M T H Perelaer - Een Kwart Eeuw Tusschen De Keerkringen. [eerste, Naar Tijdsorde Gerangschikte Druk/first Chronological Edition].

Amsterdam, Elsevier, [..], 1882. 4 vols., small 8°. original publ. cloth, serial-title in gilt on front boards, printed within a double-barred gilt tooled line-border, tiny gilt tooled ornaments at each corner, serial-title, name of author and publ. in gilt on spine, 'compartments' separated by two narrow horizontal gilt line borders. Hftitles (versos with publ. vignettes). [3] (preface, table of contents), 320, [1] (table of contents) ; 335; 326, [1] (table of contents)pp. Translation of low-malay words in text at tail-margins, two different ex-libris pasted inside front boards and on recte of f.e.p.'s. of each volume. [Verzamelde Romantische Werken.., III, IV, V, VI]. BUUR, PD, 276 (lists and edition publ. Rotterdam 1884-1885). This series NOT called-for in holdings of Royal Institute for Linguistics and Anthropology, KITLV. I: Naar den Equator; II: In het land der Zon; III: Op Znêe verguld; IV: Naar den Eindpaal eener Loopbaan. Dutch language description of the military Career and experiences of M.T.H. Perelaer, 1831-1901, officer in Royal Dutch East Indien Army KNIL. His arrival at Batavia, his career and military expeditions on Java and Borneo, his return to the fatherland after 25 years of service in nineteenth century dutch colonial Indonesia. Complete set in original publishers'cloth. Rare. (Inner hinges show light signs of cracking, holding firmly however, some light occasional foxing to hftitles and final blank).