BROOSHOOFT, P. (PS. PÉBÉ),
Plicht. Orig. edn.
Amsterdam, Beijers & Dannenfelser, 1886. sm. 8°. Contemp. qtr. calfbacked marbled boards, spine in [false] compartments with title in gilt, narrow gilt ornamental decoration to spine-ends, tiny gilt tooled floral decoration in compartments. Hfitle(verso blank). 291pp. [Premie van Het Nieuws van den Dag, jaargang 1886]. BUUR (PD), 291. Novel, by the former Chief-editor of the Semarangsche Courant and De Locomotief, set at The Hague, with as main characters 2 dutch families of retired officers of the Royal Dutch East Indian Army, K.N.I.L., their social status, assimilation problems, incl. i.a. extensive recollections on the Aceh-war, military life in the colony, &c. A very attractive contemporary private binding. Good copy. Rare.
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