennal Borneo Research Conference, Kuching, Sarawak, July 10-14, 2000.Kota Samarahan, 2000. 2 vols. large 8°. Orig. col. wraps, (v), 647; (iv), 900pp. ext. footnotes, tabs. & diagrammes in text.  215.00
¶ The Proceedings of Borneo2000 showcase the range & variety of eontemporary research on Borneo/Kalimantan. The social sciences, biological environmental & health sciences, literature, history, linguistics, economics, management, education & tourism are but many of the areas included, by authors from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Europe, The Americas, Japan, China & Australia. MINT copy.

69 BORNEO - WAYANG WONG PERFORMANCE, Maskendans (sic.!) aan het Hof van Koetei, Borneo. Haarlem,Kleynenberg & Co., [circa], 1910. Large folio, 73x60cm. Original black/white picture in photogravure, printed on heavy limp paer, illustrating a group of seven performing Wayang Wong dancers in traditional dreas and headdress, accompanied by a gong-ensemble, at Kutei Royal Court, dutch territory of Borneo (Kalimantan). Title in bold black type at tail in dutch language, publ. name at lower left corner beneath illustrated area. ["Kleynenberg", plate no. 118]. Fine condition. SCAN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.  40.00
¶ Of interest to theatre performances in dutch colonial Borneo, also illustrating in great detail traditional dress, headdress and masks.

70 BORNEO (NORTH)-INVEST in North Borneo Jesselton, 1959. Small 8°, pictorial coloured limp wraps., (iii), 59pp., tables in text & full-p., folded map to the colony of North Borneo with references at the end. Stapled.  115.00
¶ Fine copy. Scarce.

71 BORNEO (NORTH) - North Borneo today.Jesselton,Dept. of Broadcasting and Information, s.n.[circa], 1960. Samll oblong 8°. original coloured and illustrated wrappers, stapled. [30]pp. Num. ills.and plates, incl. a full-p. bird's eye view of Sandakan city, and two views of Jesselton: as a ruined city after the occupation and completely rebuilt, some diagrammes in text, sketch-map depict. the position of North Borneo in Southeast Asia, full-p. sketch-map of N.Borneo with concise legenda.  80.00
¶ Lavishly illustrated Album presenting in concise form the emergence of North Borneo as a prosperous and rapidly developing country in South East Asia, incl. diagrammes on spread of religion, population numbers, numbers of children in school, government-structure, activities of chinese merchants, &c...&c...Good copy. (some signs of wear to corners(crackings), tail-ends somewh. damaged by shelving).

72 BORNEO ARTS & CRAFTS-JUYNBOLL, H.H., Katalog des Ethnographischen Reichsmuseums [Leyden], I-II: Borneo. Orig. edn.Leiden, Brill, 1910. 2 vols. Large 8°., orig. printed wraps. (xxxiii), 353; (xvi), 428pp., numerous ills. on 23 fine lithographed plates, of which 4 in chromolitho-graphy by Emrik & Binger, numerous text-ills., figures, register & names of donators.["Katalog des Ethnographischen Reichsmuseums", I-II].  950.00
¶ A massive Catalogue, listing and describing the ethographical collection as then present in the dutch National Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology, Leyden. The fine ills. depict. num. examples of ethnographica as collected in the then territory of dutch Borneo. The First publication in the series of tog. 23 vols. published. German text-edn. A good copy. Uncut. Rare.

73 BORNEO- Borneo, next to New Guinea the largest Island in the World... In:"Encyclopaedia Brittanica", 1902. [London], Encyclopaedia Brittanica, 1902. large 8°. recent stiff black lettered wraps. Pp.309-314. printed in 2 collumns, with a sketch-map & some tables. Stapled.  40.00
¶ Information on [British] North Borneo as supplied in the Encyclop.Brittannica, edn. 1902.

74 BORNEO- Colony of North Borneo Annual Report, 1960. lONDON, H.M.S.O., [1960]. Pictorial coloured limp wraps., (3), 235pp., coloured frontisp., ills. on 12 plates of which 1 coloured, 2 coloured sketch-maps on 2 plates, depicting spread of minerals & oil-sites & areas licensed for mineral prospecting, numerous tables & statistics in text, folded coloured map at the end.  90.00
¶ Supplies a wealth of information. Good copy.

75 BORNEO- Colony of North Borneo Annual Report, 1955. London, H.M.S.O. [1955], Pictorial coloured limp wraps., (3), 235pp., coloured frontisp., ills. on 12 plates of which 1 coloured, 2 coloured sketch-maps on 2 plates, depicting spread of minerals & oil-sites & areas licensed for mineral prospecting, numerous tables & statistics in text, folded coloured map at the end.  90.00
¶ Supplies a wealth of information. Good copy.

76 BORNEO-COLONY OF NORTH BORNEO ANNUAL REPORT 1960 London, H.M.S.O., (1960). Pictorial coloured limp wraps., (3), 235pp., coloured front., ills. on 12 plates of which 1 coloured, 2 coloured sketch-maps on 2 plates, depicting spread of minerals & oil-sites & areas licensed for mineral prospecting, numerous tables & statistics in text, folded coloured map at the end.  90.00
¶ Supplies a wealth of information. GOOD COPY.

77 BORNEO EXPLORATION - H. FISCHER, H. GRAMBERG (et. al.), Tochten naar Boven-Boeloengan en de Apo-Kajan (Zuider en Ooster-afdeeling van Borneo). In:"TAG, 1910". [Amsterdam], K.N.A.G., 1910. sm. 8°, modern wraps., pp.263-306, folded sketch-map of the Upper-Boeloengan & Apo-Kajan.  45.00
¶ Collection of accounts of explorations & expeditions to above mentioned areas in BORNEO, by various civil & military government-officials (:) Capt. Fischer (1906), H. Granberg (6 Jul.-15 Sept. 1908); supplying much general information: geography, economic conditions, productions, various customs, adat-law, life-cycle, etc. Interesting accounts (3) as taken from existant diaries.

78 BORNEO FORESTRY- Results of the Forestsurvey in the Djemaras Area (South Borneo/Kalimantan)/Resultaten der Proefbaan-opname in het Djemras bosgebied (Zuid Borneo)/Hasil2 pengukuran alur pertjobaan dalam daerah hutan Djemaras (Borneo Selatan). Bogor,s.n.[....], 1950. Small 4°, orig. clothbacked boards. (3), 42, (1)pp. of cyclostyled text on rectos only (incl. bibliography), numerous tables in text, very large folded map, coloured in the outlines, with text in Bahasa Indonesia & Dutch, large folded plan with text in Bahasa Indonesia only, loosely added in endpocket. Summary in Bahasa Indonesia/English (2)pp. other text in Dutch only.  205.00
¶ Important report on forestry-research in Southern Kalimantan. Published in a very limited edn. only. Good copy. Rare.

79 BORNEO HANDBOOK (N.N.), Handbook of the State of British North Borneo. [1920]. Compiled from Reports of the Governor and Staff of North Borneo. With an appendix showing the Progress and Development of the State to the end of 1920.London, British North Borneo, Chartered Company, 1921. sm.8°. orig.gilt lettered cloth, coat-of-arms tooled in gilt in centre of upper boards. 112pp. frontisp., 7 other plates, tabs. in text. Appendices show tabs. of imports & exports by the Chartered Company, official members of legislative Council, census of population 10th and 11th March 1911, &c...  340.00
¶ Fine copy of a rare handbook.

80 BORNEO INFORMATION - Borneo. Second Printing.S.I. [Kuala Belait, Brunei State],Borneo Bulletin, 1955. Oblong 8°., Original boards, title in bold white type on front boards with coloured coat-of-arms of British North Borneo, Brunei and Ssarawak in left margin alongside front outer joint, photograph of two teen-age girls of the Kelabit tribe at tail. 79pp. of black/white full-page and half-page plates after photographs, ills. after drawings in text, sketch-maps in text and full-page, 6 verse poem in praise of Borneo (Kalimantan Tanah Ayer Ku/Kalimantan (Borneo) my Home) printed full-page, english translation alongside malay text, table of contents.  145.00
¶ A lavishly illustrated and an up-to-the-minute liberally illustrated report on the British North Borneo territories, e.g. North Borneo, Brunei and Sarawak. Borneo to-day and yesterday, Sarawak yesterday, old Brunei, Rajah Brooke, the population (incl. the Chinese and other races), plants and animals, Oil, early visitors, longhouses, daily life old an modern, economic development, &c. Good copy. (some light shaving to rims of binding).

81 BORNEO RESEARCH - Borneo Research Bulletin.[Annual publication]. Orig. edn. Williamsburg, Borneo Research Council,1970-2005...., Bi-annual/annual publication (fromt vol. 24 onwards): Vol. 2/1-2; 3/2; 4/2; 5/2; vol. 7/2; vol. 8/1-2 - vol. 15/1; vol. 16/1-2 - vol. 22/1-2 (bi-annually publ.); vol. 24-36 (2005, annually published). A-4 sized (first bi-annual publs.) and small 8°. Varying pagination.  1,850.00
¶ This bi-annual/annual bulletin has been published by the Borneo Research Council, and supplies extensive information on North Borneo, Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, i.e. multi-diciplinary field reports, occasional papers, records of meetings and conferences, other scientific contributioons (:) anthropology and ethnology, social sciences, biology, flora, fauna, nature protection, the impact of extensive logging, medicinal plants, new species, &c., &c. In very good condition.

82 BORNEO/SUMATRA ALMANACK VOL. 16(1926) - Borneo Almanak tot steun der Missie op Borneo en Sumatra. Orig. edn.Tilburg,Capucijnenklooster, [....], 1927. large 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled, nicely designed coloured illustrated front wrapper,, large black/white advertism. on lower outer wrapper. 214pp. pronted on double collumns, actually 107pp. 3 coloured plates, of which one loosely inserted as "Bijlage", many black/white ills. of which full-page, incl. portraits and group-portraits of female and male missionaries, and some converted locals,after photographs, some after drawings, wall-calendar printed on pink paper also loosely added as "Bijlage", local supporting advertism., of which some illustrated  125.00
¶ 16thannual report for 1926, describing and illustrating the progress of Roman-catholic missionary labour, by Capucin sisters and brethern, stationed on Sumatra and the dutch territory of Borneo, colonial Indonesia. Supplies interesting information on the subject. Good to very good copy in with a nicely designed front wrapper. (some light wear to spine-ends, some minimal signs of dog-earing).

