{"product_id":"njai-blaṅda-melantjong-derde-druk-d-bolle-rotterdam-interbellum-koloniale-roman","title":"Njaï Blaṅda – Melantjong – Third Edition – D. Bolle Rotterdam – Interbellum Colonial Novel","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"4273\" data-end=\"4302\"\u003eA book from another time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4304\" data-end=\"4457\"\u003e“Njaï Blaṅda” is a colonial novel from the early 20th century, written under the pseudonym Melantjong and published by D. Bolle in Rotterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4459\" data-end=\"4658\"\u003eThe title refers to the complex and historically charged relationships in the Dutch East Indies between European men and indigenous women—a theme frequently explored in literature around 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4660\" data-end=\"4866\"\u003eThis third edition, bound in an original hardcover, bears D. Bolle's classic publisher's vignette \"Dienende bergopwaarts\" (Serving Upwards)—a recognizable mark of early 20th-century Dutch book production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4868\" data-end=\"4902\"\u003eWhat makes this copy special:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4904\" data-end=\"5084\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4904\" data-end=\"4942\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4906\" data-end=\"4942\"\u003ePre-war edition (ca. 1915–1920)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4943\" data-end=\"4964\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4945\" data-end=\"4964\"\u003eColonial themes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4965\" data-end=\"4981\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4967\" data-end=\"4981\"\u003eOriginal binding\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4982\" data-end=\"5019\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4984\" data-end=\"5019\"\u003e19.5 cm format with a solid book block\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5020\" data-end=\"5084\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5022\" data-end=\"5084\"\u003eHistorically interesting introduction on the meaning of \"Njaï\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5086\" data-end=\"5250\"\u003eThe book is in fair antique condition with clear signs of use, foxing, and spine wear consistent with its age. Structurally, it is complete and readable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5252\" data-end=\"5327\"\u003eA piece that holds not only literary but especially historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5329\" data-end=\"5343\"\u003eSuitable for:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5514\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5345\" data-end=\"5384\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5347\" data-end=\"5384\"\u003eCollectors of colonial literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5385\" data-end=\"5414\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5387\" data-end=\"5414\"\u003eThose interested in history\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5415\" data-end=\"5458\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5417\" data-end=\"5458\"\u003eLovers of early 20th-century editions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"5459\" data-end=\"5514\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5461\" data-end=\"5514\"\u003eOr as a characterful object in a classic bookcase\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5516\" data-end=\"5622\"\u003eA book bearing the marks of time—\u003cbr data-start=\"5546\" data-end=\"5549\"\u003eand a story that is read differently today than a hundred years ago.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"5629\" data-end=\"5646\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"5648\" data-end=\"5914\"\u003eTitle: Njaï Blaṅda\u003cbr data-start=\"5667\" data-end=\"5670\"\u003eAuthor: Melantjong\u003cbr data-start=\"5688\" data-end=\"5691\"\u003eEdition: Third edition\u003cbr data-start=\"5707\" data-end=\"5710\"\u003ePublisher: D. Bolle – Rotterdam\u003cbr data-start=\"5740\" data-end=\"5743\"\u003ePeriod: approx. 1915–1920 (not exactly verifiable)\u003cbr data-start=\"5792\" data-end=\"5795\"\u003eFormat: 19.5 cm high\u003cbr data-start=\"5816\" data-end=\"5819\"\u003eThickness: 3 cm\u003cbr data-start=\"5830\" data-end=\"5833\"\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr data-start=\"5854\" data-end=\"5857\"\u003eCondition: Fair antique condition with spine wear and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ziggy's Warehouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53088413647187,"sku":"AA0707004","price":48.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/0412\/2451\/files\/IMG_3166.jpg?v=1771757646","url":"https:\/\/ziggyswarehouse.com\/en\/products\/njai-bla%e1%b9%85da-melantjong-derde-druk-d-bolle-rotterdam-interbellum-koloniale-roman","provider":"Ziggy's Warehouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}