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RARE LIMITED EDITION OF TWO VOLUME CATALOG of the collection of the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Ir. Sukarno (1901-1970) who was the first President of Indonesia, serving in office from 1945 to 1967 and the leader of his country`s struggle for Independence from the Netherlands. Compiled by the renowned Indonesian painter known for his landscapes and portraits - Dullah (1919-1996), who was the Presidential Palace painter in the 1950s and curator of the state painting collections who selected 206 paintings from Soekarno`s private collections, and with the help of Chinese experts photographed and then reproduced them in the "deluxe" two volume oversize monograph in a very limited edition printed in the People`s Republic of China in 1956. The text by Soekarno and Dullah is in four languages: Indonesian, Chinese, English and Russian. Due to the limited edition (only 6000 copies) the two `de luxe` volumes were distributed only to selected individuals and art collectors, and the supply was soon exhausted. Contains 206 tipped-in full-color full-page unpaginated color plates. OVER 11 KG. Volume I features a facsimile after an original "Message from the President" [Sukarno] on page 11/12. [BOTH VOLUMES]: 390x330mm. Maroon cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket laid in plain board slipcase. Gilt front cover and spine. [35 text pages & 88 plates] + [15 text pages & 118 plates]. Slipcase rubbed and dirty/slightly stained. Jacket rubbed and yellowing. Jacket edges worn. Cover slightly dirty. Spine front hinge wrinkled/slightly cracked. Text block edges age-stained. The whitepages on which the tipped-in plates are pasted slightly age-stained. Pages wavy. [SUMMARY]: These rare two volumes of exquisitely reproduced paintings from a precious collection are in good condition. THIS IS A VERY LARGE AND HEAVY SET AND WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING CHARGES.