83 BORNEO/SUMATRA ALMANACK VOL. 23(1933) - Borneo Almanak tot steun der Missie op Borneo en Sumatra. Orig. edn.Tilburg,Capucijnenklooster, [....], 1934. large 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled, nicely designed coloured illustrated front wrapper,, large black/white advertism. on lower outer wrapper. 214pp. pronted on double collumns, actually 107pp. 3 coloured plates, of which one loosely inserted as "Bijlage", many black/white ills. of which full-page, incl. portraits and group-portraits of female and male missionaries, and some converted locals,after photographs, some after drawings, wall-calendar printed on pink paper also loosely added as "Bijlage", local supporting advertism., of which some illustrated  125.00
¶ 23rd. annual report covering 1933, describing and illustrating the progress of Roman-catholic missionary labour, by Capucin sisters and brethern, stationed on Sumatra and the dutch territory of Borneo, colonial Indonesia. Supplies interesting information on the subject. Good to very good copy in with a nicely designed front wrapper. (some light wear to spine-ends, some minimal signs of dog-earing).

84 BORNEO/SUMATRA ALMANACK VOL. 25(1935) - Borneo Almanak tot steun der Missie op Borneo en Sumatra. Orig. edn.Tilburg,Capucijnenklooster, [....], 1936. large 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled, nicely designed coloured illustrated front wrapper,, large black/white advertism. on lower outer wrapper. 214pp. pronted on double collumns, actually 107pp. 3 coloured plates, of which one loosely inserted as "Bijlage", many black/white ills. of which full-page, incl. portraits and group-portraits of female and male missionaries, and some converted locals,after photographs, some after drawings, wall-calendar printed on pink paper also loosely added as "Bijlage", local supporting advertism., of which some illustrated  125.00
¶ 25th. annual report covering 1935, describing and illustrating the progress of Roman-catholic missionary labour, by Capucin sisters and brethern, stationed on Sumatra and the dutch territory of Borneo, colonial Indonesia. Supplies interesting information on the subject. Good to very good copy in with a nicely designed front wrapper. (some light wear to spine-ends, some minimal signs of dog-earing).

85 BORNEO/SUMATRA ALMANACK VOL. 35(1950) - Borneo Almanak tot steun der Missie op Borneo en Sumatra. Orig. edn.Tilburg,Capucijnenklooster, [....], 1951. large 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled, nicely designed coloured illustrated front wrapper,, large black/white advertism. on lower outer wrapper. 214pp. pronted on double collumns, actually 107pp. 3 coloured plates, of which one loosely inserted as "Bijlage", many black/white ills. of which full-page, incl. portraits and group-portraits of female and male missionaries, and some converted locals,after photographs, some after drawings, wall-calendar printed on pink paper also loosely added as "Bijlage", local supporting advertism., of which some illustrated  125.00
¶ 35th. annual report covering 1950, describing and illustrating the progress of Roman-catholic missionary labour, by Capucin sisters and brethern, stationed on Sumatra and the dutch territory of Borneo, colonial Indonesia. Supplies interesting information on the subject. Good to very good copy in with a nicely designed front wrapper. (some light wear to spine-ends, some minimal signs of dog-earing).

86 BORNEO/SUMATRA ALMANACK VOL. 38(1953) - Borneo Almanak tot steun der Missie op Borneo en Sumatra. Orig. edn.Tilburg,Capucijnenklooster, [....], 1954. large 8°. Orig. wrappers, stapled, nicely designed coloured illustrated front wrapper,, large black/white advertism. on lower outer wrapper. 214pp. pronted on double collumns, actually 107pp. 3 coloured plates, of which one loosely inserted as "Bijlage", many black/white ills. of which full-page, incl. portraits and group-portraits of female and male missionaries, and some converted locals,after photographs, some after drawings, wall-calendar printed on pink paper also loosely added as "Bijlage", local supporting advertism., of which some illustrated  125.00
¶ 38th. annual report covering 1953, describing and illustrating the progress of Roman-catholic missionary labour, by Capucin sisters and brethern, stationed on Sumatra and the dutch territory of Borneo, colonial Indonesia. Supplies interesting information on the subject. Good to very good copy in with a nicely designed front wrapper. (some light wear to spine-ends, some minimal signs of dog-earing).

87 BORNEO-TARAKAN & BUNJU An Album with tog. 49 original photos, various sizes (generally 13x8 cms.), 2 à 3 to a page, mounted on 17 black limp leaves, with tissue-guards & captions in Ms. in white ink to each photo. Album 33x28 cms. Clothbacked padded checkered boards, cloth corners & with a spinal cord. Dated on 1st blank (inside upper bds.) 13-19 Februari 1958. (S.L.) Photos mainly depicting oil-sites at Tarakan & Bunju, harbour of Bunju, buildings off the sites, etc. All very clear & well-taken photos. Album publ. in memory to a fare-well-visit to Tarakan & Bunju, probably of an emplayee of the "Ba-taafsche" (Shell Oil Cy.). In excellent condition, interesting.  215.00

88 BORNEO-VIEWS of British North Borneo. With a brief history of the colony, compiled from official records and other sources of information of an authentic nature, with Trade returns, etc...showing the progress and development of the Chartered Company's Territory to the late date. Orig.(&only)edn. London,Chartered North Borneo Company, 1899. Oblong 8°, gilt lettered & decorated cloth. Album of 60pp. with text & numerous ills., some full-p. plates, portrs., some tables in text & a coloured map, with legenda of British North Borneo, indicating the area of the Chartered company's property (: 31.000 sq. miles) & another full-p. coloured map serving as a front. being a "map of the world showing the main likes of Telegraphic communication in relation with British North Borneo".  670.00
¶ Official illustrated work issued to the public by the North Borneo Company which was founded in 1882.(bds. faded, somewh. dusty & creased at spine.)

89 BORNEO-WING EASTON, N. Geologie eines Teiles von West Borneo. Batavia, 1904. Small folio, printed boards portfolio. Text-volume (description to plates). Oblong small 4°, 21pp. of text printed on rectos only. With 21 full-size loose plates bearing tog. 126 ills. depicting geological samples from West-Borneo. "Jaarboek v.h. Mijnwezen in Nederlandsch Oost-Indië, year 33 (scientific part).  205.00
¶ (portfol. shaved & soiled, contents fine, ties preserved.)

90 [BOSSE, P.M. VAN], Rapport naar aanleiding van mijn bezoek in de 2de helft van 1916 aan de Steenkolenterreinen der Oost-Borneo-Mij. aan de Mahakkam rivier. S.L.,s.n., s.d.[circa], 1917. orig.wraps. 58pp., numerous tables in text & full-p., large folded map coloured in the outlines, showing the coal-consessions.  70.00
¶ Interesting report on the occurrance of coal deposits & exploitation to be carried out by the East Borneo Mining Cy., at Mahakkam river-basin. (Dutch Borneo).

91 BRACKMAN, A.C. Southeast Asia's Second Front. the Power struggle in the Malay Archipelago. First edn. London,Pall Mall Press, 1966. orig. cloth, dustjacket. (xv), 341pp., extensive notes to chapters, index.  75.00
¶ Study on the cold war in Southeast Asia, incl. extensive notes on the communist penetration in Borneo & the sol-called confrontation in Malaya. Good copy.

92 BRAKEL, J.H. VAN (et. al.)(editorial committee), Budaya Indonesia. Arts and Crafts in Indonesia/Kunst en cultuur in Indonesië. Exhib.Catalogue Tropenmuseum-Royal Tropical Museum Amsterdam 1987.Amsterdam,Royal Tropical Museum, 1987. large 8°. orig. stiff glossy pict. col. wraps. 283pp. Num. col. and plain plates, text-ills, double-p. sketch-map, extensive object description at end, bi-lingual text: english/dutch. ADDED: The separately published brochure announcing the exhibition, being an introduction to Indonesian art in general and to the exhibition. Amsterdam, Royal Tropical Museum, 1987. sm.8°. orig. stiff pict. col. wraps. (matching with the catalogue itself). 16pp. of dutch text only. 12 large text-ills. Stapled.  115.00
¶ A lavishly illustrated exhibition-catalogue Royal Tropical Museum Amsterdam, listing tog. 359 objects: arms, (Keris, Mandau), Pottery, Indo-Javanese bronzes, Indo-Javanese Gold, Indo-Javanese stone and terracotta, Ancestral Altar of Tanimbar, Lacquer-work, Precious metals: gold and silver, Base metals,...MINT copy.

93 BRASSEY (Lady), Aux Indes et en Australie. Dans le Yacht "Sunbeam". Transl. from the English by G. Bonnefont. Tours, 1893. Small 4°, original publ. cloth, front boards illustrated and richly gilt & silvertooled, illustrated and silver tooled spine, all edges gilt. Hftitle (verso with publ. imprint), orig. coloured f.e.p.'s . 398pp., 201 steel-engraved plates & text-ills. after drawings by R.T. Pritchett, E. Whymper, J.D. Cooper & G. Pearson. SCAN AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.  450.00
¶ Authors voyage through India, Australia & Southeast Asia, incl. an extensive part on Singapore, incl. notes on the Chinese of Singapore, on Borneo, incl. descriptions of Kuching, Labuan & on the Dayaks, also on the Chinese of Borneo & their influence on trade & commerce. A nice copy in original publ. cloth. (light soiling to boards, corners lightly bumped, front inner joint between verso of f.e.p. and recte of hftitle a bit cracked)..

94 BRAUN-DIPP, E., Pandita Mobil. Auf den Urwaldströmen Kalimantans (Borneo). Erlebnisse von Missionar Karl Braun. 1st. Stuttgart, 1959. Small 8°, cloth, 164pp. Ills. on 4 plates, 2 track-maps.  70.00
¶ Missionary experiences & voyages (Evang. Mission) on Borneo-rivers: Kuala Kapuas, Barito, Kotawaringin. Fine copy.

95 BRAUN-DIPP, E. Pandita Mobil. Auf den Urwaldströmen Kalimantans. Erlebnisse von Missionar Karl Braun. Orig. edn.Stuttgart, 1969. Small 8°, cloth, 164pp. Ills. on 4 plates, 2 track-maps.  70.00
¶ Missionary experiences & voyages by a german Evangelical Missionary on Borneo-rivers: Kuala Kapuas, Barito, Kotawaringin. Fine copy.

