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New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The A dissertation on the soil and agriculture of the British Settlement of Penang, or Prince of Wales Island, ... including Province Wellesley on the Malayan Peninsula, etc. [With plates and a map.].

British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-03-24. Paperback. Good.

Singapore : Oxford , 1972. 323pp. Hardback, DJ has couple tiny tears along edges, owner name on front end page, facsimile reprint of the 1836 edition, two fold outs, Errata at rear of book, The social, cultural and economical history of early 19th century Malaysia, . Hard Cover. Very Good/Good+.

Paperback / softback. New.

Oxford University Press, 1972-01-01. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Ex-library hardcover no dj (gray boards) in very nice condition with the usual library markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

British Library, Historical Print Editions. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Singapore 1972, Oxford Univ. Blue cloth, very good, dusty dj else a bright as new copy of the book, 321p., errata, 2 fold out charts, statistical tables, reprint of the 1836 edition with variant reprint title,14 x 23 cm. FIRST REPRINT EDITION Covers a wide variety of subjects including botany, plus life on the island, &c. Begins with substantial information on climate, soil, facilities for cultivation, labor, agricu- ltural implements, elephants and draft cattle. Agriculture produce, a list of the spices, fruit, tobacco, coffee, betel, areca and palms. Vegetables, corn, cultivation, food of the people, clothing and housing, rice, fertility of the soil, export/import of grains, harvest time, rent, polticial economy, labor, rents, leases, harvest, precious metals, Indian corn &c. Occupation of the natives & character, fish, cattle, poultry &c. Fruit and forest trees, mushroom tribe, dyes, vegetables, grasses, value of real property...brief remarks on Malacca & Naning, Singapore.… Read More

Singapore: Printed at the Singapore Free Press Office, 1836. Large octavo. (9 7/8 x 6 inches). v, 321, errata leaf. Two hand-colored folding lithographic plates printed in Calcutta by J.B. Tassin (tears mended on versos). Presentation copy. Original cloth backed. Blue paper boards. Rare Singapore publication, presentation copy inscribed on title page, "James Low, from his cousin the author, Cal: 1836." Captain James Low was one of the first Europeans to visit the Andaman Sea coast of Thailand, stretching from Phuket to the Malaysian border, as part of his mission as an officer of the English East India Company based at Penang. Born on April 4, 1791, in Scotland, Low graduated from Edinburgh College and started his career in 1812 with a cadetship in the East India Company's Madras Army in 1812. By January of 1819, Low moved to the East India Company's settlement in Penang and spent the rest of his career in and around the Straits of Malacca, where he learned the languages of Malay and Thai. Low was… Read More