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ISLES OF THE EAST - An illustrated guide to Australia Papua Java Sumatra Singapore etc.
65033KPM / Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company. Batavia. 1912. . Deluxe edition of January 1912. Edited by W. LORCK. LII adverts 244 PP followed by LIII-CXXI adverts and b/w and colour illustrations plus 1 b/w plate : portrait of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; 1 plate "Time Table 1912; 1 folded plate "Accommodation plan of KPM Steel Screw Steamer "Tasman" and 2 colour plates: painting by C. H. Hoyt "Middle Harbour Sydney from Mosman Heights and "Samples of Javanese Art Work." . Papered boards with a colour illustration on front board by Tindall cloth spine. Front cover with small pieices missing at corners of front edge. Spine has been reinforced crudely. The first few pages up to VIII are somewhat damaged at the gutters without loss and most of Page III/IV has been torn off. The guide was published on superior glossy paper thus conserving its clarity and brightness. A very good copy of quite a rare item. 25.3 x 15.5. KPM / Royal Packet Steam Navigation Company. Batavia. 1912. hardcover
