VAN STOCKUM'S TRAVELLERS' HANDBOOK FOR THE DUTCH EAST INDIES

The Hague: W.P. Van Stockum & Son Ltd, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Among the earliest travel guides to what is now Indonesia, treating Java and Madura, Sumatra, Bali and Lombok, and the islands of Banka, Billiton, Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas, and Timor. Includes practical information on transport, insights into local customs, suggested sidetrips, etc. 613 p. with 35 maps (32 folding, with 5 housed in the rear pocket) and 12 illustrations. Small octavo. Original burgundy cloth binding, with gilt titles. Light soiling along the edges, with some general shelfwear to the binding; else about very good. (Inventory #: 72625)