‎Borneo‎

‎STEMFOORT J.W., TEN SIETHOFF J.J.‎

‎Atlas van nederlandsch Oost-Indië bij het topographisch bureau te Batavia samengestelf in de jaren 1897-1904. Bij de topographische inrichting te 's Gravenhage gereproduceerd in de jaren 1898-1907 onder leiding van den directeur C.A. Eckstein.‎

‎[s'Graavenhaague], Uitgegeven op last van het Departement van koloniën, s.d. [1883-1885]. 65,5 x 47,5 cm, n.p., double page de titre et 26 planches doubles contenant 24 cartes, montées sur onglets. Relié, cartonnage d'éditeur. Rare atlas de très grand format dont les cartes, en couleurs, sont particulièrement détaillées, avec légendes, complet. Java, Sumatra, Molukken, Nieuw-Guinea, Kleine Soenda Eilanden, Celebes, Borneo, Bangka, Blitoeng... Les cartes sont en excellent état, on remarque à peine quelques piqûres pâles sur les deux premières uniquement, excepté la 6e qui comporte une déchirure sans manque. La reliure est passée et usée, avec des fentes aux mors. Tooley p. 597, 581.‎

Bookseller reference : 2927

‎STEVEN RUNCIMAN‎

‎IL RAJAH BIANCO‎

‎RIZZOLI 1977 1° EDIZIONE, A CURA DI GIORGIO BORSA, 415 PP. SEGNI DEL TEMPO ALLA SOVRACCOPERTA, OTTIME CONDIZIONI DEGLI INTERNI.‎

‎SUART Wendy‎

‎The Lingering Eye. [Recollections of North Borneo]. Jacket Illustrations by Peter Suart. Cartoons by Helen Shakespeare. AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY‎

‎8vo., First Edition, with illustrations in the text; ivory cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in unclipped dustwrapper. A PRESENTATION COPY FROM THE AUTHOR WITH HER SIGNED HOLOGRAPH INSCRIPTION ON FRONT FREE ENDPAPER.‎

‎Sutlive, Vinson H. (Editor)‎

‎Female and Male in Borneo: Contributions and Challenges to Gender Studies. (Borneo Research Council Monograph Series).‎

‎Williamsburg, VA: 1991. XLVI, 528 S. Ln.mS: * Borneo, Malaysia*.‎

Bookseller reference : 278921

‎Tettoni, Luca Invernizzi; Edric Ong‎

‎Sarawak Style‎

‎Book is in excellent condition with very light wear to covers only. Binding is solid and square, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. Oblong format with orange cloth covers, white titles. 224 pages, heavily illustrated with 350 photos investigating a myriad collection of aspects of Sarawak style. Sections include Peolple, heritage and culture, The art of Sarawak, The architectural dimension : traditions, foreign influences and modern contemporary style, Sarawak portraits in bleack and white, Architectural notebook. A huge number of photos full color, sometimes two page layouts of art, jewlery, cloth, clothing, sculpture, basketry, knives, costume, ceremony, religion, dance, beadwork, tattooing, etc. Large section on architectural detail, including elevations, sections and floorplans of a Bidayuh longhouse and headhouse, an Iban longhourse, an Orang Ulu longhouse, a Melanau Rumah Tinggi , a Malay house, a Chinese farmhouse,‎

‎The Borneo Mission‎

‎Sentences In English And Malay 1847‎

‎Kessinger Publishing LLC 2008-10-01. Paperback. Good. Kessinger Publishing, LLC paperback‎

Bookseller reference : SONG1437029868 ISBN : 1437029868 9781437029864

‎The British North Borneo Company‎

‎Views of British North Borneo with a Brief History of the Colony‎

‎London: The British North Borneo Company 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Good. This was published as a puff piece by the The British North Borneo Company in 1899. Through photographs and statistics the book trumpets the Company's success in establishing itself and expanding its influence in a little more than a decade before this book was published. Good Hardback. First Edition. 61 pages with numerous black and white photographs a couple of tables and two coloured maps. For further details please see the scanned contents page. Weight 0.7kg. Post free within Malaysia The front and back covers pictured have suffered damage from damp but surprisingly this has not affected either the text block or the contents of the book. There is a 3 cm crack at the top of the hinge at the interior front cover but it has not affected the binding which is still tight. The pages other than the coloured maps which still stand out have obviously lost their original freshness but the book is free from any noticeable tanning and has no spotting. The text block is clean. The British North Borneo Company hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : ML1672A

‎The Expedition To Borneo Of H. M. S. Dido For The Suppression Of Piracy With Extracts From The Journal Of James Brooke Esq. Of‎

‎Keppel Captain The Hon. Henry And James Brooke‎

‎London: Chapman And Hall 1847. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall. 2 Volume Complete Set May Require Additional Shipping At Cost Original Blue Embossed Cloth Spine Ends And Corners Chipped O/W Sound. Chapman And Hall Hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : 033626

