Burma

London, Sampson, Low, Marston and Company, Limited, 1901. Second edition, first impression, of this decoratively bound description of Burmese life, including chapters on childhood, adolescence, adulthood, trades and professions, politics, cultural festivals, and customs. The first edition appeared the previous year. The majority of the photographs are credited to Max Ferrars, a British colonial official and the Director of… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co., 1901. Hardback. Poor. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding with the spine strip detached at the join with the upper board. Hinges weak throughout with the first blank detached and the last missing. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. The contents complete, clean and… Read more about this item

AVA Publishing House, Bangkok, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. list of illustrations, five appendices, index and map. The text is illustrated with reproductions of sepia toned photographs and the occasional sepia toned illustration. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Colour illustrated dustwrapper… Read more about this item

Bangkok.: Ava Publishing House.. [Reprint].. (circa1996).. Black and white photographic illustrations throughout, xii + 237pp, 27 x 20cm, appendices, samples of notated music, maps and index. From the library of Dr Andrew Selth with his name and chop on front free endpaper, some minor soiling dustjacket. A very good clean copy. The nine chapters in this volume look at many… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company, 1900. Brick cloth, gilt spine title, extensive gilt decoration, blind border & framing to cover, blind publisher device to back board, top edge gilt, decorative endpapers / pastedown, tissued frontis, many black & white photo illustrations in the text & some full page & tissued, & two page map in the back; A… Read more about this item

London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company,. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. Hinges cracked, rear board badly spotted, wear on extremities ; Armorial bookplate of Thomas Barbour; gilt decorated brown cloth ; Photo illus; 237 pages .