Review 'The Javanese Kris'

[David]

Apparently this book will be available from Amazon starting July 15, but according to their listing it is only 272 pages. Does anyone know if this is a misprint or if this edition will really be 16 pages shorter. It would be good to know it's just an error because at $77 USD and free shipping this is quite a savings over getting it from Europe and paying the additional shipping.
http://www.amazon.com/Javanese-Kris-...4647690&sr=1-1

[asomotif]

Well, the front is different for starters.
And less pages... maybe less pictures, that would save some money.
The price is really low compared to Eur 75 here in Europe.

Maybe Arjan / Mandaukudi knows. He has Groneman in his bookshop.
(together with an enormous bunch of other nice and very nice upto mega nice books

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Well, the front is different for starters.
And less pages... maybe less pictures, that would save some money.
The price is really low compared to Eur 75 here in Europe.

Maybe Arjan / Mandaukudi knows. He has Groneman in his bookshop.
(together with an enormous bunch of other nice and very nice upto mega nice books

Hi Willem,

Thanks for the compliment.

About Gronemann , I will contact the publisher about it. I think they will indeed make a USA edition what has some less pictures than the original edition. The edition should be limited to 500 copies to the information I have recieved from the publisher.( I also noted one large bookstore was out of stock) Also the rigths on the photo's are calculated on 500 editions. I can imagine that they have dropped a few pics to keep the book below the price of 90 dollar printing extra editions for the USA market.

But as I already said I will check if this is correct,

friendly regards,

Arjan.

[Mytribalworld]

Originally Posted by mandaukudi

Hi Willem,

Thanks for the compliment.

About Gronemann , I will contact the publisher about it. I think they will indeed make a USA edition what has some less pictures than the original edition. The edition should be limited to 500 copies to the information I have recieved from the publisher.( I also noted one large bookstore was out of stock) Also the rigths on the photo's are calculated on 500 editions. I can imagine that they have dropped a few pics to keep the book below the price of 90 dollar printing extra editions for the USA market.

But as I already said I will check if this is correct,

friendly regards,

Arjan.

Hi everyone,

Just called the original publisher about it.
He will certainly not sell the book to amazon.

He also doesn't know how Amazon got the incorrect info.
The cover they use is actually one of the first pre-published design covers.
Also thenumber of pagess is indeed not correct.

So the book is still only available in the Netherlands in the better bookshop.

The book is indeed a high price but I have still not heared any buyer who said"" The book isn't worth it" evrone is very glad with it.
Its surely not a normal kerisbook like so many dive up frequently.
To compensate the shippingcosts I can offer a free shipping for 5 copies to the USA. I can send them as cluster pack.
So is you can find 4 other collectors who join in in the USA it may help.
friendly regards,

Arjan.

[Rick]

That is a handsome offer Arjan !
Please put up a post for signing up in Swap .

[kulbuntet]

Hi All,

The price of 65 euro is at kadoshop wolters... sold by them on marktplaats.nl

I can post a link to their add.. but i dont.. last time i did a link post to a item being sold..... i got a ban for a week... so figure this one out your selfs guys..

[Albert]

A lot is said about prices and shipping, but not much about the book itself. I am very curious what other collectors think of the contents of 'The Javanese Kris'. Look forward to more opinions.

Albert

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by kulbuntet

Hi All,

The price of 65 euro is at kadoshop wolters... sold by them on marktplaats.nl

I can post a link to their add.. but i dont.. last time i did a link post to a item being sold..... i got a ban for a week... so figure this one out your selfs guys..

Just banned for a week???? Lucky you!
In a "kadoshop" I only buy a vase for my wife at mothersday. Tribal art books I buy from Arjan!

[kulbuntet]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Well, the front is different for starters.
And less pages... maybe less pictures, that would save some money.
The price is really low compared to Eur 75 here in Europe.

Maybe Arjan / Mandaukudi knows. He has Groneman in his bookshop.
(together with an enormous bunch of other nice and very nice upto mega nice books

Hi Willem,

As far as i know the book here in holland is 65 euro, 68,50 at a wel known Keris /Antique shop.

Regards Michel

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by kulbuntet

Hi Willem,

As far as i know the book here in holland is 65 euro, 68,50 at a wel known Keris /Antique shop.

Regards Michel

The official marketprice set by the publisher is eur 75.
So than they are giving in on their own margin.
With a limited (500 pcs) edition of a rare book (that is sure to become a collectors item) that is a pretty weird action.

[Alam Shah]

Originally Posted by asomotif

The official marketprice set by the publisher is eur 75.
With a limited (500 pcs) edition of a rare book (that is sure to become a collectors item)

I've got mine from 'De Verre Volken' a bookstore inside the National Museum of Ethnology at Leiden. Cost more for shipping, but then again, the book is a collectors' item, to me anyway. Worth every cent I paid at Euro 75, and at 288 printed pages.