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1882rif. 648787Printed for the Spenser Society 1882. First Edition. Leather Binding. Near Fine. Beautifully bound in full black crushed Levant morocco by Blackwell's of Oxford spine with raised bands and gilt titling gilt-tooled inner dentelles all edges gilt marbled endpapers slight wear. There is no outward indication that this work is part of a set. Volume I only of a projected 9 volumes of which only 8 were issued this volume including the 'Life' and essays by various scholars about Spenser's life and work. Only 100 copies were apparently issued. Printed for the Spenser Society unknown
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1862rif. FINfeSAI69London: Smith Elder And Co. 1862. 1862. 2 Volumes. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l. vii-xix 1list of illus. 1 leaferrata 400; 1 p.l. v-xviii 1 leafplate list 420. lacking half-titles. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-coloured lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. contemporary half calf spine & corners worn but solid neat gilt library stamp at foot of spines some foxing to plates & neighbouring leaves. First Edition. St. John who as a young man was fascinated with Borneo and the adventures of Sir James Brooke rajah of Sarawak and took up the study of the Malay language was introduced to Brooke on his visit to England in 1847 and accompanied him as private secretary when Brooke was appointed British commissioner and governor of Labuan. Thenceforth St. John and Brooke were closely associated. St. John was with Brooke during his final operations in 1849 against Malay pirates and he accompanied Brooke to Brunei the Sulu archipelago and to Siam in 1850. Although St. John deemed some of his chief's dealings with the natives high-handed and ill-advised he in a letter to Gladstone defended Brooke against attack in the House of Commons. While the official inquiry into Brooke's conduct which the home government appointed was in progress at Singapore St. John acted temporarily as commissioner for Brooke 1851-5 and visited the north-western coast of Borneo and the north-eastern shore ascending the principal rivers. Appointed in 1856 British consul-general at Brunei St. John explored the country round the capital and penetrated farther into the interior than any previous traveller. He published his full and accurate journals supplemented by other visitors' testimonies in these well-written and beautifully illustrated volumes entitled Life in the Forests of the Far East 1862. DNB Included are chapters on the Sea and Land Dayaks and their social life the Samarahan River and the Caves of Sirih St. John's ascents of the Mountain of Kina Balu explorations in the interior to the south and south-east of the capital expedition up the Limbang River visits to the Sulu Islands Borneo proper Sarawak the Chinese in Borneo the Chinese insurrection and Roman catholic and protestant missions. The plates include tinted lithographs showing scenery and natives and four hand-coloured lithographs of notable flora. cfCasey Wood p. 548 2nd Edn. F. Hardcover. London: Smith, Elder And Co., 1862. Hardcover
1862rif. 1862SSoLondon: Smith Elder and Co 1862. 1st edition. Hardcover. vol 1 very good vol 2 good-/no dj's as issued. London Smith Elder and Co. 1862. 2 vols 8vo 9" x 6" x 3". map in vol. 1: 19.5" x 16"; in vol. 2: 22" x 16.5" Vol 1: xix 1 list of illustr. 1 leaf errata 406 pages 2 advertising Vol 2: xi 1 list of illustr. 424 pages incl. 15 pages index. 2 folding lithographed maps 4 hand-colored lithographs of plants & 12 tinted lithographs. Contemporary half calf. Spine and corners worn but solid some foxing to plates and neighboring pages. Book block of vol. 2 cracked both maps with one short tear in fold pages clean only a few pages and the margins of some of the illustration with foxing. From the library of a gentleman who was a rare book dealer in Bangkok in the 1970's and 80's after his military service in Vietnam. ----- -----. The author was private secretary to Sir James Brooke British commissioner and governor of Labuan. St. John had a Malay mistress with whom he had three children. Missionaries and the local Anglican bishop complained of his immoral lifestyle and St. John responded with the present work which also describes his travels and botanical observations. 'TWO WELL-WRITTEN AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED VOLUMES' ODNB. Smith, Elder and Co hardcover
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2015rif. Gyan-9789333649971Facsimile Publisher 2015. Vol. 2. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 4.57 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
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2015rif. Gyan-9789333649971Facsimile Publisher 2015. Vol. 2. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 4.57 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2015rif. Gyan-9789333649957Facsimile Publisher 2015. Vol. 1. Hardcover. New. 22.59 x 14.34 x 4.48 cm. English Facsimile Publisher hardcover
2015rif. Gyan-9789333448833Facsimile Publisher 2015. Vol. 2. Paperback. New. 21.59 x 13.34 x 3.199 cm. English Facsimile Publisher paperback
