Author: NGABEHI SINDOESASTRA, RADEN (COMPILER) - W. PALMER VAN DEN BROEK (EDITOR),
Title: ARDJOENA-SASRA-BAOE, Een Javaansch Gedicht, waarin de Lotgevallen van drie Rijken: Loekåpålå, Ajodyå en Maïspati, Benevens die van Soegriwå en Soebali, en de Oorlogen van Dåsåmoekå, Koning van Alenkå, tot aan de Regering van Dåsåråtå te Ajodyå verhaald worden.... [Eerste druk; First edition].
Description: Batavia, Lange & Co., 1868. Large 8°., original later private clothbacked boards. Hftitle in javanese script and dutch (verso blank), ti.-p. in javanese script and dutch, marbled edges. [274]pp. in javanese script, NOT transcribed. A long poem in javanese script, being a historic description of ancient Javanese kingdoms and Kings. Good copy. Rare. (rims of covers a bit shaved, final live a bit browned).

Keywords: literature java history culture legacy heritage kingdoms poem script colonialism indonesia southeastasia nineteenth century 19thc