[Indonesia] "Kromoblanda". Over 't vraagstuk van "het Wonen" in Kromo's groote land

By H.F. Tillema. The Hague, De Atlas (1-2)/ H. Uden Masman, 1915-1922, 5 (of 6) parts in 6 (of 7) volumes with coloured maps, plans and numerous pasted photographic plates, original uniform wrapper except II: contemporary batiked cloth, folio.

Without the extremely rare 6th part. Here and there foxed/ browned, bindings with (minor) defects (e.g. spine volume 1 damaged). With typed letter by the author, dated September 1915, addressed to the member of Parliament. Hendrik Freerk Tillema (1870-1952) owned a small business in Semarang named "Hygiena", which produced bottled water, besides his Semarangsche Apotheek. He was obsessed with improving the daily hygiene of the local poulation, and published on the poor living conditions in the city-kampongs in books published by himself. In 1914 he returned to the Netherlands and there wrote his main work "Kromoblanda".