John Crawfurd: 'A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islan...

Hammer

£260

John Crawfurd: 'A Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands & Adjacent Countries', London, Bradbury & evans, 1856, 1st edition, folding engraved map of South East Asia and parts of the East Indies titled "Asiatic Archipelago" (map worn, repairs verso), 459pp, rebound full calf gilt (not recent). Authoritative work on the Indonesian Archipelago, primarily concerned with Java, but also covers the Malay peninsula, Thailand (Siam), the Philippines, Cambodia and Cochin-China (Vietnam). Scarce