Author: DIELES, J.G.,
Title: Blanke Wapens uit de gordel van smaragd. [Overzicht van de slag- en steekwapens afkomstig uit deIndische Archipel en zijn invloedssfeer, cover subtitle]. Tweede druk [Second edition].
Description: Amsterdam, Samurai Wapenhandel, 1980. Small 8°., original limp wrappers, covertitle with an illustration of a Keris. [98]pp. of text, incl. expert descriptions to illustrations, numerous detailed monochrome illustrations with captions, for the greater part illustrating the Indonesian Keris, blades, sheaths and oversheats, ukiran, ganja, and some ofher small indonesian weapons, daggers, knives, blowpipes, concise list of sources consulted, preface and introduction. WITH an original press cutting from a dutch newspaper, book review, loosely added. Lavishly illustrated dutch language survey of Indonesian small weapons, with emphasis on the Indonesian Keris. Very fine copy.

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