96 BREGUET, G. & J. MARTIN, Art Textile Traditionnel d'Indonésie dans les collections privées et publiques de Suisse romande. Exhib. Catalogue "Espace Asie", 18 Avril-22 Juin 1985. [Genève],"Espace Asie", 1985. Small square 8°, pictorial coloured wraps., (48)pp. Many text-ills. & plates of which coloured, bibliography, list of pieces exhibited, double-p. sketch-map of the area.  55.00
¶ Cloths from Java, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda-Islands (incl. Bali), Borneo (incl. Sarawak & Sabah). Nice & well-documented catalogue.

97 BROOKE - MUNDY, G.R., Narrative of events in Borneo and Celebes, down to the occupation of Labuan: from the journals of James Brooke Esq. (Rajah of Sarawak)...together with a narrative of the operations of H.M.S. IRIS (By Captain G. Rodney Mundy). First edn.London,Murray, 1848. 2 vols. Contemp. paper-backed later cloth, title in gilt on spines. (XVII), 385; (XI), 395pp., 2 lithographed front. (:portr. of James Brooke, Capt. Mundy's visit to the Sultan of Brunè), 8 steel-engraved plates, 5 tinted lithographed plates, 4 folded charts with legenda & a coloured folded geological survey (of Sarawak). Plates lithographed by G. Hawkins & drawn by H. William, table of contents.  1,850.00
¶ Describes in extenso the establishment of the Brooke-rule in Sarawak, the suppression of piracy and other important events on and off Borneo Coast. A good clean copy. Rare. (heads of spine very skilfully restored, copy a wee bit trimmed at upper part, some plates also a bit trimmed).

98 BROOKE, J(ames) - G.R. MUNDY, Narrative of events in Borneo and Celebes, down to the occupation of Labuan from the journals of James Brooke Esq. Together with a narrative of the operations of H.M.S. "IRIS"(by Capt. G. Rodney Mundy). [1st edn. (vol. I/2nd. edn. vol. II, both publ. in the same year]. London, Murray, 1848. 2 vols. orig. red publ. cloth, gilt vignette on both front boards, another vignette, being the Sultan's seal tooled in gilt on both lower covers. (xvii), 385; (xii), 395pp. lithogr. frontisp., 7 tinted litho. plates(views) drawn by Mundy, 11 wood-cut & steel-engraved plates, 5 maps and charts.  1,450.00
¶ A mixed volume set, volume 1 being the First Edition and volume II the Second edition, both published in 1848 and in original publ. red cloth. A classic work. A nice set. Rare. (both vols. carefully rebacked, 2nd. vol. with new endpapers).

99 BROOKE (Lady Sylvia, Ranee of Sarawak). Queen of the Head-hunters. Autobiography. First edn. London, 1970. Cloth, dustjacket., (xii), 194pp., ills. & portrs. on 8 plates.  45.00
¶ First edn. of this still interesting autobiography by Lady Sylvia Brooke, Ranee of Sarawak. Good copy.

100 BROOKE (Lady Sylvia, Ranee of Sarawak), Queen of the Headhunters. Autobiography. US edn. New York, 1972. Cloth, dustjacket. (x), 194pp., ills. & portrs. on 8 plates.  50.00
¶ First US. edn. of this still interesting autobiography of Lady Sylvia, Ranee of Sarawak. Good copy.

101 BROTHWELL, D. Upper Pleistocene Human Skull from Niah Caves; G.H.Pournette, Observations on captive Proboscis Monkeys; J.H. Alman, Dusun Pottery (Tuaran Area); Lo Hisian Lin, A chinese Presidential system in Kalimantan; a.o.artt. in:"SMJ", IX-15/16(New Series). Kuching,Sarawak Museum Journal, 1960. orig. printed wraps. (ix), pp.(323)-681. ills on many plates, text-ills. & figures, diagrams, sketch-maps, etc.  35.00
¶ Contains a great number of very interesting research-articles by a variety of scientist, covering Sarawak. Good copy.

102 BRUCE, CH., Twenty years in Borneo. Orig. edn. London-N.Y.-Toronto and Melbourne, 1924. thick 8°. cloth, gilt title on upper boards. 265pp. frontisp., ills. on 15 plates, mainly depict. Dayak-people (men & women), longhouses.  160.00
¶ Recollections of an officer of the Armed Constabulary serving in North Borneo. Scarce. (some occasj. marginal foxing, light bumping of corners).

103 BRUNEI ANNUAL REPORTS - STATE OF BRUNEI. State of Brunei Annual Report 1966. Bandar Seri Begawan, State of Brunei, 1967. Original pictorial coloured boards, pictorial coloured dustjacket. 248pp. frontispiece, ills. on plates, folded report map of the State of Brunei at end of volume, numerous statistics, tables & diagrams in text, full-p. & folded, errata-leaf. Following vols. are available, of exact the same nature & contents:
A: 1967. Bandar Seri Begawan, 1968. 364pp.
B: 1970. Bandar Seri Begawan, 1972. 410pp.
C: 1972. Bandar Seri Begawan, 1974. 581pp. Incl. a report on the visit of H.M. Queen Elizabety II to Brunei, 29th February 1972 and some Royal Weddings.
D: 1973. Bandar Serie Begawan, [1975]. 406pp.
E: 1974. Bandar Seri Begawan, [1976]. 402pp.
F: 1976. Bandar Seri Begawan, [1978]. 483pp.
G: 1977. Bandar Seri Begawan, [1979]. 467pp. Text in Malay: Laporan Tahunan 1977. In orig. yellow limp wraps., lettered, with matching dustjacket. SOLD
COPIES TO BE SOLD SEPARATELY AT EURO 145,00 EACH!  145.00
¶ These annual reports supply an excellent insight into the running of the State of Brunei. Good copies. Scarce.

104 BRUNEI ANNUAL REPORTS - STATE OF BRUNEI. State of Brunei Annual Report 1968. Bandar Seri Begawan, State of Brunei, 1969. Original pictorial coloured boards, pictorial coloured dustjacket. 338pp. ills. on 6 plates, folded report map of the State of Brunei at end of volume, numerous statistics, tables & diagrams in text, full-p. & folded, errata-leaf, appendices, list of books on Brunei.  165.00
¶ These annual reports supply an excellent insight into the running of the State of Brunei. Very fine copy. Scarce.

105 BRUNEI ANNUAL REPORTS - STATE OF BRUNEI. State of Brunei Annual Report 1975. Bandar Seri Begawan, State of Brunei, 1976. Original pictorial white boards, Brunei coat-of-arms in colour on front boards, dustjacket. 450pp. ills. on 6 plates, numerous statistics, tables & diagrams in text and full-p., personalia, appendices, list of books on Brunei.  175.00
¶ These annual reports supply an excellent insight into the running of the State of Brunei. Scarce. (apart from some bumping to corners a very fine copy).

106 BRUNEI ANNUAL REPORTS - STATE OF BRUNEI. State of Brunei Annual Report 1969. Bandar Seri Begawan, State of Brunei, 1970. Original pictorial white boards, Brunei coat-of-arms in colour on front boards, dustjacket. 278pp. ills. on 4 plates, numerous statistics, tables & diagrams in text, full-p. and folded, personalia, appendices, list of books on Brunei.  145.00
¶ These annual reports supply an excellent insight into the running of the State of Brunei. Good to very good copy. Scarce.

107 BRUNEI-DIRGAHAYU Kenang-Kenangan Sempeda Hari Keputeraan Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan dan Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam Yang Ke-45 Tahun. [Bandar Seri Begawan], 1991. Large 8°, cloth, dj., in a thick boards richly gilt decorated slip-case, 268pp., numerous coloured portrs., portrs. on plates, coloured plates, of which folded. FINE COPY.  115.00
¶ A hommage to the Sultan of Brunei commemmorating his 45th Jubilee as Sultan of Brunei. Very fine copy.

108 BRUNEI-LOOKING AT BRUNEI Seria, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co., nd. (c. 1950) Small 8°, limp glossy pictorial. wraps., 20pp. Text-ills. after drawings by 'AKI' (?), 3 full-p. sketch-maps, folded plan of Bandar Seri Begawan, 1: 6.250, with street-names.  55.00
¶ Guide describing 10 itineraries for tourist & others interested in Brunei as: Up river to Kuala Balai, Visit a Longhouse, Pantai Seri Kanangan, Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, Brunei Museum, Have you been to Temburong? Nice.

109 BUCHANAN, I. Singapore in Southeast Asia. An Economic and Political Appraisal. Orig. edn. London, 1972. Thick 8°, cloth, dj., 336pp., ills. on 8 plates, 10 sketch-maps & diagrams in text & full-p., tables in text, references, index.  45.00
¶ (ex-lib. copy, with some stamps.)

110 BUDDINGH, S.A. (1811-1869), Reizen over Java, Madura, Makasser, Sa-leijer, Bima, Menado, Sangier-eilanden, Talau-eilanden, Banda-eilan-den, Amboina, Haroekoe, Saparoea, Noussalaut, Zuidkust van Ceram...Sumatra's Westkust, Floris, Timor. Rotty, Borneo's Westkust en Borneo's Zuid-en Oostkust; gedaan gedurende het tijdvak van 1852-1857. 1st EDN. Rotterdam, Wijt & Zn., 1859-1861. tog. 3 vols. Vol. 1 & 3 in red cloth, vol. 2 in richly ornamented gilt tooled cloth, as publ. (shaved & rubbed), hftitle, (2), (4), (2)(:contents & errata), 415; hftitle, (2), (2) (:contents, list of plates, erratum), 415; hftitle, (2)(:contents, list of plates), 445pp. with 2 lithographed frontisps. & 27 other very fine coloured lithographed plates by C.W. Mieling. BASTIN/BROMMER, N.575; LANDWEHR, Coloured Plates, 247; TIELE, 214.  1,295.00
¶ "More than a travelogue, containing as it does information on a wide range of subjects skilfully interwoven into the narrative..." One of the handsomest Dutch 19th cent. travelbooks. Plates & text in remarkeable clean condition. Very rare.

111 BULL, G.T., Coral in the Sand. 1st ed. London, 1962. Small 8°, cloth, orig. pict. dustjacket. (vii), 125pp., map of North Borneo on endpapers, short bibliography.  35.00
¶ Missionary labour in North Borneo (among the Chinese). Scarce.

112 BULL, G.T., Coral in the Sand. 3rd. impr. London, 1967. 12°, orig. pict. col. limp wraps., (vii), 125pp. sketch-map of North Borneo, bibliograhphy.  20.00
¶ Missionary labour in North Borneo (among the Chinese).

