SWETTENHAM ([Sir] Frank Athelstane):

MALAY SKETCHES.

London: John Lane, The Bodley Head 1896. Second edition [i.e. impression] of the original 1895 publication. The distinguished colonial administrator and linguist Sir Frank Swettenham (1850-1946), later Governor of the Straits Settlements, brings a quarter of a century's experience to bear on an exploration of the Malay people and their character. With material on Malay superstitions, etc. The arresting cover design and title-page were designed by Patten Wilson (1868-1928). Crown 8vo. Original decorative yellow cloth, decorated in black and white; very slightly rubbed and faintly sunned, occasional slight browning, but a very good copy.

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