A scarce, sought-after work tracing the history of Singapore from Raffles’ arrival in 1819, to 1919, to commemorate 100 years of British rule.
One Hundred Years of Singapore – Walter Makepeace (1921) (1st ed) (2 vols)
S$950.00
One Hundred Years of Singapore – Walter Makepeace (1921) (1st ed) (2 vols)
S$950.00
Title: One Hundred Years of Singapore, being some account of the capital of the Straits Settlements from its foundation by Sir Stamford Raffles on the 6th February 1819 to the 6th February 1919.
Author: Walter Makepeace (ed.), Dr. Gilbert E. Brooke (ed.), Roland St. J. Braddell (ed.)
Publisher: John Murray, 1921. First edition.
Condition: 2 vols, complete. Reading copy only. Covers badly worn (see photos), but interior in good condition except for foxed endpapers. Binding tight, text clean. Complete. A very heavy set, overseas shipping will cost extra. Scroll down for video condition report.
SKU: 100yearsofsingapore
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