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A. A . Balkema, 1953. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. the boards are worn and shelf rubbed. small edge tears. spine sunned. marked and stained. tanning. minor damp marked and some rippling. tightly bound. Fair copy. [P.K.]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

A.A. Balkema, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Frank Bradlow bookplate. Jacket and boards a bit edge worn and marked. Tanning, foxing, minor markings. However, it is still in a very good condition, excellent binding and intact. 1st edition. MK.. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Cape Town, South Africa/Amstrdam: A.A. Balkema, 1953. 1st . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hofmeyr, E. Van Z. & Luckhoff, J. (photos). 91pp.incl.index; HB green w/gilt; rubbed w/edges&corners worn; some sun on spine; ft.hinge cracked; PONft.pastedwn.; clean,tight pgs. "This book is about the Cape Malays, who came to this country long ago, almost at the same time as the White people." b/w & color photos.

Cape Town, Amsterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1953 Inside dust jacket flap: On the lower slopes of Signal Hill, just outside the present business centre of Cape Town, the Malay community has been living for many generations. Whilst, as descendants of highranking political exiles from Java and the Company's slaves from the East Indies, they have managed to maintain their Islamic religion far from Mecca and nearly cut off from any contact with people of their own faith, this small, secluded community has adopted many of the customs, traditions and songs of Holland and kept them alive. As skilled artisans, they contributed in large measure to the development of the Cape Dutch architecture and the style of the colonial furniture. Thus, in due course, their life and culture became a unique blend of East and West. This book gives a survey of all aspects of this Malay quarter and its people, of picturesque old houses, mosques with their oriental atmosphere and muezzins calling from the minarets, colourful old… Read More