113 BURBIDGE, F.W. The Gardens of the Sun: or a Naturalist's Journal on the Mountains and in the Forests and Swamps of Borneo and the Sulu Archipelago. 1st. London, Murray, 1880. Decorative gilt cloth, (xviii), 364, 24pp. Frontisp. (a Ronggèng), many other plates & ills. after woodcuts, appendices, 24pp. of publ. adverts.  340.00
¶ Accounts on Labuan, Kinabalu, the Capital of Brunei, Sulu Archipelago: People, Customs & Beliefs, general info, flora & fauna. Rare. (corners bumped & somewh. damaged, contents very clean.)

114 BURCKHARDT, G.G., Die evangelische Mission im Indischen Archipel. 2. Aufl. gänzlich umgearheitet und bis auf die Gegenwart fortgeführt.(2nd. totally revised & updated edn.) by R. Grundemann. Bielefeld u. Leipzig, Bethagen & Klasing, 1880. 2 vols. in 1. Orig. qtr. cloth, marbled sides, title in gilt on spine. 352, 290, 62pp.(register & errata), table of contents. ["Kleine Missions-Bibliothek', 4. Bd.(:Ozeanien)1e & 3.Abt.].  550.00
¶ An extensive report on the progress & achievements of German Evangelical Missionary work, incl. ext. descr. of native population, paganism vs. christianity, cults & customs, means of subsistence, life-cycle. The first volume (1e.Abt.) deals with Java, the Lesser Sunda-Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi and surrounding Islands, The Moluccas, Timor & Dependencies; the 2nd.vol.(3.Abt.) deals with Oceania: the Melanesian Island-world and Australia. A goldmine of interesting information. Good, tight and clean copy. (bds. very lightly shaved on rims, some light fading to gilt letering on spine).

115 BUYS, M. Twee Maanden op Borneo's Westkust. Herinneringen. Leiden, 1892. Small 8°, modern limp marbled boards, cloth backstrip, (xi), 230 pp.  205.00
¶ Excellent account on a 2 month's stay on Westcoast Borneo, with many observations. (2 ex-lib. stamps in upper margin of hftitle, somewh. dog-eared copy.) Rare.

116 CABATON, A., Java, Sumatra, and the other Islands of the Dutch East Indies. Translated [from the original french edn.] and with a preface by Bernard Miall. First edn. (thus).London-Leipsic,T. Fisher Unwin, 1911. thick 8°. Orig. cloth, title in gilt on front boards and spine. Hftitle (verso blank). (xvi), 370pp. Frontispiece, 31 plates, all after photographs, extensive footnotes, rather large extending coloured map with legenda of the indonesian archipelago and lower Burma, index, [4]pp. of partly illustrated advertism. at very end, of which of maritime nature (shipping-lines).  145.00
¶ An extensive multi-diciplinary description of dutch colonial Indonesia in the first decade of the 20th century, for the greater part dealing with Java (p. 1-257) and the so-called "Buitenbezittingen" or outer Provinces: Sumatra (incl. Rhiouw- & Lingga Archipelago), Celebes, Borneo...(:) history and geography, administrative divisions, civil administration, europeans, the Oriental foreign element: Arabs, Japanese & Chinese, agriculture, forests, mines and industry, political and economic condition of Sumatra, Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas and New Guinea. Good uncut copy. (some occasional light marginal foxing throughout, light wear to spine-ends).

117 CAMMANN, S., Chinese carvings in Hornbill Ivory; T. HARRISSON, Humans and Hornbills in Borneo; A. BOLANG & T. HARRISSON, The Javanese Dog and related storiesfrom Emperoh Gerong [five legends]. M.G. DICKSON, Four Saribas Dayak Songs; A.N. URQUHART, Some Notes on Jungle Punans in Kipit District; [and other essays] Kuching,Sarawak Museum, 1951. Orig. wrappers. (xii), pp. 393-644. Ills. on 15 black/white plates, many text-figs. and diagrams, some sketch-maps in text, one folded, summaries/references/list of sources at end of each essay, publ. notice on Borneo Territories on verso of hfpage, full-p. sketch-map of Borneo, table of contents, list of plates and text-ills, editorial note. ["Sarawak Museum Journal", No. 3(New series), No. 18 (Old series)].  60.00
¶ This issue contains many scientific essays dealing with Borneo (e.g. Sarawak, Sabah and North Borneo] (:) Human Sciences, Zoology and Botany and reviews of recent publications. Good copy. (a little bit dog-eared, front wrapper sunned).

118 CATS AT KUCHING, Kehebatan Kuching/The Magnificent Cat. [exhibition-catalogue as held at] Muzium Kuching, Sarawak. Kuching,The Museum, s.d.[circa], 1990. large sq.8°. orig. pict. col. glossy wraps. 51pp. of bi-lingual text: malay/english. 3 fine col. plates, of which 1 double-page, col. portrs., many plain ills. of cats, portrs. of famous cat-lovers, sketch-map of Borneo printed inside upper wrap, with text at tail explaining how Kuching got its name.  65.00
¶ A very fine executed exhib.catalogue on the Cat, as held at Muzium Kuching and Muzium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, text describing a variety of aspects of the Cat (:) Cats in ancient Egypt, Cats and the Chinese, Cat's Cradles, The Cat in Oriental Art, The Cat in modern Western Art, Cats in Advertising, Buddha and Cat (an article by Terry Gruber), Cat in Litrerature, &c...&c...Nice copy. (some light marginal scuffing to upper wrap, more seriously to spine, some cracking of wrap. alongside lower outer spine, all in all a good to fine copy however).

119 CENSE, A.A. & E.M. UHLENBECK Critical Survey of Studies on the Languages of Borneo. 's-Gravenhage, Martinus Nijhoff, 1958. Small 8°, 82pp., portr., folded sketch-map at the end. ["Bibliograpical Series", 2].  45.00
¶ Bibliography of dialects as spoke on Borneo (Kendayan Dayak, Land Dayak, Dusun, Bajau, &c.) Fine. Out-of-Print.

120 CENSE, A.A., De Kroniek van Bandjarmasin. [Orig. thesis Leiden University].Santpoort, C.A. Mees, 1928. Original wraps., 197, [2]pp., extensive footnotes, register, list of abbrev. used, addenda & corrigenda, table of contents.  145.00
¶ Chronicle of the ancient Kingdom of Bandjarmasin, former dutch territory S.E. Borneo. Good copy. Rare.

121 CENSUS 1930 - Volkstelling 1930/Census of 1930 in the Netherlands Indies, vol. V: Native Population in Borneo, Celebes, The lesser Sunda Islands and the Moluccas. Batavia, 1936. Folio, orignal lettered wraps., (xiii), 239pp. Numerous tables & statistics in text & full-p., large extended coloured population map at end, with legenda.  205.00
¶ Although this is vol. V only of the complete set of 7 vols (incl. suppl.), it is complete in itselves as it covers Eastern-Indonesia (Nusa Tenggara Tengah) only. Difficult to locate. Some marginal Ms. annots. in pencil by the late Prof. Dr. J. van Baal. (dog-eared copy, some scribbling in blue pencil on upper wrap.)

122 CENSUS MALAYA - NATHAN, J., The Census of British Malaya. (The Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and Protected States of Johore, Kedah, Perlis, Kelantan, Trengganu and Brunei), 1921. London, 1922. folio. recent dark-blue cloth, orig. thin blue paper wrap. laid-down, new endpapers. (vii), 406pp. Num. tabs. of which extending, index. Fine copy. Rare.  565.00

123 CENTRAL BORNEO EXPEDITION 1925 - D.W.BUIJS, H.WITKAMP, F.H. ENDERT, H.C. SIEBERS & F.D.K. BOSCH, Midden-Oost-Borneo Expeditie 1925.Weltevreden, 1927. large 8°. orig.cloth, title in gilt on upper boards and spine. (iii), 407pp. Fold.map as frontispice(region explored), another fold. sketch-map, large fold. track-map 1: 200 000, after D.W. Buys, Tritorwardjojo & H. Witkamp, col. in the outlines with legenda loosely inserted in end-pocket, 155 text-ills., figs., diagrs., ills. on 9 plates at end, footnotes, systematic review at end.  750.00
¶ Official report on the Central East-Borneo expedition, organized by command of the Ïndisch Comité voor Wetenschappen' (the Indian committee of Sciences), exploring & describing hitherto unknown territories of the Central part of Kayan River Basin, located 1° & 2° N.B. & 115°20'& 116° 40'O.L.(Greenwich); An area of some 12.000 sq. Km. has been explored, that includes offsprings of rivers Soengai Belajan & Soengai Telèn, 2 bid side-streams of Mahakam-river; the exploration was estimated on 8-10 months from February 1925 onward. The exploration included topography, geology, flora & fauna. Of special interest is the article by D.F.K.(sic!)(=F.D.K.) Bosch, pp. 391-497 exploring & excavating antiquities of the Kutai Region: Stone Sculptures and Statues, Bronzes; the finds have been illustrated and described by 3 text-ills. and ills. on 9 plates (pp. 408-417, with captions, incl. sizes in c.M. A very good copy of an extremely rare report.(top of spine skilfully restored, corners with light wear).

124 CHATER, W.J., Sarawak Long Ago. Orig. edn.Kuching,Borneo Literature Bureau, nd.[c.1960]., sm.8°. orig.pict.col. wraps. with white lettering. 120pp. text-ills. after old photographs and after drawings by Husain Sulaima.  80.00
¶ A nice review: The Residences of the Rajahs, The Brooke family burial ground, Fort Alice Simanggang(1864), The great fire of Kuching 1884, 4 legends retold, The Masjid Besar, How the Chinese labourers came to Sarawak, The old Christian cemetary (sic!), Kuching, The Ghost of "Golf Links"Bungalow, the Sarawak Flag, How Broadcasting first came to Sarawak,&c...Fine copy. (minor tear in lower wrap skilfully restored).

125 CHÊNG TÊ-K'UN Archaeology in Sarawak. Cambridge, c.1965, Square 8°, cloth, pictorial coloured dj., 33pp. Ills. on 6 plates, fullp.-sketch-map, list of Chinese characters in text (with transl.), bibliography, index. Good to fine copy.  55.00

126 CHIN, L., Cultural Heritage of Sarawak. (Revised edn.). Kuching, 1987. Square 4°, cloth, pictorial dj., 105pp of text & numerous plain & coloured ills. & plates after photos by Junaidi Bolhassan, full-p. coloured sketch-map, bibliography.  160.00
¶ The indigenous & indigenous minority groups of Sarawak, their cultural legacy, past, pre-sent & future. MINT copy.

