Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley, and Malacca; Their Peoples, Products, Commerce, and Government.
by CAMERON, JOHN
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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About This Item
Smith, Elder & Co.. 1865.. One chromolithographic panorama of Singapore and six full page chromolithographic plates of Singapore and Penang, xii + 408pp. Original green publisher's cloth ruled in blind and stamped with gilt palm tree device on the upper board, lettered and stamped in gilt on the spine. Occasional foxing otherwise an exceptionally good copy of the 1st edition. 23 x 15cm. Valuable information on Singapore's early days as well as the two other Straits Settlements of Malacca and Penang under British rule in the nineteenth century, their history, geography, agriculture, commerce, government and social life are vividly described. There are 5 views in and around Singapore (including the double-page plate), one of a country road in Penang and one in the province of Wellesley. .
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- Bookseller
- Asia Bookroom (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 177889
- Title
- Our Tropical Possessions in Malayan India: Being a Descriptive Account of Singapore, Penang, Province Wellesley, and Malacca; Their Peoples, Products, Commerce, and Government.
- Author
- CAMERON, JOHN
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder & Co.
- Date Published
- 1865.
- Keywords
- Malacca, Penang, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Straits Chinese, zz_Gallery_Antiquarian, zz_ListOn_eBay
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Asia Bookroom issues regular specialised book lists on Asia and invite you to let us know your interests so that we can let you know of new arrivals as they come in to stock. And if you are in Australia's capital city Canberra we hope you will visit our shop!
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...