Author: MAURITS [= P.A. DAUM, 1850-1898),
Title: Indische Mensen in Holland. Oorspronkelijke roman. Orig. edn.
Description: Leiden, A.W. Sijthoff, s.d. [..], 1890. large 8°. Orig. clothbacked limp grey boards. Hftitle(verso blank), preceded by a blank leave. Title-page (verso blank), 290, 1 blank lve. [In en uit 's Lands dienst, 4]. BUUR, PD, 332. Novel describing life of retired dutch colonial civil servants and their community in The Hague. Good uncut copy. Very rare. (endpapers inside front- and lower outer boards replaced, matching to blank lvs., signature in ink in upper right corners of hftitle and ti.-p., contents good to fine).

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