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Narrative of Events in Borneo and Celebes, down to the Occupation of Labuan: From the Journals of James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, and Governor of Labuan. Together with a Narrative of the Operations of H.M.S. Iris. By Captain Rodney Mundy. With numerou...
London, John Murray, 1848. 8vo. Bound in 2 fine, well-preserved contemporary half calf. Richly gilt spines. Tome- and title-labels with gilt lettering. Marbled edges. 2 frontispieces (engraved portrait a. lithographed tinted view). XVII,386"XI,396 pp., 5 engraved folded maps (1 hand-coloured), 5 tinted lithographed plates, 11 plates in woodcut. Internally clean and fine. Some brownspots to the portrait.
First edition. ""In the nineteenth century, James Brook (1803-1866), English gentleman-adventurer, ensured that Borneo would figure in Western imaginations and encyclopedias as rather more, or less, rhan Pigafetta's luminous projection. Aided by british naval might and complacent locals, Brooke suppressed piracy in Sarawak, in return securing a pledge granting him sole rights to the district."" (Jenifer Speake in ""Literature of Travel and Ecploration..""p. 116).
BROOKE (JAMES) RAJAH, By D. J. M. TATE
Reference : RO60138631
(1988)
ISBN : 9623280017
RAJAH BROOKE'S BORNEO
John Nicholson Ltd.. 1988. In-4. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 130 pages. Dessins en noir et blanc en frontispice. Illustré de nombreux dessins et de nombreuses photos et cartes en noir et blanc, dans et hors texte. Texte sur 3 colonnes.. . . A l'italienne. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
The Nineteenth Century world of Pirates and Head-hunters, Orang Utan and Hornbills, and other such rarities as seen through the Illustrated London News and other contemporary Sources. Compiled by D.J.M. Tate. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
FRIENDS AND APOSTLES, THE CORRESPONDANCE OF RUPERT BROOKE AND JAMES STRACHEY, 1905-1914
Yale University Press. 1998. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 304 pages. Illustré de photos en noir et blanc hors texte. Jaquette légèrement pliée.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Edited by Keith HALE. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