‎TITAYNA‎

‎Una donna fra i cacciatori di teste (Borneo e Celebes). Con 80 illustrazioni fotografiche fuori testo‎

‎In-8°, pp. 205, copertina editoriale illustrata. Etichetta coeva in carta nella parte inferiore del dorso, due immagini b. n (due coppie di uccelli) applicate da vecchio proprietario nella parte bianca della pagina che ospita l'indice e alla terzultima pagina bianca. Intonso e in perfetto stato. Indice: Parte I. Presso i cacciatori di teste toragia nel centro delle Celebes; Parte II. Presso i cacciatori di teste dayaks nel centro dell'isola di Borneo; Parte III. Con i Kalabahi e gli Alfurs nelle isole della Sonda; Alor; Timor; Soemba; Paesi buginesi (Sud Celebes); Civiltà: Giava - Bali - Sumatra.‎

‎TITAYNA - SAUVY ELISABETH.‎

‎Una donna fra i cacciatori di teste (Borneo e Celebes).‎

‎Cm.22,4, br. edit., pag. 204 (2). Con 80 illustrazioni fot. in tavole f.t.. Traduzione di Maria Borgese. Borneo, Celebes ma anche Isole della Sonda. Alor, Timor, Soemba. Uno dei testi più avventurosi della rampante giornalista francese. Molto interessante. Lievi difetti alla cop. ma ottimo esemplare. Timbro di biblioteca circolante estinta.‎

‎University of Chicago. HRAF British Borneo Research Project.‎

‎Bibliography of British Borneo. 1956 Leather Bound‎

‎2020. Leather Bound. New. SPECIAL DISCOUNTED PRICE DURING COVID PANDEMIC. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine. Reprinted in 2020 with the help of original edition published long back 1956. This book is printed in black & white sewing binding for longer life Printed on high quality Paper re-sized as per Current standards professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set then it is only single volume if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - eng Pages 30. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE. hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : LB1111016840914

‎Va. Borneo Research Council Williamsburg Robert L. Winzeler Editor‎

‎The Seen and the Unseen: Shamanism Mediumship and Possession in Borneo Monograph Series‎

‎Borneo Research Council 1994-02-01. Hardcover. Used:Good. Borneo Research Council hardcover‎

Bookseller reference : DADAX0962956813 ISBN : 0962956813 9780962956812

‎VAN RAEMDONCK J.‎

‎Biographie du colonel Sollewyn‎

‎Sint-Nikolaas, J. Edom 1876 pp.11-201 + 1 portrait + 1 grande planche généalogique dépliante, 28cm., in "Annalen van den oudheidskundigen kring van het Land van Waas 6e deel 1-2e afl. juli 1876/ Annales du cercle archéologique du pays de Waas 6e tome 1-2e livr. juillet 1876" (201pp.), br.orig.‎

Bookseller reference : B67384

‎Various‎

‎The Wide World Magazine - July, 1951‎

‎Features include: Five Hundred Miles to Freedom - the story of nine survivors of the Japanese capture of Rabaul; The Land Sharks - Would-be settlers in Canada fall victim to wonderful stories from plausible strangers of how to 'get rich quick'; Man-Eater - A former member of the Burma Frontier Service describes the eventful career of a tiger; Vale of the Gods - a curious blend of immemorial ritual and popular merrymaking in the Northern Punjab; The Ju-Ju Doctor - The facts of an amazing occurence on the Gold Coast; The Dragon - Author gets the scare of his live on an East Indian Island; The Sea-Dayaks of Borneo - Author finds the fromer head-hunters to be charming hosts; Section Man - A glimpse of the life of a track labourer on a Canadian railroad; The Poorhouse Tragedy - A puzzling American murder case. Exterior heavily worn with chips missing from spine and front cover partially detached. Contents good. Pencilled name upon back cover. Magazine‎

‎Verrill, A. Hyatt; Hogg, John Edwin; Pound, Reginald; Ward, Capt. F. Kingdon; Dale, Bonnycastle; Story, Sommerville; Vivian, Herbert; Reynolds, R. Frank; Herbert, V.‎

‎The Wide World, True Stories of Adventure, July 1922, Vol. 49, No. 291: Across Remote Yunnan / The Wild Men of Borneo‎

