Search Results: the history of sumatra by marsden william 1754 1836

Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press, 1966. Reprint of the third edition. Hardcover. Quarto, x, viii, 479 pages + index and plates. In Good minus condition. Spine is brown with gold print. Boards in brown cloth, mitred edges. Light wear to spine caps and corners, rubbing, blemishes to spine, front, and rear. Text block has spotting to edges. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece and plates. Reprint of third edition published London, 1811. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1381043. FP New Rockville Stock.

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Minor rubbing. VG., dustwrapper. 60pp plates. Indonesia Oxford University Press Kuala Lumpur 1966 Reprint. orig.cloth 28x21cm, x,479,(60) pp., Series: Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints. Weighs 2 kilos. "A reprint of the third edition [of 1811]" .

London: Printed for the Author, and Sold by Thomas Payne., 1783., 1783. 4to. pp. viii, 375, [6]index & errata. double-page folding engraved map (frontis.) & 1 engraved plate plate of the Rejang, Butta and Lampoon alphabets. contemporary calf, rebacked in morocco (corners worn, map trimmed to neatline, light dampstaining to inner margin of last leaves). First Edition of the first text in English devoted to Sumatra. Marsden, an orientalist in the service of the East India Company, spent eight years in Sumatra as sub-secretary and then secretary of the government at Fort Marlborough (Bencoolen). He is also known for his Dictionary and Grammar of the Malay Language (1812) and his translation of Marco Polo (1818). The present work was praised by Southey as a model of descriptive composition. Cox I p. 300. Howgego M55. cfHill p. 193.. F.