BISSCHOPS, Luis M. (photographer and text), Indonesien: Das verlorene Paradies. [Erste Auflage; First edition].
Köln, Fackelträgerverlag, 2005 Oblong folio. Original coloured and illustrated boards, dustjacket. 240pp. of german language text and numerous captioned coloured illustrations and plates after original photographs taken from the private collection of Louis M. Bisschops, scientitic support by Johanna van Reenen and Maya Sutedja-Liem, register of place-names and subjects, list of literature consulted, double-page coloured map of Indonesia with detailed legenda indicating places visited. illustrated table of contents.
This german language and lavishly illustrated Photo-record goes far beyond the photo-records commonly published: this record illustrates in great detail daily life (labour, means of subsistence), rituals and cveremonies, local festivals of ordinary and poor Indonesians found across the Indonesian Archipelago, NO glamorous photographs hiding the bare truth of ordinary indonesian population groups: their lives and loves, means of subsistence, incl. a record of a whale hunt near Leti Island Eastern Indonesia, the inner-Baduj of Java, the Pasola of Sumba, but also richness of common fruit and food, the beauty of nature and animals (or what's left of it). A colourful and stunning record photographed by Luis M. Bisschops on his numerous travels through Indonesia. A selection from his vast private collection. Very fine copy.

BLACK, G., You want to die, Johnny? 1st.
London, 1966 Cloth, original pictorial coloured dj., 224pp.
Novel situated in Brunei (: "Bintan").

BLACK, S. (editor), Guide to Bali. Official guide to Bali. Second edition.
S.I., Hotel Bali Beach Corp., 1971 Original limp wrappers, circular window with coloured illustration cut into front cover. 316pp. Numerous captioned coloured plates and illustrations, calendar of festivals 1971, shopping in Bali, list of useful addresses, language guide Indonesian-english-french-spanish-german and japanese (romanized); pronouns, interrogatives, important activities, forms of address, civilities.
Ample detailed english language tourist/travel guide to Bali touching on numerous topics of interest. Good copy. (signature on inner front flap of front cover, extremities a bit chafed, contents fine).

BLANKENBERG, F., Sandhal Padati. A traditional system of labour-exchange in a changing village economy.
Rotterdam, CASP, 1981 large 8°. Orig. lettered wraps. 92pp. of cyclostyled text. Full-p. sketch-map with concise legenda, appendices, bibliogr. ["CASP, serie werkdocumenten 3"].
On the regions Surat and Bulsar, eastern India. Good copy.

BLANKENSTEIN, M. VAN De Poenale Sanctie in de Practijk. [Eerste druk; First edition].
Rotterdam, Nijgh & Van Ditmar, 1929 8°. Original printed wrappers. 83pp. Some comparative tables in text, footnotes, table of contents.
Dutch language critical judicial survey and analysis about legal [corporal] punishment and penalties applied to ethnic contract coolies implemented without interference of a court of law by european [e.g. dutch] administrators and senior employees of the large agricultural estates of the Dutch East Indies, especially those of Deli, East Coast Sumatra. Author discusses and describes its introduction bhy law in 1880, rules and regulations, coolie recruitment, midicarelabour contracts, wages, etc. Author recommends its abolition on grounds of humanity, suppression of inhuman penalties, improvement of the dutch colonial system in international opposition. This law aas abolished in 1931. Good copy. (spine with a modern cloth stripdog-eared).

BLANKHART, D.M., Voeding en Leverziekten op het eiland Sangir Indonesië. [Original dissertation Utrecht University].
Rotterdam, C. Hartog Jr., 1951 Original wrappers. 159pp. Some captioned monochrome illustrations on a plate, comparative tables, figures and diagrams in text and full page, bibliography, summaries and conclusions in english (called-for), indonesian language and dutch (NOT called-for on ti.-p.), loosely inserted, 7; 7; 21pp., table of contents.
Dutch language dissertation researching the more frequent occurring liver diseases (Cirrhosis) on Sangir Island, off Sumatra Cost. Good copy. (some minor restorations to spine-ends, lower right corner of front cover a bit cracked).

BLEEKER, P. (Chief editor, et.al.), Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië. Uitgegeven door de Natuurkundige Vereeniging in Nederlandsch Indië. Vol. XIX, Vierde Serie [Fourth Series], Volume V. Original edition.
Batavia, Landsdrukkerij, 1859 Small stout 8°., modern private calfbacked heavy boards, new endpapers. (vi) (table of contents), 476pp. Occasional tables in text. Interrleaved copy.
Odd volume of this dutch language scientific journal running between 1850-1940, with many scientific contributions by dutch and foreign [english] scholars dealing with the Natural History, e.g. Physics, Flora and Fauna of nineteenth Century colonial Indonesia. Includes an extensive alphabetical register by G.J. Filet of Plantnames with indonesian malay, botanical and family names, (pp.1-280); Report on the occuranse of raw material suitable for Paper manufacture in the Archipelago by D.W. Rost Van Tonningen (pp. (281-312); Catalogue of the Hopterous Insects collected at Sarawak, Borneo, by Mr. A.R. Wallace, with descriptions of New Species, by Fr. Walker(p. 361-398) and other contributions by a.o. P. Bleeker (fishes of Sumbawa), H. von Rosenberg (journey to New Guinea) and miscellaneous notes. Very good and clean copy.

BLEEKER, P. Nieuwe Bijdragen tot de kennis der Bevolkingsstatistiek van Java. Orig.edn.
's-Gravenhage, Nijhoff, 1870 Original printed wraps., 191pp., many full-p. tables.
Important work on Census of 19th century Java. Partly unopened copy. (spine rebacked, small piece of corner of wrp. gone).

BLINK, H. Opkomst en Ontwikkeling van Sumatra als Economisch-Geographisch Gebied. [Eerste druk; First edition].
's-Gravenhage, Mouton & Co., 1926 8°. Original wrappers. [1], 140pp. Footnotes/references, many comparative statistics and graphs in text and full-page, sketch-maps in text, table of contents. [Nedelandsche Vereeniging voor Economische Geographie"].
Sutch scholarly assessment supported by comparative statistical data by which the rapid economic development of Sumatra in general and especially the area of Eastcoast Sumatra, Deli, is described in minute detail; an economic development the world has never experienced before. Preceded by a description of its geography, climate and history before 1824. Good copy.