Description:
Singapore : Oxford , 1972. 323pp. Hardback, DJ has couple tiny tears along edges, owner name on front end page, facsimile reprint of the 1836 edition, two fold outs, Errata at rear of book, The social, cultural and economical history of early 19th century Malaysia, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.
The British Settlement of Penang by Low, James - 1972
by Low, James
Similar copies are shown below.
Similar copies are shown to the right.
The British Settlement of Penang
by Low, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
Singapore: Oxford University Press, 1972. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2 folding plates, xxiv, v, 321p. plus errata page. dj. 23cm. Endpapers faded around edges. Former owner's name. Reprint of the Singapore edition of 1836 (which was titled "A Dissertation on the Soil & Agriculture of the British Settlement of Penang ...") with a new twenty-page Introduction by James Jackson.
-
Bookseller
McBlain Books
(US)
- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition Very Good
- Quantity Available 1
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication Singapore
- Date Published 1972
We have 3 copies available starting at £32.38.
THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT OF PENANG
by Low, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Item Price
-
£32.38
Show Details
Item Price
£32.38
The British Settlement of Penang
by Low, James
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
Spring Branch, Texas, United States
- Item Price
-
£39.59
Show Details
Description:
Oxford University Press, 1972-01-01. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Ex-library hardcover no dj (gray boards) in very nice condition with the usual library markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.
Item Price
£39.59
THE BRITISH SETTLEMENT OF PENANG.
by LOW, James
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used -
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
-
APTOS, California, United States
- Item Price
-
£111.71
Show Details
Description:
Singapore 1972, Oxford Univ. Blue cloth, very good, dusty dj else a bright as new copy of the book, 321p., errata, 2 fold out charts, statistical tables, reprint of the 1836 edition with variant reprint title,14 x 23 cm. FIRST REPRINT EDITION Covers a wide variety of subjects including botany, plus life on the island, &c. Begins with substantial information on climate, soil, facilities for cultivation, labor, agricu- ltural implements, elephants and draft cattle. Agriculture produce, a list of the spices, fruit, tobacco, coffee, betel, areca and palms. Vegetables, corn, cultivation, food of the people, clothing and housing, rice, fertility of the soil, export/import of grains, harvest time, rent, polticial economy, labor, rents, leases, harvest, precious metals, Indian corn &c. Occupation of the natives & character, fish, cattle, poultry &c. Fruit and forest trees, mushroom tribe, dyes, vegetables, grasses, value of real property...brief remarks on Malacca & Naning, Singapore.…
Read More Item Price
£111.71