The British West Sumatran Presidency (1760-85): Problems of an Early Colonial Enterprise
by J. Kirithamby-Wells
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/very good
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 1977. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. Before the British East India Company established their East Asian bases on the Malayan peninsula they dabbled in Indonesia mainly for the purpose of sourcing pepper for Europe. Here we have an account of the Company's trials and tribulations at their Benculen base in West Sumatra. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. First Edition 270 pages including a glossary, appendices with trade statistics, a bibliography, two maps and an index. Weight: 0.6.kg. * Post free within Malaysia. The dust jacket is a bit dirty and there's minor spotting on the text block and some of the beginning and end pages. Otherwise the book is in excellent condition. The book is fresh from the publisher's stock
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- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ID46
- Title
- The British West Sumatran Presidency (1760-85): Problems of an Early Colonial Enterprise
- Author
- J. Kirithamby-Wells
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Malaya Press
- Place of Publication
- Kuala Lumpur
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Indonesia _ Sumatara - British East India Company - Pepper Trade - 18th century history
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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