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Crawfurd, JohnJournal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Courts of Siam and Cochin China.London 1830, second edition, 2 volumes, Colburn and Bentley. 475, 459 pages. 7 folding plates, 13 woodcuts/engravings, 3 engraved maps (2 are fold-outs), and fold-out glossary.
Very attractive 19th century Dark Maroon Morocco with elaborate gilt. All edges in gilt. Bindings are in very fine condition except for a slight corner bump on the upper right corner of vol. 2. Provenance: ownership signature of Reginald Crawfurd. Text is crisp, clean and without any markings save for some light spotting/offsetting on some of the plates and maps. The large folding map has one tear that has been expertly repaired. A folding plate of the Siamese alphabet and another folding plate of the Pali alphabet. This copy has the folding chart "Vocabularies" following the appendix in volume 2. A fine complete two volume set is scarce in this condition.Crawfurd was trained as a doctor in Edinburgh, and… Read More
