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The English Governess at the Siamese Court by Leonowens, Anna Harriette - 1980: Recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok

by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

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The English Governess at the Siamese Court: Recollections of six years in the royal palace at Bangkok

by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

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London: Folio Society, 1980. Hardcover. Very Good; slight label residue on back board & small dark mark on front board bottom; ex-lib ( school) with usual markings & expected imperfections; all else-clean, tight, & attractive.. 8 vo; medium octavo; tan cloth covered boards with paper paste on title & decoration; 234 pages; no slipcase; illust. throughout with illustrations from the first edition (1870), engraved from photographs presented to the author by the King of Siam.

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  • Book Condition Used - Very Good; slight label residue on back board & small dark mark on front board bottom; ex-lib ( school) with usual markings
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Folio Society
  • Place of Publication London
  • Date Published 1980
  • Keywords non fiction

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THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace At Bangkok

by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

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London: The Folio Society. Very Good. 1980. Hardback. includes sip case; 234 pages .
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THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT. Recollections of six years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok.

by LEONOWENS,, Anna Harriette

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London, The Folio Society, 1980.. 234pp. 8vo. Original boards in slipcase. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy.
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The English Governess at the Siamese Court. Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at...

The English Governess at the Siamese Court. Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok

by LEONOWENS, Anna Harriette

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London: The Folio Society, 1980. Hardcover. London, The Folio Society, 1980 (first thus). Octavo, 234 pages plus 16 illustrations from engravings from photographs presented to the author by the King of Siam. Cloth with a title label mounted (slightly askew) on the front cover; a near-fine copy with the slipcase slightly cracked at the corners. Introduction by Robin Duke. Anna Harriette Leonowens (1831-1915), British writer and governess employed by King Mongkut (Rama IV) of Siam [now Thailand] for the instruction of his children, including his son and successor, Prince Chulalongkorn' (Britannica).
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