‎Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: Trailing the Gun-Runners - Part II - The U.S. attempts to prevent the arming of revolutionaries in Dominica in 1906-7; Hunting Wild Goats By Seaplane and Motorcycle Near San Clemente - article with photos; Remanded - a perfectly blameless man is blamed for a crime; Full Speed Astern - 400 men aboard the steamer Remiji Maru are saved by the action of a young engineer on watch two days out of Hong Kong; The Wild Men of Borneo - Wonderful photo-illustrated account of a visit to the Dyaks; Photo and letter from a reader who, with five friends, dressed up in KKK outfits and brought along a relative in blackface to entertain at a fancy-dress ball in Leeds; Across Remote Yunnan - Part II - Capt. F. Kingdon Ward continues his journey through the little-known region where the frontiers of China and Tibet meet - article with nice photos; Two Men and a "Pink" - terrifying experience of two returned Canadian soldiers off the coast of Labrador aboard their vessel Terra Nova, nicknamed the Turn Over; "Gentleman" Girard - Frenchman Henri Girard made a profession of poisoning people whose lives he had insured; The Ghost Dancers of the Imst - unusual customs in the Tyrolian valley village of Imst - article with photos; Down the "Old Delph" - two men venture into a disused mine near Roby Mill in Lancashire; Marooned On a Precipice - Three mountain climbers, Karl Aichner, Alois Netzer, and Conrad Schuster, are stranded for six days in the Northern Tyrol; and more. pp. 8 [ads], [2] 180-264, 9-16 [ads]. Unmarked with light wear and some soiling to back cover. A quality vintage copy of this wonderful issue. Book‎

‎VILLARD Mady‎

‎Bornéo, chez les hommes aux longues oreilles. Collection Reporters du monde entier.‎

‎Paris, Fernand Nathan, 1975. 17 x 24, 130 pp., plusieurs illustrations en N/B et en couleurs, broché, bon état.‎

Bookseller reference : 28618

‎Villard Mady‎

‎Bornéo : Chez les hommes aux longues oreilles‎

‎Fernand Nathan Broché 1975 In-8 (17,2 x 24 cm), broché, 130 pages, photos en couleur et noir et blanc ; pliure au dos, par ailleurs bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

Bookseller reference : sa825

‎VINCIGUERRA D.‎

‎Appunti ittiologici. Sulle collezioni del Museo Civico di Genova. IV. Prima contribuzione alla fauna ittiologica dell'isola di Borneo. Siluroidei raccolti durante il viaggio dei Signori M. G. Doria e D. O. Beccari‎

‎In 8, pp. 22 con ill. n.t. Dedica autogr. dell'A. al p. ant. Br. muta coeva. Catalogo di alcuni pesci raccolti dal marchese Giacomo doria e da Odoardo Beccari durante il  loro soggiorno nel territorio di Sarawak sulla costa occidentale dell'isola del Borneo durante gli anni 1865-68.‎

‎Wadley, Reed L. (Ed.)‎

‎Histories of the Borneo Environment: Economic, Political and Social Dimensions of Change and Continuity.‎

‎Leiden: KTLV Press 2005. VII, 315 S., Karten. Reg. Br. *neuwertig*‎

Bookseller reference : 279241

‎WALLACE Alfred Russel‎

‎The Malay Archipelago. The Land of the Orang-Utan and the Bird of Paradise. A Narrative of Travel with Studies of Man and Nature. [Eighth Edition]. UNUSUALLY BRIGHT, CLEAN COPY WANTING ONE PLATE‎

‎8vo., Eighth Edition, WANTING FRONTISPIECE (original tissue guard present), with engraved title-vignette, 7 plates, very numerous illustrations and 8 maps (a number full-page) in the text, folding coloured map and folding map coloured in outline (maps vey lightly spotted, mainly on blank margins); original green cloth, upper board framed in black and blocked in gilt, gilt back, chocolate endpapers, expertly recased, a remarkably bright, crisp, clean copy. Sold from an institution with its bookplate on front paste-down, small stamp on title, and neat stamp in a few blank margins of text. With 2pp publisher's catalogue at end BUT TRAGICALLY WANTING THE FRONTISPIECE 'ORANG-UTAN ATTACKED BY DYAKS'. The most celebrated work, dedicated appropriately to Darwin, by the co-discoverer of the process of evolution through natural selection. The eighth edition is based on the revised third edition of 1872. His well-known appendix on the crania and the languages of man in the archipelago includes a glossary of one hundred and seventeen words in thirty-three languages of the region. A LOVELY COPY OF A KEY WORK IN THE LITERATURE OF EVOLUTION. SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION.‎

‎Werther, Waldemar C‎

‎Östliche Streiflichter. Kritische Beobachtungen und Reiseskizzen.‎

‎Berlin, Hermann Paetel 1903. 8°. 3 nn. Bll. (Inh., Vorw.), 5 nn. Bll. (Verlagsanz.), 154 S. mit einigen s/w Abb. Bedruckte OBrosch., diese an den Kapitalen eingerissen u. mit kleinen Fehlstellen, Ecken eselsohrig. Innen gut erhalten, S. tlw. unbeschnitten u. unaufgeschnitten.‎

Bookseller reference : REIS0569

‎WOYTT-SECRETAN, M‎

‎ALBERT SCHWEITZER. Un médecin dans la forêt vierge‎

‎1953 Editions Oberlin, Strasbourg. 1953. 1 vol in-8, broché. 183 pages. Illustrations photographiques en noir et blanc hors texte‎

‎Bon état.‎

Bookseller reference : 93644