A comprehensive guide to British Malaya, profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs and one large foldout map inserted in the back pocket. This is a first edition, which was updated and reprinted many times over the years, up till 1937. Contains many scarce photographs and useful tables and statistics for researchers.
Handbook to British Malaya (1926) (1st ed)
S$738.00
Handbook to British Malaya (1926) (1st ed)
S$738.00
A scarce first edition of a classic handbook to colonial Malaya, with many subsequent editions.
Title: Handbook to British Malaya
Author: R. L. German
Publisher: The Malaya States Information Agency, 1926. First edition.
Condition: Hardcover, quarter faux leather with boards. Very good. Some rubbing to cover and pages evenly browned. Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs. A very large, frameable colour map of Malaya inserted into back pocket, with a few tiny closed tears at the side, not affecting the map itself.
SKU: guide-malaya-1926
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