On Sumatra by Anderson, 1826
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Beskrivning
SUMATRA. ANDERSON, JOHN. Mission to the East Coast of Sumatra, in M.DCCC.XXIII, under the direction of the Governement of Prince of Wales Island: including historical and descriptive sketches of the country, an account of the commerce, population, and the manners and customs of the inhabitants, and a visit to the Batta cannibal states in the interiors. Edinburgh (William Blackwood) - London (T. Casell) 1826.
8:o. (7, lacks half-title), XXXIII, (1 blank), (1)-424 pp. 1 folding printed table (mended tears, laid down), 4 engraved maps (some foxing), 8 engraved plates (all, some foxing and marginal staining).
New green half morocco, gilt spine in six compartments. Some foxing.
John Anderson (1795-1845), Scottish civil servant, entered the East India Company in 1813. He later became a justice of the peace for Penang, Singapore, and Malacca.
From the library of Swedish antiquarian bookdealer Björn Löwendahl (1941-2013).
Auktionsnummer:
6275
Datum:
2015-06-16