1899 India Ceylon Straits Settlements British North Borneo Hong-Kong First Ed

Description: Click here to see our other books! India Ceylon Straits Settlements British North Borneo Hong-Kong Sir Raymond West; J. A. Baines; Lord Harris etc 1899 Kegan Paul : London 8.5" by 5.5" xxvii, 536pp. (60) [2] SUMMARY The first edition of this scarce work on India from Kegan Paul's 'British Empire' series, with folding maps. First Edition,Folding Maps,Folding Plates,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 19.99 EU Postage: £ 15.99 European Postage: £ 16.99 Asia Postage: £ 21.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 25.99 DESCRIPTION The first edition. In the publisher's original cloth. Illustrated with a folding map and a folding table to the rear. Collated complete. This work is the first volume in Kegan Paul's 'British Empire' series and provides detailed information on the various colonies, settlements and countries that formed the British Empire during the time of publication. Most of the information and papers included in this work were first given as lectures and have been contributed by a host of writers.Advertisements to the rear. CONDITION In the publisher's original cloth. Externally smart with fading to the spine, marks to the boards and spine, bumping and slight rubbing to the extremities, slight rubbing to the joints, and a very small closed tear to the head of the spine. Scattered spotting and light offsetting to the endpapers. Hinges starting after the front and rear blanks. Internally generally firmly bound with slight strain in places. Pages bright and generally clean with the odd spot, heavier to the front. Newspaper articles neatly placed inside the front. A single closed tear to each of the folding plates. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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