Java Pageant by Ponder, Used (12 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. no date [1935], stated Second Edition, Very Good/no dj, thick octavo, 305pp., orange-brown cloth hardcover, 25 b&w photo ill's from author throughout, 2 maps, binding tight, long partially illegible inscription on front endpaper with scribbled name likely from author, text unmarked.

Condition: Very good.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Paperback Edition. Paperback. FIRST OXFORD PAPERBACK EDITION. Illustrated. No marks to the text. No damage or shelf wear to the boards and spine. "Java Pageant is a medley of impressions about life in Java sixty years ago, written in the great tradition of the traveller with an inquiring mind." 305 pages which includes an index.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. Hardcover, with dust jacket, in Good condition, previous owners name and date inside, 3 or 4 pages with margin notes, jacket is very worn with many missing tears etc. book itself looks good for its age, a few full page glossy photos,

Cloth. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Second. "A description of one of the world's richest, most beautiful, yet little known islands & the strange customs & beliefs, the industries, religions & wars of its fascinating peoples." 305pp., index, maps, photos. Some bumps and wear, previous owner's name inside front. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Binding slightly scuffed, foxing throughout, offsetting on one page from newspaper article left in.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Second edition. Pencil name of Sir William Bird with his pencil comments on the book, all on the front fly: "A silly book, probably written by a woman.", faint staining and soiling to the boards, a very good copy lacking the dustwrapper.

Hardcover. Second edition. 305 pp., 25 illustrations from photographs, 2 maps; octavo, original terra cotta cloth with gilt spine title An interesting look at Java in the early 20th century. Previous owner ink stamp (The American Academy of Asian Studies) to front endpaper and title page, else very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Burnt orange cloth boards. 2 printed maps following contents page and 24 black & white photographic plates throughout. A description of one of the world's richest, most beautiful, yet little known islands & the strange customs & beliefs, the industries, religions & wars of its fascinating people. Black & white photo frontis. Second edition.

EA, 305 S., OLwd. m. Goldpräg., stockfleckig, sonst gut erhalten Sprache: Englisch. Aufgrund der EPR-Regelung kann in folgende Länder KEIN Versand mehr erfolgen: Bulgarien, Finnland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Luxemburg, Österreich, Polen, Rumänien, Schweden, Slowakei, Spanien.

8°, OLwd. 304 Seiten, 4 Bll. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen und 2 Karten. Einband leicht fleckig , teilweiße im Text leicht fleckig. Frontispiz nahe lose, ansonsten insgesamt gut erhaltenes Exemplar. A5-59 (2) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1000.

Photography. Condition: Very good condition. Four silvertone photographs with 2 photos signed and titled on verso by HW Ponder intended for inclusion in the book "Java Pageant". W Ponder wrote her own travel books for Java after falling in love with the place and people. These are original photographs later published in 1934, by Seeley Service. 1. Ryok dancers in a bride groom's procession. Plaosan. (silvertone, 4 1/8 x 6 3/8") 2. Remains of a brick temple at Madjapahit, the former great Hindu capital in East Java. (4 1/8 x 5 7/8") 3. A firewood seller and a Javanese housewife. (2 5/8 x 4 1/2") 4. A country scene in East Java (verso has partial postcard printing) (5 3/8 x 2 1/2").