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1926 Burma As I Saw It
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Description
First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce
A fascinating first hand travel account of Burma, covering the years 1889 to 1917, and including a chapter on the events of the early twentieth-century. Including information on the ethnography of its people, political and social organisation, and a general history of the area.
Written by R. Grant Brown, Indian Civil Servant.
The first edition of this work.
Including a double-paged map in colour to the front pastedown and free-endpaper, and thirty-six illustrated plates. Collated and complete.
A previous owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front free-endpaper.
A very scarce to find work in any edition.
Condition
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, shelf wear to the boards, particularly to the top left corners of the boards, and bumping to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Darkening to the spine. A previous owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front free-endpaper. Internally, front hinge is starting and binding is slightly strained. Some spots to the pages, though many pages do remain bright and clean.
Good
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