Francois Valentijn's Description Of Ceylon

Hakluyt Society, 1978. Reprint. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. First edition, edited and translated by Sinnappah Arasaratnam. One of the most informative writings on Ceylon made available for the first time to the English-reading public. Presentable, tight and sound copy. Dust wrapper not price clipped but does have light rubbing at extremities and is slightly faded. No… Read more about this item

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1978, First Edition. . original cloth, gilt vignette, gilt spine title lettering, front cover lightly stained, interior clean, dj (bit rubbed, not price clipped), very good. . 8vo [22 x 14 cm]; xvi, 395, frontis, 12 illus, folding map, bibliog, index. . Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien (Old and New East Indies) is a primary… Read more about this item

London, The Hakluyt Society, 1978, First Edition. . original cloth, giltvignette, dj, fine. . 8vo; xvi, 395, frontis, 12 illus, folding map, bibliog. . Valentijn's Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indien (Old and New East Indies) is a primary source but has never been republished in full in a critical edition or made available in English translation. This book deals… Read more about this item

Hardback. New.