127 CHIN, L., Cultural Heritage of Sarawak. Photos by Junaidi Bolhassan. 1st. Kuching, 1980. Square small 4°, limp pictorial wraps., 105pp., numerous plain & coloured ills., incl. of old buildings, bibliography.  115.00
¶ Photo account with extensive text. Fine copy.

128 CHIN, L. Ceramics in the Sarawak Museum Kuching, 1988. Small 4°, cloth, pictorial coloured glossy dj., (xiii), 210pp., coloured front., numerous coloured ills. on many plates (pp.8-208)(258 ills.) with extensive descriptions on facing p., bibliography.(US $ 247,00)  225.00
¶ A splendid publ. MINT copy.

129 CHIN, S.C. Agriculture and Resource Utilization in a Lowland Rainforest Kenyah Community. In:"SMJ", XXXV-56(New Series)(Dec. 1985). Kuching, Sarawak Museum Journal, 1985. orig. lettered blue wraps. (xvi), 322pp. col. & plain plates, tables in text, statistics, index, glossary. ["Special Monograph", Sarawak Museum Journal, No. 4].  55.00

130 CHIN UNG-HO, Chinese Politics in Sarawak. A Stury of the Sarawak United People's Party. Orig. edn.Kuala Lumpur, Oxford University Press, 1996. Original cloth, title in gilt on spine, dustjacket. (xviii), 331pp. Ills. with captions on 4 black/white plates, extensive footnotes, 2 sketch-maps on a plate, many tables, figures in text and full-page, list of abbreviations used, appendices 1-3, bibliography, index, table of contents.  125.00
¶ Vast and well-documented study on the SUPP (Sarawak United People's Party), Sarawak's oldes political party founded in 1959. The party has changed from a left-wing anti-Malaysia political entity into an Establishment Barisan Nasional component party without loosing the support of the Chinese of Sarawak. Fine copy.

131 CLERX, A. Het boek Josita. Orig. edn.Utrecht, 1940. very thich 8°. cloth. 238pp. BUUR, PD, 1422.  25.00
¶ Novel, partly situated on Java & Borneo, partly in Europe.

132 CLIFFORD, SIR HUGH, The Further Side of Silence. 1st edn. Garden-City-New York, Doubleday, 1927. Large 8°, original cloth, title label pasted on upper cover, (xv), 405pp., with many full-p. ills., endpaper decorations after drawings by MAHLON BLAINE. (Illustr. endpapers.) Title-p. with a charming flower-vignette, printed in orange & black, fore-edge uncut.  170.00
¶ Collection of excellent & intriguing stories covering the remotest parts of Malaya. Sir Hugh Clifford: Resident of Pahang (;1890), Governor of British Borneo & Labuan, etc. A very charming copy, printed with wide margins (bds. very slightly shaved, spine somewh. discoloured, corners bent).

133 COMBER, L., Favourite Stories from Borneo. (retold). Reprinted.Jakarta, 1984. sm.8°. orig.pict.col. glossy wraps. 48pp. text-ills, of which 7 full-p., all after drawings by Lo Koon-chin and Mokhtar Ali, exercises at end of each story, vocabulary malay-english on [9]pp. at end.  70.00
¶ First publ. in Hong Kong 1967, many unchanged reprints followed, this is the first Indonesian reprint. Contains 14 stories have been adapted from old legends and folktales of Sarawak, Sabah and Brunei, specially written for East-Malaysian upper primary and loweer secondary schools.

134 CONLEY, W., The Kalimantan Kenyah. A study of Tribal Conversion in terms of dynamic cultural themes. Orig. edn.Nutley, NJ,Presbyterian and Reformed Publ.Cy., 1976. orig. col. stiff wraps. (xxvi), 444pp. ills. on 7 plates after orig. field-photos, with extensive captions, o.o.t., 8 sketch-maps printed on 4 leaves, all with legenda, list of abbrev. used, extensive footnotes, appendices, ext. bibliogr., index. ["Studies of the World Church in Missions"].  75.00
¶ An excellent study. Very fine copy.

135 CONNOR, S.J. O' Gold-Foil Burial Amulets in Bali, Philippines and Borneo. In:"JMBRAS, XLIV-1".Kuala Lumpur, 1971. Original wraps., 115pp. ills. on 2 plates. And many other artt. on Southeast Asia.  35.00

136 CONRAD, J(oseph), Liefde en Noodlot op Borneo. Transl. after the orig. U.S. edn. ("Almayer's Folly")232pp. by Clara Eggink.Amsterdam,de Geïllustreerde Pers, s.d.[circa], 1950. orig. gilt lettered red cloth. 232pp. ["Margriet Bibliotheek"].  20.00
¶ Novel set on dutch Borneo, Kalimantan. (spine faded).

137 CONRAD, J(oseph), Orang Blanda. Liefde en Noodlot op Borneo. Transl. after the english edn. ("Almayer's Folly") by Felix van Zijll. First dutch edn.Baarn,De Nederlandsche Uitgeverij, s.d. [....], 1941. Small thick 8°. Orig. cloth, title in bold black type with a vignette after a drawing on front boards, dustjacket. Binding and dustjacket designed by P. de Graaf. publ. vignette on ti.-p. 260pp. large vignette on recte of Hftitle, other vignettes in text and as endpieces, all after drawings by R. Stratil. ["Het Nederlandsche Boekengilde", 63].  175.00
¶ Novel set on dutch Borneo, Kalimantan. (spine faded). Published under the german occupation of the Netherlands. NOT called-for in the holdings of Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology, K.I.T.L.V. Fine copy. Rare.

138 COOK, O., Borneo: the stealer of Hearts. First edn.(reprinted). London, 1927. Small thick 8°, hfcloth, 286pp. Front.-port. of author, ills. on 15 plates after author's photos (also depicting people from N. Borneo: Dusun).  80.00
¶ Recollection of an 8-year service with the North Borneo Civil Service (1912-1920). Interesting. (some traces of removal of label on spine.)

139 COOK, O., Gij zult niet...Transl. into dutch after the orig. english ("The second wave"). First edn. (thus). Amsterdam,Weekblad "Het Leven", s.d. [....], 1930. Orig. pict. col. front wrapper, illustrated publ. title-list printed on lower outer wrap. 125pp. explanation of malay words and terms as footnotes.  35.00
¶ Novel set on a Rubber-estate near mount Kinabalu, Sarawak, with as theme adultery. (some light fraying to rims of wrappers, larger particle of front wrapper near head of spine gone).

140 COOMANS, M.C.C., Evangelisatie en Kultuurverandering. Onderzoek naar de verhouding tussen de evangelisatie en den socio-kulturele veranderingen in de adat van de Dajaks van Oost-Kalimantan (bisdom Samarinda), Indonesië. Orig. thesis [Nijmegen university]. St. Augustin, 1980. sm. 8°. wraps. 343pp. some full-p. sketch-maps, ext. notes to chapters, list. of abbrev., bibliogr., glossary, index, 'bijlagen', incl. Pelka To' van Long Isun (funerary adat-song held on the eve of the funeral), english summary, C.V.  90.00
¶ An investigation of the relation between evangelization and the socio-cultural changes in the adat of the Dayaks of East-Kalimantan (Diocese Samarinda), Indonesia. An excellent study. Mint copy.

141 COOMANS DE RUITER, L. Uit Borneo's Wonderwereld. Schetsen over dieren en planten. Batavia, 1932. Pictorial coloured wraps., (xi), 216pp., frontisp., 62 text-ills. & plates, index.  70.00
¶ Flora & Fauna of Dutch Borneo described. "Bibl. v.d. Ned. Ind. Natuurhist. Vereen, V." Fine copy.

142 COOMANS DE RUITER, L. Borneo Orchideeën. Haarlem, Enschedé, [....], 1936. Original pictorial wraps., 78pp., 62 text-ills. of orchids of Borneo, register.  70.00
¶ A concise but good guide to orchids of the dutch territory of Borneo. Good copy.

143 COOPER COLE, FAY, The Peoples of Malaysia. Orig. edn.New York,Van Nostrand/Reinhold Cy., 1945. Orig. cloth. 354pp. ills. on 20 plates, 2 full-p. sketch-maps as appendices, bibliogr., index.  125.00
¶ An excellent comparative work, deals with, a.o. (:) The Pygmies of Malaysia, The Sakai, Jakun- or Pagan Malays, Islamized Malays of the Philippines: Ifugao, Botoc, Igorot, Tinguian, Ilocano, Bagobo, Moros; the Dayak of Borneo, Balinese, Javanese, Menangkabau & Batak, &c..A good copy. Scarce. (remnants of dustjacket inserted).

144 COPENHAGE NATIONAL MUSEUM GUIDE - The Ethnographical Department. Primitive Tribes of the Tropics. Orig. edn.Copenhagen,The Museum, 1941. Orig. wrappers. 112pp. Ills. on 25 photo-plates illustrating ethnographical objects, full-p. plan of the first floor, with concise legenda. ["Guides to the National Museum", series].  125.00
¶ Guide to the ethnographical collection of the Museum, as exhibited on the first floor, rooms 34-70 (:) Indians of the Amazon, Aborigines of Australia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, New Hebrides, New Caledonia and Loyalty Islands, Fiji, Polynesia, Micronesia, Eastern Indonesia, Borneo, Java, Mentawei, Sumatra (incl. Batak and South Sumatra), Nias, Malay Penensula, Nicobar Islands, Andaman Islands and Africa. A very good copy.

145 COSTUMES OF 19TH CENTURY SOUTHEAST ASIA - Asiaten. München,Wolf & Sohn, 1890. Folio-sheet, carrying four large original woodcuts, illustrating high-ranking females and males in traditional ceremonial dress from neneteenth century Southeast Asia, e.g. Indonesia and Malaysia, with german captions at tails of illustrations. ["Münchener Bilderbogen", Nro.`1124]. SCANNED IMAGE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.  250.00
¶ Tog. four groups in original Woodcuts, compositions of various Souteast Asian individuals in regional dress (:) A: Menangkabau men and women/Bataks and a man from Malaysia; B: The Regent of Cheribon(Tjerbon) with a servant holding the State-umbrella ("Pajong")/Warrior from Nias; C: a female, male and a male Dayak Warrior; D: a group of three Dayaks from Borneo: 2 males and a woman. In very good condition. Compositions, especially of Southeast Asia are very difficult to locate.

