Jakarta: The Ceramic Society of Indonesia, 1981. Illustrated. 456 pages. Text in Indonesian and English. 4to, black boards, dw, slipcase, d.w. Jakarta: The Ceramic Society of Indonesia, (1981). A fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper and slipcase. More
London: Cadell & Davies; Longman & Rees, 1802. Map. Original uncolored engraving. Image measures 8 1/4" x 10". Sheet measures 9" x 11 1/2" This elegant 1802 map of North America extends from the lower United States to Panama, showing Spanish colonial holdings at the turn of the 19th century. Mexico and Central America is labeled in great detail, showing cities, isles, bodies of water, mountain ranges and coastal features. The United States is labeled in lesser detail, but with..... More
Singapore: Times Editions, 1988. Profusely illustrated. 240pp., 4to, black cloth, d.w. Singapore: Times Editions, 1988. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Presentation copy signed by the author on the half title. More
New York: Weybright and Talley, 1972. Illustrated in b/w. 284 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (light edgewear to spine ends). New York: Weybright and Talley, (1972). First American edition. Slight bumping to spine ends; otherwise a fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Munich: Delmonico Books, 2010. Profusely illustrated in color. 399 pages. Thick 4to, mustard cloth with decorative gilt-stamping, pictorial board slipcase. Munich: Delmonico Books, (2010). A fine copy in a near fine slipcase. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. Numerous black & white illustrations. Short thick 4to. 567 pages, turquoise cloth, d.w. New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999). Spine somewhat concave, still about near fine. More
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Engraving with original hand-colored. Image measures 7 3/4" x 16 3/8". Sheet measures 12 3/8" x 18 7/8" This 1764 map shows the Indonesian island of Java. A decorative title cartouche in the upper right is adorned with images of mountains, showing the volcanic terrain on the island. Towns, provinces, topographical features, and coastal features are labeled extensively. Mountains are depicted pictorially. Extends from the southern tip of the island of Sumatra, to the Island..... More
Paris: Jacques Nicolas Bellin, 1764. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 9 x 13 3/4". This is a lovely 1756 map of the Moluccas (Maluku) by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin. It spans from Hieri in the north to the equator and and I. Bachian, including Ternate, Tidor, Pottebackers, Mothir, and Machian. Known as the Spice Islands for their exclusive production of cloves, nutmeg, and mace, the Moluccas were highly valued by European powers. At the time, the islands were controlled by..... More
2 maps on 1 sheet. Engraving. Image measures 11.25 x 7". These unusual aerial maps depict Machian and Bachian, now known as Makian and Bacan, located off the coast of Indonesia. These two islands were part of the historical "Spice Islands," which the Europeans and Chinese valued for their vegetation, particularly mace and nutmeg, and which belonged to the Dutch East Indies. Published circa 1756, these two maps emphasize the volcanic nature of the two islands, with the empty center..... More
Geneva: Georges Naef, 2008. Profusely illustrated in color. 254 pages with text in French. Large 4to, gray glossy boards, pictorial d.w. Geneva: Georges Naef, 2008. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Paris: 1780. Map. Engraving with hand coloring. Image measures 9" x 12 3/4" This map of the East Indies, published in Bonne's 1780 atlas, extends from the Malay Peninsula to the northern coast of Australia, the map shows the islands of Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, Timor, Mindanao, Maluku, and many islets. Pictorial mountains depict the mountainous terrain of the volcanic islands. An inset in the lower left corner depicts the Maluku islands in greater detail. The map is in excellent..... More
Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. Complete with 20 folding maps and 3 plates. [8], 417, [3]pp. 4to, contemporary mottled calf, gilt decorated spine with red leather spine label, spine rubbed with light wear on spine ends, edges of corners worn and bumped, maps and text slightly wavy throughout, light browning to margins of half-title page, last 3 leaves with some light dampstaining to some margins. Paris: Saillant & Nyon, 1771. First Edition Internally a clean, bright and tight copy. Narrative..... More
New York: Norton, 1969. 264 pages. 8vo, black cloth with gold lettering, d.w. New York: Norton, (1969). First Edition. Fine in a near fine dust wrapper. More
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. Introduction by Paul Michael Taylor. Many illustrations, including several in color. 155 pages, thin 4to, stiff pictorial wrappers. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, (1994). A fine copy. More
Paris: Boccard, 1948. Illustrated in black and white with several fold out maps. xi, 466, [7] pages. 8vo, brown paper wrappers (torn and toned, crudely repacked in Kraft paper with handwritten title at spine). Paris: E. De Boccard, 1948. Internally clean. Good. Histoire du Monde publiee sous la direction de M.E. Cavaignac -- Tome VIII. More
Leipzig: Hiersemann, 1927. 400 photographic illustrations on 128 plates. 324 pages of text in German. Thick 4to, ornately gilt green cloth. Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1927. A very good(+) copy. More
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Lithograph. Artist's proof. Signed in lower right and inscribed "For Ellie." Image measures 11 x 8.5". Sheet measures 16.25 x 13". This image of a Balinese women is one of the iconic images of Miguel Covarrubias' series of paintings, prints, and drawings about the island of Bali. Covarrubias made two trips to the Indonesian locale, one in 1931 and one in 1933, both funded by either artist prizes of fellowships. After spending months immersed in the culture, he and his..... More
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1983. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 248 pages. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. London: Arms and Armour Press, (1983). Second printing. A near fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Illus. 8vo, cloth. Garden City, 1953. very good in good dust wrapper. More
Milan: Electa, 1988. Illustrated in color and in black and white. 170 pages. 4to, black boards, d.w., glossy pictorial slipcase. Milan: Electa, (1988). Several gift inscriptions on the front endpapers, otherwise internally clean and tight. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1990. With essays by R. Soekmono and Edi Sedyawati. Many illustration, including some in color. 4to, pictorial wrappers; crease to lower rear corner. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, (1990). Internally fine, a very good(+) copy. More
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. Hong Kong: Amerasian, (1974). vg. More
Washington: The Textile Museum, 1979. Illustrated in black and white and in color. 240 pages. 4to, pictorial wrappers. Washington: The Textile Museum, (1979). A very good copy-- wrappers lightly edgeworn, creased on front cover. More
Washington: Textile Museum, 2005. Many illustrations. 136 pages, tall thin 4to, pictorial wrappers. Washington, D.C.: The Textile Museum, (2005). A near fine copy. More
London: Henry Gregory, 1766. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 19 5/8" x 29 1/4" inches, sheet measures 22 1/2" x 32 1/8"inches. Striking sea chart based on a VOC manuscript map; fathoms, depths rocks and safe soundings are noted. The map depicts the Straits of Sunda, a important sailing route connecting the Pacific and Indian Oceans; part of the island of Sumatra, and part of west Java, including Batavia, or present-day Jakarta; as well as the Island of Banca..... More
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