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ADRIAAN VAN REES, Willem (1820-1898). Nederlandsch-Indie. Batavia. Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff, 1881. 2° (410 x 301mm). Lithographed additional title and 28 chromolithographs after J. C. Rappard (some spotting, mostly on plates, and mainly marginal). Publisher's red cloth, decoratively blocked in blind, black, grey and gilt, edges gilt, patterned endpapers (spine head repaired, corners lightly rubbed, light soiling), modern morocco backed box.
FIRST EDITION. J. C. Rappard's views of colonial life and architecture enjoyed 'considerable popularity' (Bastin-Bromer, Indonesia, p. 46). Rappard, an army officer, spent much of his life in the Dutch East Indies where he lived between 1842 and 1872.
FIRST EDITION. J. C. Rappard's views of colonial life and architecture enjoyed 'considerable popularity' (Bastin-Bromer, Indonesia, p. 46). Rappard, an army officer, spent much of his life in the Dutch East Indies where he lived between 1842 and 1872.
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