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Detail of wrapper - THE NATIVES OF SARAWAK AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO - Volume 1 Detail of wrapper - THE NATIVES OF SARAWAK AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO - Volume 2
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Roth, Henry Ling. THE NATIVES OF SARAWAK AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. Reprinted photographically from original publication by Truslove & Hanson, London, 1896. BNo. n/a. Fassimile Edition, 1980 (1896). Pp: xxxii, v, 464, 302, ccxl; 245mm x 170mm; 1.16kg, 1.17kg. 149 b/w, 2 maps; 276 b/w. Preface, introduction, appendices I to IV, bibliography, index. Very good copies in blue cloth boards. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. (minor scuff patch on dw (vol.1). University of Malaya Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1980. (This edition is a second reprint of the original 1896 volumes. The basis of the book was a parcel of notes written by Hugh Brooke Low during his appointment under the Government of Sarawak. During the eighteen years of his service (1869-87) Low was principally on the Rejang river which gave him great opportunities of studying the Dyak and Kayan races. Some of Low's papers about British North Borneo (now Sabah) have been included. A large number of the illustrations in these volumes has been taken from private collections which were essentially collections containing objects from the British part of Borneo) (Keywords: Anthropology, southeast Asia, Borneo, Sarawak, Sabah, Dyak, Kayan).
Book Code: P076 AU$150
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Detail of front of front of wrapper - NOMADS OF THE BORNEO RAINFOREST
Sellato, Bernard. NOMADS OF THE BORNEO RAINFOREST. The Economics, Politics, and Ideology of Settling Down. (Translated by Stephanie Morgan). BNo. 0-8248-1566-1. First Edition (USA), 1994 (1989). Pp: xxiv, 280; 210mm x 140mm; 0.46kg. 24 b/w, 3 charts, 21 maps. Foreword, prefaces, appendix, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, 1994. (This study, historical inperspective, examines the many factors- ecological, economic, commercial, political, social, cultural, and ideological - that have played a part in the continuing transformation for the Punan from a nomadic existence to subsistence agriculture) (Keywords: Ethnography, southeast Asia, Borneo, Kalimantan, Bukat, Kereho Busang, Punan).
Book Code: N360 AU$35
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Shelford, Robert W. A NATURALIST IN BORNEO. Edited with biographical introduction by Edward B. Poulton. BNo. 0-19-582634-5. Reprint Edition, 1985 (1916) (pb). Pp: xxviii, 332; 195mm x 125mm; 0.43kg. 32 b/w(pl). Editor's introduction, introduction, notes, index. A good paperback copy. Wrp: g. Oxford University Press, Singapore, 1985. (The author describes his expeditions, the wildlife and the indigenous people he met during his travels) (Keywords: Wildlife, naturalist, anthropology, Southeast Asia, Borneo, indigenous people).
Book Code: J002 AU$18
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Detail of front of wrap - BEYOND THE JAVA SEA - Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands (taylor41p 170/234 TAYL41)
Taylor, Paul Michael and Lorrain Aragon. BEYOND THE JAVA SEA (br). Art of Indonesia's Outer Islands (Exhibition booklet). BNo.0-731001-19-2 First Edition, 1991 (pb) Pp:(18); 300mm x 200mm; 0.08kg. 30 col, 1 map. Foreword. A very good booklet. Staple binding. Wrp: vg. Australian Museum, Sydney, 1991. (This booklet was prepared for the purpose of accompanying the exhibition "Beyond the Java Sea" and it contains illustrations of 46 Indonesian works of art from the same exhibition) (Keywords: Ethnology, Indonesia, exhibition brochure).
Book Code: T258 AU$6
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Wallace, Alfred Russel. THE MALAY ARCHIPELAGO. The land of the Orang-Utan, and the Bird of Paradise. BNo. 0-19-588955-X. Fifth Impression, 1998 (1896) (pb). Pp: xxvii, 638; 215mm x 135mm; 0.78kg. 51 fig, 10 maps. Introduction, preface, appendix, index. A very good paperback copy. Wrp: vg. Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur, 1998. (The Malay Archipelago is a classic work on the flora and fauna and peoples of the area which is now called Indonesia) (Keywords: Natural history, Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Dyak, Timor, Celebes, Sulawesi).
Book Code: M318 AU$44
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Detail of front of front of wrap - MENTAWAI ART
Wiggers, Frank & Bruce Carpenter (editors). MENTAWAI ART. Form to Spirit, Spirit to Form. BNo. 981-3018-22-4. First Edition, 1999 (pb). Pp: 112; 295mm x 210mm; 0.60kg. 90 col, 21 b/w, 8 fig, 1 map. Biblography, glossary, photo credits, list of museums, acknowledgments. A very good paperback copy in illustrated wrap. Wrp: vg. Archipelago Press, Singapore, 1999. (This book reveals the soul of one of the world's last remaining vital tribal civilisations through its art, generally unknown to the outside world) (Keywords: Ethnology, Southeast Asia, Mentawai, Siberut, Sakuddei, Koraibi, Jaraik, Parittei).
Book Code: N037 AU$115
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Young, Gavin & Paul Wachtel. MALAYSIA. Heart of Southeast Asia. BNo. 981-002733-8. First Edition, 1991. Pp: 256; 355mm x 250mm; 2.70kg. Num col & b/w, 3 maps. Introduction, biographies, index, further reading. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Archipelago Press, Singapore, 1991. (This book presents with photographs Malaysia's natural and cultural diversity. Photography was carried out by 46 of the world's finest photographers) (Keywords: Social culture, Southeast Asia, Malaysia).
Book Code: E047 AU$56
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Zainuddin, Ailsa. A SHORT HISTORY OF INDONESIA. Development of Indonesian life from the seventeenth century. BNo. 68-1729. First Edition, 1955. Pp: xii, 300; 215mm x 135mm; 0.58kg. 39 b/w, 10 maps. Foreword, acknowledgments, author's note, appendix, bibliography, index. A very good copy in dust wrapper. Cvr: vg; dw: vg. Cassell Australia Ltd, North Melbourne, Victoria, 1968. (From the seventeenth century, the author traces the development of Indonesian life, both before and after the arrival of the Europeans) (Keywords: Social culture, Asia, Indonesia).
Book Code: E222 AU$16
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