146 CREMER, A.F., Op Expeditie tegen de Dajaks. Orig.edn. Amsterdam, Veen, [....], 1898. orig. Pictorial gilt decorative cloth. hftitle (verso blank). (vi), 222pp. Ills. after drawings by J. van Oort. BUUR (I.J.), 0168.  100.00
¶ Adventures of 2 youngsters during a military expedition against Dayak Head-hunters in Borneo, their captivity & escape with assistance of a Chinese Merchant.

147 CROOCKEWIT, J.H. (Hzn.), Verslag omtrent de Suikercultuur en Fabrikatie en het voorkomen van het Suikerriet in de Westerafdeeling van Borneo.S.L.,s.n.[circa], 1860. Small 8°, modern limp wraps., 34pp., tables at the end.  45.00
¶ On the occurrance and cultivation of Sugarcane on former dutch Borneo.

148 CRUCQ, K. Ch., Bijdrage tot de kennis van het Balisch Doodenritueel. Orig. thesis [Leyden university]. Santpoort, 1928. Orig.wraps. 130pp. Ills. on a plate, text-ills., notes, notes & bibliography.  160.00
¶ Various death-rituals on Bali are compared with Dayak rituals, The Moluccas, Laos, etc. Rare. (prelims. foxed, some other foxing).

149 DAM, W.P. VAN Inlandsche Gemeente en Indonesisch Dorp. Herstel van Sociale Regeeringsvormen in Nederlandsch-Indië.Wageningen, nd. [c. 1935]., orig.wraps. 137pp. bibliography.  70.00
¶ The social, political & legal structure of Indonesian Villages (Desa) & municipalities, also covering the Outer Provinces as BORNEO. (rebound in mod. cloth, new endpapers).

150 DAMMERMAN, K.W. (Preface), Nature Protection in the Netherlands Indies. Compiled by the Section of Nature Protection of the Gov.[ernment] Botanic Gardens Buitenzorg. Orig. english language edn.Batavia,The Department of Economic Affairs, 1938. 4°. Orig. limp wraps., title and a large square illustration of an Orang Utan, after a photograph by Gregor Krause on front wrapper. 63pp. Illustration on ti.-p., num. large text-ills. after photographs, a.o. by Gregor Krause (section Orang Utan), list of Nature and Game reservates in the Netherlands Indies, as of May, 1, 1936 (with footnotes), full-p. sketch-map with legenda at very end, being a survey of the nature and game reservates in Sumatra and Java, index.  225.00
¶ Besides the preface by K.W. Dammerman, this review contains tog. 12 essays on specific nature and game reservates in dutch colonial Indonesia, by a.o. A. Hoogerwerf, C.G.G.J. van Steenis, K. de Jong, M. & H. Bartels, P.K.M. Steur..with a.o. as subjects: The Orang Utan, Nature reserve Gedeh-Pangranggo, Varanus Komodoensis Ouwens, Nature Reserve of Papandajan, Elephants in Sumatra, The Hornbill, &c. A very fine copy of the english language edition. Rare.

151 DAVIDSON, L. The seven Sods of Klagan Island (Sabah). In:"Sabah Society Journal", V-1(Oct. 1969).Kota Kinabalu, Sabah Society Journal, 1969. orig.wraps. pp 69-72.  25.00

152 DEELMAN, A.G. Ali Bin Joesoep. Roman uit de nadagen van Nederlands-Indië. Orig. edn.Franeker,Wever, s.n.[circa], 1985. orig. cloth, with dustjacket. 362pp. Low malay words in text explained in footnotes, 2 sketch-maps of which 1 folded.  35.00
¶ Novel, partly set on Borneo and in Aceh, with as main character a Javanese convicted to hard labour, describing his adventures as a member of a chain-gang accompanying a dutch Royal constabulary patrol during their anti-guerilla actions during the Aceh-war.

153 DELILKHAN, G.A., Modern Malaysia. Publ. in:"The Asian Magazine", September 1, 1968.Kuala Lumpur,The Sunday Times of Malaysia and Singapore, 1968. Folio, original wrappers, stapled. Coloured front wrapper, illustrating the Towers of Kuala Lumpur., lower outer wrapper with a full-size illustrated advertism of the cigarette brand "Benson and Hedges". 19pp. Text-ills, num. advertism dispersed through text, of which full-page and double-page, for the greater part illustrated, some in colour. large coloured flaf of Malaysia.  95.00
¶ Sole article on modern Malaysia, incl. the architecture of Kuala Lumpur. An odd issue, distributed weekly with, a.o., The Manila Times, the Sunday Times of Malaysia and Singapore, the Bangkok Post, The Korea Times, the Borneo Bulletin, the Pacific Journal of Guam,...(extremities of wrappers with some wear and fraying, o.w. a good well-preserved copy).

154 DICKSON, M. A Season in Sarawak. London, Dennis Dobson, 1962. Cloth, dustjacket., 216pp., frontisp., numerous text-ills., also some head-pieces after drawings by the author, sketch-map on endpapers.  40.00
¶ Travel-account into the interior of Serawak. Fine.

155 DICKSON, M.G., Sarawak and its People. 3rd. edn. (revised).[Kuching],Borneo Literature Bureau, 1968. Orig. stiff pict. col. wraps. Hftitle(verso blank). [2](list of contents), 214pp. many text-ills. and diagrammes, sketch-maps, in text, full-page and on endpapers, statistics and tables in text, incl. a concise census and a full-p. rainfall-table at end with explanat. text on facing-page, concise chronology, list of words explained.  125.00
¶ Supplies extensive information on Sarawak with a great variety of subjects (:) position of Sarawak, climate, regions, rivers, 1st-5th division, population in various regions and divisions, the Sarawak Chinese, the Brooke-dynasty, labour and agriculture, oil-and rubber production, trade, industry, exports and imports, traffic and transport, Sabah and Brunei, Indonesian Borneo, West Malaysia, Singapore and other neighbours. The best edn. Fine copy. Scarce. (copy with a Ms. presentation note, not by author, on first blank).

156 DIJK, H. VAN, Vrije kost en inwoning bij de Jap. Orig. edn.'s-Gravenhage,"Vereniging Indische Nederlanders", s.d.[circa], 1960. sm. 4°. orig. lettered wraps. 24pp. of cyclostyled text on rectos only, 3 portrs. on a plate, full-p. sketch-map. Stapled.  115.00
¶ Author's recollections on the defence of the secret air-strip "Samarinda II" (former dutch territory of Borneo) during the japanese invasion of Borneo, his stay as a p.o.w. and sergeant-hospital attendand in the camps Samarinda, Balikpapan and Bandjarmasin and the death-march of p.o.w. to Poeroek Tjahoe. Very good copy. Scarce.

157 DIPPE, H.W. - G. HUEHN & M. WHITTAKER, Malaisie, Singapour. [Translated into french after the original german edition by O. Brunet][first french language edn.].Paris, M.A. Éditions,1990, 1990. Small 8°. (18.5x13cm.). Original limp glased coloured boards, tittle and a large coloured illustration on front boards. 125pp. Ills. on 4 coloured plates, black/white text-ills., key to symbols in text on verso of front cover, coloured map of the Malay peninsula on lower outer boards, index, table of contents. ["M.A. Guides'].  40.00
¶ Descriptive tourist guide to Malaysia, Singapore, including Malacca, Penang Island, the Brunei sultanate, Sabah, &c. Fine copy.

158 DOMALAIN, J-Y. Panjamon. Ich war ein Kopfjäger. Transl. from the orig. french by R. Meissner. Wien/Hamburg, 1972. Cloth, 331pp. Ills. on 10 plates after excellent field-photos by author.  55.00
¶ Vivid account of personal experiences of a frenchman living among the Kenyah-Dayak of Borneo. The scarce german edn.

159 DOMALAIN, J.Y. Panjamon. I was a Head-Hunter. UK-edn. London, 1972. Small 8°, cloth, pict. coloured dj., (x), 179pp., 225pp., frontisp.-sketch-map, ills. on plates.  45.00
¶ Vivid account of the life of a french explorer among the Kenya-Dayak in Borneo.

160 DOMALAIN, J.Y. Panjamon. Koppensneller op Borneo. Transl. fr. the orig. french by Hans de Vries.Den Haag,Ad. C.M.Stok, 1970. orig. buckram cloth. 281pp., ills. on 16 plates after authentic photographs.  35.00
¶ Vivid account of author, a french explorer, describing daily life among the Kenyah-Dayak of Borneo, plates depict. daily situations, people, longhouses, &c... Nice copy. NO dustjacket.

161 DONATUS DUNSELMAN, P.(O.F.M. Cap.), Over de huwelijksadat der Moealang-Dajaks van West-Borneo. Taken from:"BKI", vol. 106.'s-Gravenhage,Nijhoff, [circa], 1939. recent clothbacked marbled boards. 45pp. some text-figs, footnotes (explanation of dayak words).  45.00
¶ Essay on marriage customary-law as practised with the Mualang-Dayak, dutch territory of Borneo, Kapuas-river area.

162 DOODEHEEFVER, J.R. Door "Donker" Borneo. Indrukken van de Westerafdeeling.Offpr.fr.:"De Java-Bode", 1936. Batavia,De Javabode, 1936. Small 4°, original pictorial wraps., 47pp., with numerous text-ills. & some (small) sketch-maps.  55.00
¶ A collection of articles earlier published in "De Java-Bode", describing personal observations on dutch Borneo (Kalimantan).

163 DOORMAN, J.G., De Diamantwinning in Landak. Offpr.fr.:"Tijdschrift Nijverheid & Landbouw", LXXIII-December no. (1908).S.L., 1908. Small 8°, 16pp.,  20.00
¶ Fall & rise again of diamond ming at Landak, dutch territor of Borneo, Western division, incl. the important role of the Chinese miners and traders.

164 DOVE, M.R., (ed.), The Real and Imagined Role of Culture in Development. Paperback edn. (2nd. printing). Honolulu,University of Hawaii Press, 1996. Orig. limp thin glossy illustrated wraps. (xiv), 289pp. Ills. and sketch-maps on plates, references at end of each essay, tables in text, name-list of contributors with concise C.V., index. ["Case Studies from Indonesia", series].  40.00
¶ Contains 10 essays, incl. an evaluation, on Sulawesi, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Java, Mentawei. Amongst the contributors one finds (:) G.N. Appell, Jane M. Atkinson, Jeffrey D. Brewer, Hans J. Daeng, Michael R. Dove and Carl L. Hoffman. Fine copy.

