HARDOUIN, E. & RITTER, W.L.,
Java's bewoners in hun eigenaardig karakter en kleederdracht. Naar de natuur geteekend door E. Hardouin, met een tekst van W.L. Ritter. (Second title:) Java.Tooneelen uit het leven, karakterschetsen en kleederdragten van Java's bewoners. Met een voorwoord van M.T.H. Perelaer.
Leyden, 1855. XII+164+(1) pp. With lithogr. 1st title & 16 col. lithogr. costume plts., finished by hand, after E. Hardouin, printed by Lemercier, Paris, & 16 wood-engr. ills. Hardcover. Or. red cloth with gilt lettering & black decoration on front. (Front cover sl. stained, top of rear cover near spine sunned; bookplate on endpaper & 2nd title, stamp on half-title, 2 stamps & marking on 1st title, occas. light foxing to text pages, all plates have a waterstain in top corner near spine, not affecting the images, 8 plates have (very) light foxing as well, incl. 1 plate with somewhat more serious foxing). Good.
¶ Abridged re-edition with 16 plates (the or. 1855 ed. has 26 plates). - Refs.: Bastin & Brommer pp. 34/35, note 539; Haks & Maris p. 112.
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Keywords: Topography description of country people Java general . wl. mt.h. 1855