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Guide to Kuala Lumpur: the Federal Capital.
by PAPINEAU, Aristide J. G
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About This Item
Singapore: Papineau Advertising,, 1963. Second edition, greatly expanded from the 1962 first, of this tourist guide published on the eve of the formal proclamation of Malaysia, here with the maps in splendid condition. WorldCat records eight institutional copies combined of the first two editions, none in the UK. Endorsed by the Federation of Malaya Department of Tourism, this booklet advertises Kuala Lumpur's many tourist attractions and distinctive cosmopolitan culture. A historical essay explores the region's transformation over one hundred years into a modern, stable city, celebrating the triumph over "communist terrorism" during the Emergency and the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh in 1956 in preparation for independence. Octavo. Original green illustrated wrappers, title to spine in white and yellow, front cover lettered in white and orange, pp. 175-202 printed on green paper. Large maps of Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya both unfolding to approx. 800 x 700 mm, full-page map of Federation of Malaya, advertisements and illustrations throughout, some content printed in colour. Wrappers bright with a little wear and creasing overall, contents clean and bright, maps pleasingly well-preserved with just a small closed stub tear not crossing neatline to map of Kuala Lumpur.
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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 159511
- Title
- Guide to Kuala Lumpur: the Federal Capital.
- Author
- PAPINEAU, Aristide J. G
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Singapore: Papineau Advertising,
- Date Published
- 1963
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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