165 DUBACH-VISCHER, M., Mit Boot und Stethoskop. Das Ehepaar Dr. med. M. und B. Vischer-Mylius in Borneo von 1928 bis 1943. Orig. edn.Basel,Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag, 1998. orig. thin stiff coloured wraps. designed by Kurt Paulette. 373pp. Many ills. in text and full-page, of which portrs., footnotes, diagrams depict logistics and organization of the "Basler Mission" and other missionary organizations in South-Borneo, british Borneo and Indonesia, register of personal names, list of sources consulted, glossary of indonesian and japanese words and expressions, sketch-maps of Southern- and British Borneo at very end with elucidation.  65.00
¶ A detailed account of the life and times of the couple M. and B. Vischer-Mylius, medical missionaries to the [then] dutch territory of Borneo, 1928-1943, incl. extensive reports on the progress of mission, education of the indigenous population, the anymosity towards medical missionaries. The couple Visscher-Mylius have been sent-out to Borneo by the Basle Missionary Organization. They were tried by the japanese occupying administration and executed in 1943. Paperback edn. (as orig. publ.). A very good copy.

166 DUNGEN, F. VAN DEN De eer van de vlag. Een boek voor de jeugd over de strijd in Indië tijdens de Japanse bezetting. Helmond, 'Helmond", [....], 1947. Large 8°, pictorial boards, 126pp., cover-design & drawings by P(iet) Broos. BUUR, PD, 1614.  25.00
¶ Juvenile on a Japanese civil internment camp during WW. II on Borneo.

167 DUNSELMAN, [Father] DONATUS, (O.F.M. CAP.], Bijdrage tot de kennis van de Taal en Adat der Kendajan-Dajaks van West-Borneo. Separated from:"BKI", vol. 106-3/4 (1950).'s-Gravenhage,Nijhoff, 1950. Modern private cloth. pp.[321]-373. Some tables in text, errata.  95.00
¶ Dutch language contribution by a dutch roman-catholic missionary, a.o. working on dutch Borneo, to the knowledge of language and customary-law of the Kandajan-Dayak, territory of dutch Borneo (Kalimantan). Fine copy.

168 DUNSELMAN, P. DONATUS Uit de literatuur der Mualang-Dajaks. 's-Gravenhage, 1959. Large 8°, original lettered wraps., (1), 79pp.  65.00
¶ Important collection of songs & spoken texts as found among the Mualang-Dayak people (: Kalimantan). MINT COPY.

169 DUTCH PROTESTANT MISSIONARY CALENDAR - Volken waaronder wij werken. Zendingskalender 1940. Orig. edn. Oegstgeest,, Zendingsbureau, 1940. tall 4°. 38x25.5cm. thin stiff cardboard with coloured border-decoration, incl. illustrations, designed by 'AR', verso blank. Actual week-by-week calendar mounted in centre at tail of front boards, (17,5x12cm.), biblical reference and extensive explanation printed on versos of each calender-leave. 12 coloured plates, 19x14.5cm, all after original watercolours by an unidentified artist, depict. sceneries from various colonial indonesian missionfields with text printed on versos, supplying information on the progress of mission on: Nias, Karo-Batak, Sumatra in general (2pp. of text), Borneo, Java, Bali, Sangi- and Talaud Islands, Celebes, Muluccas, Jappen (Japèn, New Guinea) and Suriname (dutch territory of Guyana), all with short captions and one initialled "AJ".  295.00
¶ This calendar, produced for supportive dutch reformed christians, published by command of the Dutch reformed missionary society at Oegstgeest, the Netherlands, is the last to be published owing to the outbreak of the second World War and the subsequent german occupation of the Netherlands. The series started again in 1946. A very good and attractive calendar. (corners with very light bumping).

170 DYKE, J.C. VAN, In Java and the Neighboring Islands of the Dutch East Indies. 1st. New York-London, 1929. Small thick 8°, cloth, (xii), 310 pp., frontisp., sketch-map on endpapers.  80.00
¶ Celebes-Borneo, Moluccas, Bali & Java. Nice uncut copy.

171 EATON, P., Sarawak. the Land and its People. Kuching, Borneo Literature Bureau, 1974. sm. 8°. orig.pict.col.wraps. 142pp. many text-ills. of which full-p., sketch-maps in text and full-p., 2 fold.sketch-maps and a fold. plan of Kuching loosely inserted. "Borneo Literature Bureau" Series.  55.00
¶ A concise description of land and people, incl. a descr. of Long Julan, a Kenyah Longhouse (pp. 47-51). (lower right corner of upper wrap. with a crack).

172 ELISABETH (Soeur/Sister) (et.al.), De Zusters van Etten in gevangschap en in het Concentratiekamp der Japanners op Borneo. 2e druk. [2nd. edn.]. S.L.,s.n. [circa], 1950. Small 8°, original wraps., title on front wrapper. 144pp., ills. on 6 plates.  115.00
¶ Account by Soeur Elisabeth, continued and completed after her death by various unidentified Sisters of the Congregation of Jesus Maria Joseph Mission (Sisters Recollectinen Penitenten, or Sisters of Sambas) on Borneo, under the Japanese occupation of Borneo & their stay in an internment-camp near Kuching, incl. the sufferings of the Chinese sisters. Good copy. Scarce.

173 ELSHOUT, J.M. De Kenja-Dajaks uit het Apo-Kajangebied. Bijdragen tot de kennis van Centraal-Borneo. 's-Gravenhage, Nijhoff, 1926. Cloth, thick large 8°, XI, 523pp. With ills. on 37 plates; 1 large folded map.  430.00
¶ Excellent monograph focused upon the Kenja-Dayak people (Central Borneo), plates are of early ethnographical & anthropological interest. (bds. soiled, wearing on joints, strengthened inside, some marks on inside boards.) Rare.

174 ENGELEN KRAUSSE, S.C. & G.H. KRAUSSE, Brunei. Oxford-Santa Barbara-Denver, 1988. Cloth, (xliii), 249pp., genealogical table (Sultans of Brunei), 2 sketch-maps, indexes of authors, titles & subjects, list of bibliographies.  115.00
¶ Annotated bibliography of Brunei, 660 entries. Fine.

175 ENGELHARD, H.E.D. Bijdragen tot de kennis van het Grondbezit in de Chineesche districten. In:"BKI", 51-7 (1900). ['s-Gravenhage],Nijhoff, 1900. recent stiff wraps. pp.241-262.  70.00
¶ An interesting essay on chinese land-tenure, Sambas mining-district, dutch Borneo.

176 ENRIQUEZ, C.M. Malaya. An Account of its People, Flora and Fauna. Orig. edn. London, Hurst & Blackett, 1927. Large thick 8°, cloth, title in gilt on spine. Hftitle(verso with publ. imprint). (xvi), 303pp., frontisp., ills. on 30 plates, 2 sketch-maps in text, appendices I-II, index.  225.00
¶ The greater part if this book by a former Major 2/2 Burma Rifles, supplies descriptions of the population of Malaysia and British North Borneo, i.e. the Negritoes, the Sakay, the Proto-Malays and their history. Appendices listing Malayan Butterflies caught during two years: Papilionidae, Satyridae, Morphinae, Nymphalinae, Nemeobidae, Leipidoptera(list of models). An interesting and much underestimated account. Uncut. Very good copy.

177 ESENWEIN, P., Die Eruptiv-, Sediment- und Kontaktgesteine der Karimata-Inseln. Orig. edn.Batavia, 1933. Orig.wrappers. 116pp., 35 ills. on plates o.o.t., tables, graphs in text, some text-figures. ["Dienst Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië"., Wetensch. Meded. No. 24].  30.00
¶ Geological research into volcanic sedimentation of Karimata Island group, between Billiton and Borneo. Good copy.

178 EVANS, I.H.N. - A.V.M. HORTON(editor), Borneoan Diaries 1938-1942. Orig. edn.Phillips, ME, Borneo Research Council, 2002. Original cloth, title in gilt on spine, dustjacket. (lvii), 535pp. Full-page sketch-map, foreword by Victor T. King, biographical appendix, bibliography, index, calendar, some tables, table of contents. ["Borneo Research Council Monograph series", vol. VI].  125.00
¶ Diaries of I.H.N. Evans (1886-1957), ethnographer and archeologist, incl. an epilogue and characters of someDusuns whot figure in these diaries, a foreword by Victor T.King and an introduction by A.V.M. Horton. Very fine copy.

179 FABER, F.J. Petroleum zoeken en ontdekken.Zutphen,[circa], 1947. Small 8°, boards, (x), 162pp., front., ills. on 15 plates, graphs in text.  20.00
¶ Prospecting & exploration of oil-wells, with a large section on the history & development of the petroleum-industry in colonial Indonesia. (Sumatra, Borneo, Sunda, etc.)

180 FABRICIUS, Joh. Brandende Aarde. De vernieling en evacuatie van de olieterreinen in Nederlandsch-Indië. Orig. edn. 's-Gravenhage, Bataafsche Petroleum Mij., 1949. Cloth, original dj., 164pp. Ills. after drawings by J.F. Doeve, extensive name-list of employees at end, sketch-maps on endpapers.  50.00
¶ Account of the demolition of Oil-sites & refineries of the Bataafsche Olie Maatschappij (later Royal Dutch Shell) mainly at Balikpapan & Tarakan (Borneo) just before the arrival of the Japanese forces, & of the evacuation of civil personnel. The success of the demolitions caused much anger with the Japanese & struck personnel left behind with severe punishments, incl. beheadings.

181 FABRICIUS, Joh. East Indies Episode. An account of the Demolitions carried out and of some experiences of the Staff in the East Indies Oil Areas of the Royal Dutch Shell Group during 1941 and 1942. Orig. english edn.London,Shell Petroleum Company, 1949. Cloth, dustjacket., (ix), 142pp. With ills. after drawings, of which head-pieces & full-p., by J.H. DOEVE, sketch-map on endpapers, short glossary (1p.). ["Shell War Achievements ", 3]..  95.00
¶ Account of the demolitions of the oil-sites & refineries of the Shell Cy. in the N.E.I., especially at Balik Papan & Tarakan (Borneo), just before the arrival of the Japanese forces, & the subsequent heavy punishment of civilians & employees of the Shell Cy. Scarce English edn. Fine copy.

