The History of Sumatra, by William Marsden, printed for the ...

The History of Sumatra, by William Marsden, printed for the author and sold by Thomas Payne...Benjamin White...James Robson..P. Elmsly...Leigh and Sotheby...J. Sewell 1783 ist ed. Quarto. 375 pp plus index and errata page. Rebound in green quarter leather, green paper-covered boards,, title label to the spine. Corners of boards showing slight wear, a few marks. The folding map is present with hand colouring showing the extent of the East India Company's territory. The plate of the Rejang Alphabet is also present. A peppering of foxing to a number of pages, and slight toning to the text areas. New endpapers. A good, solid copy of this scarce title, the first substantial work in any language on the island.

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