
It was a almost a year ago, 23 April 2008 that Malaki Croes send an email to Barnaby Rudge Booksellers ABAA located in Laguna Beach, CA, U.S.A. http://www.barnabyrudge.com/regarding an old book of the van Romondt family that was for sale. While Malaki and mr. Ed Postal of Barnaby Rudge Booksellers ABA were corresponding on the possibilities to purchase the book, we were almost at the point to purchase the book and pay in 10 installments of USD 50. The price of the book was originally USD. 750 and Mr. Ed Postal was so kind to give us the book for USD 500 and said " It sounds like this should be in the collection so I would not mind donating my profit on the book and let you have it for what I paid $500, Thanks, Ed Postal"

Source pictures: Ed Postal, Barnaby Rudge Booksellers ABA, U.S.A.
Due to circumstances Malaki couldn't get back in time to mr. Ed Postal to purchase the book as agreed upon. On 27 & 30 July 2007 we received an email stating "since we haven't received any deposit from you we are taking this off of hold". While getting trough the many to-do-list regarding the VR-research Malaki recently send an email to mr. Ed Postal to inform if the book is still available. On April 19, 2008 we received an email and mr. Ed Postal informed us, sorry but it has been sold, thanks Ed. Postal.
We are so sorry to learn that the book has been sold and asked mr. Ed Postal if we can get more information on the new owner and if he/she would like to share their collection and be part of our VR-Research Project. We are waiting and hoping on a positive response?
The story of the VR-book we almost purchased:
Following request: "I would like to know more on this book of the van Romondt family.
At this time we have a research project on the van Romondt family of the West Indian Branch,Sint Maarten N.A."
from Info
reply-to Info
to mzcroes@gmail.com,
date Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 1:34 PM
subject Re: ABAA database inquiry - [016852 Philosophical Anthropology]
I don't know what more I can tell you other then what is described in our listing. I am attaching 2 scans that might help
Thanks,
Ed Postal
from Malaki Zuleika Croes
to Info
date Mon, Apr 23, 2007 at 9:31 PM
subject Re: ABAA database inquiry - [016852 Philosophical Anthropology]
mailed-by gmail.com
Dear mr, Postal,
Thank you so much for your email. I really would love to buy the book to add to the many collections we already have but I will have to save a little more to get this one.
I will have to see how all of us can put money together to purchase this item. I can probably tell you who the Van Romondt this as stated in the description due to the fact that our research is about the van Romondts of the island of Sint Maarten:
Nevin, J.W. Philosophical Anthropology
Vg 8vo 1/2 Leather [1840] Approximately 250 unnumbered pages of holographic manuscript. On the spine is printed Nevin Moral Philosophy. After two blank leaves is a page that reads C.W. Jameson transcribed by ?Van Romondt Saint Martin West Indies. I don't know which of the Romondt family actually transcribed this as I can't make out the first name. The romondt family was the most important family on Saint Martin. The next page reads Philosophical Anthropology A Lecture delivered by J.W. Nevin D.D. as introductory to the study of Psychology. all of the pages are hand written on blue paper.
Our research is about the complete history of the West Indian Branch, Sint Maarten of the van Romondt family. Next year we are keeping a reunion with descendants all over the world and honor to eldest person who will be 100 years old.
I do understand your view as a business and understand if you might not have interest in genealogy but I want you to know that I hope one day while doing this research I can have the book you are selling.
It is history of a family, my ancestors and our research has nothing to do with a commercial view as it is a dedication to all descendants of the van Romondt family of the West Indian Branch. Together with many descendants worldwide we are gathering all information that there is available of the van Romondts. We have many organisations, archives etc helping us collect as much documents as possible and we are very happy with this.
Please let me know of the possibilities to purchase this idem looking at the price. May I also ask how this book got to you?
Hope to hear from you and thank you.
Mrs. Malaki Z. Croes
Aruba
VR (W.I.B.) Research Project
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