182 FAHRENFORT, J.J. & C. CATH. VAN DE GRAFT Dodenbezorging en cultuur. Orig. edn. (only). Amsterdam, 1947. 2 parts. Boards, 148, 96pp., 6 photogr. plates, of which 2 double-p. (facsims.), numerous text-ills. & figures, of which full-p (facsims.), bibliography.  50.00
¶ Important, comparative, study on death, death-rituals, funeral-ceremonies, with so-called 'primitive' peoples (: a.o. Toraja of Sulawesi, Dayak of Borneo, Bali), Africa, Melanesia, etc. I: de dodenbezorging bij de natuur- en halfcultuurvolken en bij de cultuurvolken der Oudheid; II: De dodenbezorging bij de volken van Europa, inzonderheid in Nederland. (fore-edges foxed, some occas. foxing throughout.) Scarce.

183 FISCHER, J[oseph], Threads of Tradition. Textiles of Indonesia and Sarawak. [Exhibition] Lowie Museum of Anthropology/University Art Museum Berkeley December 15, 1978-March 15, 1979.... Berkeley,University of California, 1978. small tall 4°. Orig. limp coloured glossy pictorial wrappers, with an illustration of a Sarong, cotton, Batik tulis, Djambi, South Sumatra on both outer covers. 98pp. 15 fine coloured plates, with captions and extensive descriptions at list of colour plates, 27 fine black/white illustrations in text, of which a great number rather large, num. line drawings of textile motifs on pp. 83-95, with explanatory text, with as subject: human figures, skull trees, trees of life, soul ships, animals, geometric and unidentified designs. Extensive bibliography, table of contents. ADDED: the original large folio-sized coloured poster to the exhibitions, sized 57x43cm., quadruple folded, loosely inserted.  145.00
¶ Much more than a simple exhibition catalogue, describing in detail various weaving and batik techniques and the cultural heritage and meaning of cloths exhibited (:) Value of tradition, Indonesian Ikat fabrics and their Techniques; Batik traditions in the life of the Javanese, Mountain Ikats and Coastal Silks, traditional textiles in South Sulawesi...Essays by a.o. Joseph Fischer, Lydia van Gelder, Beverly Labin, Laurens A.G. Moss. Complimentary copy, signed by Joseph Fischer in blank space of ti.-p. Copy from the library of Dr. Rita Bolland, a dutch expert in the field, with some occasional critical Ms. annotations in margins. Good to very good copy.

184 FISHER, Ch.A., South-East Asia. A Social, Enomic and Political Geography. London-N.Y., 1964. Thick 8°, cloth, (xix), 831pp., 110 sketch-maps & figures in text, numerous tables, extensive bibliography, index.  55.00
¶ Pp.205-392 covering Indonesia (incl. a note on Portuguese Timor), pp.593-662 covering Malaysia & British Borneo. (fr. fly-leaf removed, ex-lib. copy with a stamp, else good.)

185 FOKKENS, F., Bescheiden wenken voor de verbetering van den economischen toestand der Inlandsche bevolking op Java en daarbuiten 's-Gravenhage, Couvee, 1904. Slim 8°. Original printed wraps. (vii), 78pp.  25.00
¶ Modest 'hints' covering the economic development of the natives on Java & the so-called Outer-Provinces (Timor, Alor, Sumba, Borneo), incl. notes on native coffee-cultivation, & Javanese transmigration to the Outer Provinces, the development of cultivation with assistance of the civil administrators ('controleurs'), native education, instruction of the native population in agriculture by missionaries, the abolition of slavery, etc. (wraps. slightly soiled.) Good copy.

186 FOORE, A.(F.J.J. Yzerman-Junius), Uit ons Indisch Familieleven. Schetsen en Schetsjes. Onze kinderen in Holland. In:"Eigen Haard", No.40 & 41,1880.Haarlem,Tjeenk Willink, 1880. 4°. orig. cloth, large gilt tooled vignette on upper boards. pp.384-388; pp.395-396. Printed in 2 collumns. (512pp. in total).  145.00
¶ 2 fragments, dealing with the phenomenon of dutch children sent to the Netherlands for further education, being a pre-publication of author's collection of stories set in 19th century colonial Indonesia, publ. Haarlem, Tjeenk Willink, 1887("Uit ons Indisch Familieleven",first edn.). This complete volume of "Eigen Haard", year 1880, 512pp., contains some more artt. on colonial Indonesia as: "De Turken op Java", pp.451-452 (with alarge woodcut, being a picture of Turkish warriors, spread around in the so-called "Vorstenlanden", Surakarta/Jogyakarta, calling for a Jihad against the dutch in Aceh). The article deals with 'subversive' actions, against the dutch, prepared in Singapore and Penang after the failure of the first Expedition against Aceh, and the rumour that the Sultan of Turkey also was prepared to call for a Jihad, under the influence of an Acehnese emissary Habib Abdul Rachman Zaid; "Onze Bentings in de Zuider-en Wester-afdeeling van Borneo", by M.C. van Doorn, pp.269-270, with a woodcut, being a view on the dutch field-fortress "Pengaron", cut by J.C. Greive after a drawing by M.C. van Doorn (deals with dutch field-fortresses, so-called "Bentèngs", constructed during the Banjermasin-War; and. 2 oth. artt. on colonial Indonesia. (bds. fair, with overall shaving and wear to spine-ends and corners, contents fine).

187 FORBES, R.J., Een Industriestad in de wildernis, Balik Papan. Orig. edn.Den Haag, nd.[c.1925]., 12°. orig.pict.col. wraps. 32pp. 4 ills. after orig. drawings, 1 small sketch-map. ["Tropisch Nederland in Zakformaat, II"].  20.00
¶ An early description of the Oil-city Balik Papan, Dutch Borneo. (2 small paper ex-lib. labels on upper wrap., repeated on ti.-p., with an oval ex-lib. stamp also on ti.-p.).

188 FORGUES, E.-D., La Chasse aux Têtes. Scènes d'un voyageur à Bornéo. In:"Revue des deux Mondes", XXXIIIe Année-Seconde Période, Tome XLIII, 1er Janvier 1863. Paris-Londres,Bureau de la Revue des deux Mondes/Baillière - Barthès & Lowell, 1863. orig. printed wraps. pp.138-161.  115.00
¶ An interesting and rather early 3-chapter article, with extensive footnotes, describing Head-hunting and Head-hunters on [British] North Borneo. (a.o. artt. on a variety of subjects, totalling 256pp. with publ. advert., of which illustrated at very end on [16]pp. and on lower outer wrap.). Uncut copy. (wraps. somewh. soiled, extremities with fraying, spine-ends damaged, contents fine)

189 FOX, J.E.D., Soils and Forest on an Ultrabasic Hill North East of Ranau, Sabah-J.D. Tjia, Lineament pattern on Penang Island, West-Malaysia. In:"Journal of Trop.Geogr.", vol. 32, June 1971.Singapore, 1971. orig. wraps.pp.38-49; tables & sketch-maps); pp.56-62. text-figures. (68p. in total).  30.00
¶ Contains other artt., a.o. on India and Hong Kong. (ex-lib. stamp in corner of margin).

190 FREEMAN, D., Report on the Iban. London-N.Y., 1970. Cloth, (XI), 313pp., frontisp., many ills. on 4 plates, text-ills., appendix (Iban kinship terms), index.  80.00
¶ On the Iban of British Borneo. "Monogrs. on Soc. Anthrop., no. 41." Fine copy. Scarce.

191 FREITA, ANT.(SVD), Emigranten voor God. Wereldbetekenis van het Nederlandse Missiewerk.Steyl-Tegelen, 1949. orig.clothbacked gilt lettered upper boards. (xxii), 430pp. frontisp., 7 sketch-maps, fold. world map at end, ext. bibliogr.  125.00
¶ An excellent historical review of progress of mission by dutch Roman Catholic Orders(S.V.D., Lazarists, Order of Franciscus Xaverius, &c...) all over the world. Pp. 1-246 deals with Indonesia (incl. British North Borneo and Sarawak and the West-Indian colonies), pp.247-429 deals with Asia Minor(Turkey, Persia, & Palestinia) & Asia Maior(India, Ceylon, China, (incl. Mongolia & Manchuria), Korea, Japan & the Philippines). MINT copy. Scarce.

192 FREYBERG, M. VON Dschungel, Öl und Kopfjäger Eine abenteuerliche Reise. Stuttgart, 1940. Cloth, pict. col. dj., 264pp., 35 text-ills. after drawings by author.  70.00
¶ Adventures of a German in North-East Borneo, incl. extensive description of country, people, customs. Nice copy.

193 FUHRMANN, E. Der Grabbau.München, 1922. Small 4°, dec. bds., cloth backstrip, 78pp. of introd. text, incl. comparative notes on Tombs with so-called 'primitive', non-western societies. Pp.83-184 cover the plates, with captions, with a separate list of plates at the end.  295.00
¶ Lavishly illustrated comparative work, illustrating a great variety of tombs/nurial poles and wooden ossuaria as found in British North Borneo (Dusun, etc.), Bali, further all over Indonesia, Ancient Egypt, Cambodia, Thailand, etc. Incl. plates of sarcophagi. A number of plates have been taken by G. Krause, Prof. Döhring, a.o. Interesting & rare.

194 FURNESS, 3rd, W. Henry, The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters. Its Festivals and Folklore. First edn.Philadelphia,J.B. Lippincott, 1902. Large thick 8°., recent qtr. black calf, marbled sides, red morocco title label in gilt lettering on spine, top edge gilt.(xi), 197pp. frontisp. (a tattooed Kayan married woman), 87 plates, mainly in heliotype, with extensive captions printed on versos of tissue-guards, some text-ills. and figs., some text-ills, extensive footnotes, index, table of contents, list of plates.  1,275.00
¶ Author spent the greater part of his time amongst the Kayans and Kenyhas of the Baram district, Sarawak, e.g. describing: Home-Life, ceremonies at the naming of a chief's son, early training of a Head-hunter, a war expedition, , jawa, or peace-making, personal embellishment (tattoo, jewelry), permantong, or lali, a bornean species of taboo, the Punan, Tuba Fishing. Plates depect female and male species of Dayak, arms and armour (mandau and shields), bamboo carved utensils as tubes for all occasions, other household implements, tattoo-patterns, architecture of longhouses, &c. Inscribed copy by author on recte of first [blank] flyleaf:"Alexander Smith/with the cordial regards of/ [indecipherable] FURNESS/November 1902". Printed in a limited edn. of 500 copies only, provenance printed on recte of second flyleaf. A good to very good uncut and inscribed copy. Very rare. (a couple of plates have some pale watermarking on extreme fore-edge, well away from image, not disturbing however).

195 FURNESS 3d., W.H., Folklore in Borneo. A Sketch. Orig. & only edn.Wallingford, Delaware,The A