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rif. E22725*Economic Conditions of North-Eastern Siam 1929 the Ministry of Commerce and Communications; Economic Conditions of North-Eastern Siam 1929 the The Economic Conditions of North-Eastern Siam is the report of the first economic survey of Isan conducted by Reginald Stuart Le May in 1929. Prior to 1929 not much was known of neglected Northeast Siam previously called Laos. The population almost 4 million 1/3rd of the Kingdom's was primarily ethnically Lao and Khmer. Le May's work the result of provincial-level questionnaires provides foundational knowledge of the contours of economic life in this neglected region just as Siam's 1932 constitutional revolution took place. Leedom Lefferts wrote the introduction and compares the work with Carle C. Zimmermann's Siam: Rural Economic Survey 1930-1931 Available as a White Lotus Press reprint. PRINT Bangkok 2018 WL CODE E22725 SIZE 192 pp. 150 x 210 mm. BOOK WEIGHT 0.250 Kg PACKING WEIGHT 0.200 Kg paperback
rif. X2761*Denmark in Thailand Business Directory of the Danish -Thai Chamber of Commerce PRINT Bangkok 1997 WL CODE X2761 SIZE 58 pp. illus. 140 x 210 mm BOOK WEIGHT 0.190 Kg PACKING WEIGHT 0.200 Kg paperback
1852rif. 1338Original manuscript. 1852-1854. Folio 38 x 27cm. Full contemporary reverse calf with gilt morocco titles labels to the spine "Rough Sales Book / S & L / B". Marbling to page edges. Marbled endpapers with engraved label for "Baily Brothers Booksellers Stationers Account Book Manufacturers" London to the front pastedown. 172pp. of manuscript text in ink on red-ruled laid paper watermarked "W. King / 1850" followed by c.160pp. blank with a handful of pages torn out following the conclusion of the manuscript text section and another within the text. The majority of entries are in English with some in Spanish mostly written in the same hand. Condition is very good the binding firm with marking to the boards chipping to the head of the spine and a little wear to the extremities. The contents with a 3cm tear to the head of the first text page and two pages partially cut/torn away at the bottom are otherwise in good order. The ledger of a British sales agents operating in Panama during the mid-nineteenth century detailing the importation and sale of a wide variety European and South American goods into the country. The manuscript meticulously records the origin city/country importer ship the goods received and sold and the charges entailed for each shipment. A typical entry for example records the arrival of "gunpowder received per "Alexander" and sold on behalf of the Kames Gunpowder Company Glasgow" followed by details of the subsequent purchasers "J. D. Cordova" etc. and the charges/commissions taken by the agent including fees for landing expenses and "carriage to arsenal". Many of the entries describe large diverse cargoes combining both essential and luxury goods including: alpacas; chocolate pots; "41 cases of pickles and mustard"; lavender water; rocking chairs; a "copying machine"; cinnamon; scissors razors; bone buttons; horse brushes; compasses; gin; hatchets; bedsteads; looking glasses; children's toys; cloves; muslins; kegs of shot; cups and saucers; tobacco; machetes; claret; playing cards rat traps; "Aqua de Colonia" cologne; silk gloves; saddles; blunderbusses; padlocks; lace; pantaloons; "Jamaica rum"; almonds; vinegar; bonnets; sausages; gold frames; water closets; wash stands; champagne; mosquito nets; and much else besides. The origin ports include major European trade centres such as Liverpool and Glasgow but also include many South American ports such as Guayaquil Equador carrying beans cocoa coffee sugar and quinoa amongst other things; Buenaventura Colombia; Callao Peru carrying candlesticks coffee mills and bayonets; Lima Peru "bottled fruits" and cherry cordial; and Valparaiso Chile; as well as San Francisco and New York to the north. The importers themselves are also a mixture of British and Panamanian companies. A fascinating detailed insight into Panama's transatlantic and South American trade during the mid-nineteenth century. [Original manuscript]. hardcover
rif. B-CA16-09861World Trade Organization 2015-04-28. Hardcover. Like New. 6x1x9. Excellent clean condition with a minor tear on the cover clean pages Hard-Bound Cambridge University Press World Trade Organization hardcover
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1751rif. AQ31219Lisbon: s.n. 1751. Single sheet printed on both sides. A trifle creased. A rare survival of a mid-eighteenth century edict issued by King José I of Portugal forbidding traders to transport slaves from Portuguese seaports to colonial territories held by other nations. The Portuguese slave trade experienced continual growth throughout the latter half of the eighteenth century in particular from West African colony of Luanda from which between the issue of this edict in 1751 to 1760 an average of 10 940 enslaved Africans were trafficked annually. OCLC records copies at just three locations BL NYPL and UoL; COPAC adds one further Senate House. . Dimensions 200 x 300 mm. [s.n.] unknown
1992rif. 254347PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1995rif. 283957PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1995rif. 275126PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1996rif. 289794PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1992rif. 254346PN. New. 1992. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
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1960rif. 706773PN. New. 1960. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1960rif. 708683PN. New. 1960. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1961rif. 714337PN. New. 1961. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1996rif. 289795PN. New. 1996. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1995rif. 283961PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1997rif. 298472PN. New. 1997. . Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1989rif. 793004PN. New. 1989. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1995rif. 283959PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback
1989rif. 793001PN. New. 1989. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition. . PN paperback
1995rif. 275107PN. New. 1995. Soft Cover. Date is original print. This is a reprint edition . PN paperback