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One Hundred Years of Singapore, Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlement from its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919,
by Walter Makepeace; Dr Gilbert E Brooke Roland St J Braddell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$3,461.40A$3,115.26
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About This Item
London: John Murray, 1921. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 9" by 6". None. A scarce, signed, first edition copy of this early account of Modern Singapore. Inscription from the author to R W Makepeace to the front pastedown of both volumes. Walter Makepeace was an editor of 'The Singapore Free Press'. He is best known for co-editing this work, which is regarded as the colony's official history. Walter Makepeace was asked, alongside Gilbert Brooke and Roland Braddell to edit this work. Brooke was a port health officer in Singapore and Roland Braddell was a former attorney-general of the Straits Settlements. This work looks at the history of Modern Singapore since its founding by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819 as a trading post of the British Empire. There are personal reminiscences of prominent officials and citizens as well as accounts of Singapore's schools, churches, trade, amusements and institutions. The book relies heavily on newspaper sources. Rebound, in a full cloth binding. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Author's inscription to the recto of front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 783L3
- Title
- One Hundred Years of Singapore, Being Some Account of the Capital of the Straits Settlement from its Foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919,
- Author
- Walter Makepeace; Dr Gilbert E Brooke Roland St J Braddell
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Murray
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1921
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Signapore Presentation Copy Travel Presentation Copy
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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