Sixty Years: Life and Adventures in the Far East – John Dill Ross (1911) (1st US ed)
S$170.00
Sixty Years: Life and Adventures in the Far East – John Dill Ross (1911) (1st US ed)
S$170.00
A 2-vol set about Southeast Asia, focusing mainly on Singapore and Borneo.
Title: Sixty Years: Life and Adventures in the Far East
Author: John Dill Ross
Publisher: E. P Dutton & Company, New York, 1911. First US edition.
Condition: Hardcover, 2-vols complete. Books in plastic sleeves. Ex-library set with all library markings. Slight tanning to edges. Else good. With a foldout map and black-and-white plates. A heavy set. Overseas shipping will cost extra.
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A biography of a trader in Singapore/Borneo in the mid-19th century, probably written by either himself or his relative relative. The trader in question, John Dillon Northwood, plied the South China sea. This book contains many descriptions of Singapore and Borneo, with some accounts of Papua, the Philippines, Annam, Brunei, etc. An entertaining read which gives insight into commerce and trade in the region at that time.
