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THE GATE OF THE FAR EAST. A Series of Views Illustrating The Chief Places of Int
by GATE OF FAR EAST
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About This Item
Singapore circa [1900], Kelly & Walsh. Stiff pictorial wrs., oblong format, 25 x 18.3 cm., [28]p., 42 b. w. photographs, lower right corner mended, else clean, solid copy. RARE FIRST & ONLY EDITION . *** **** *** . . AN EXCELLENT ILLUSTRATED 1900 SINGAPORE EXAMPLE . . . * CONTENTS: . Photographs of, and number of photos per page: 1. Copllyer Quay 1 2. Raffles Place 1 3. Cavanagh Bridge 1 4. St. Andrew's Cathedral 1 5. Botanical Gradens 1 6. Street scenes 4 7. Government House 1 8. Connaught Drive and Esplanade 1 9. Raffles Museum 1 10. Kling Street 1 11. Statue of Sir Stamford Raffles 1 12. Temple and Idols 4 13. Botanical Gardens 1 14. Victoria Memorial Hall 1 15. Chinese boats in the Singapore River 1 16. Battery Road 1 17. Peaceful Scenes 4 18. Presbyterian Church 1 19. Singapore Club 1 20. Singapore Harbour 1 21. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank 1 22. Singapore Cricket Club 1 23. Types 4 24. Singapore River and Cavenagh Bridge 1 25. General Post Office 1 26. Malay Village 1 27. In Native Quarters 4 There are 42 photos in all. . *** CONDITION: Covers: The front covers are mostly clean a single small spot near right margin, lower right corner mended, else back cover clean, spine with a few chips, solid, firm copy. . Contents: The contents are clean, last two pages have some minor, old dark marginal stains, not affecting the photo images. Else there are no issues with the sharp and very clear photos and their pages. All in all a very nice copy of a RARE book! . *** Color photos are posted to our website. . *** REFERENCE: . Cited in WorldCat: Lists this as having no date, estimates of published dates are 1900's, 1930: . * .
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- Rare Oriental Book Company, ABAA, ILAB - AN ART AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY COMPANY
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- Title
- THE GATE OF THE FAR EAST. A Series of Views Illustrating The Chief Places of Int
- Author
- GATE OF FAR EAST
- Book Condition
- Used -
- Keywords
- Southeast Asia: Eclectic Items On Countries, Cultures & Subjects; Singapore City: All Related Items About, Guides, Maps & Eclectica; Kelly-walsh Publishers: Any Item Published & Printed By; Guidebooks On Southeast Asian Countries;
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An Art & Intellectual Property Co. Since 1967* * * * *SINCE 1967, THE PAST FIFTY-YEARS WE HAVE BEEN PURVEYORS OF FINE & RARE BOOKS ON ALL ASPECTS FAR EASTERN, ASIAN & SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES, COUNTRIES & SUBJECTS.Specialties include but are not limited to: CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE, VIETNAM, INDO-CHINE, CAMBODIA, LAOS, PHILIPPINES, SHANGHAI, HONG KONG, CANTON, MACAO AREAS. LAFCADIO HEARN: First Editions, Manuscripts, Collections, Obscure Items, Japanese Cirimen-bon [Crepe Paper Books], LIBRARIES PURCHASED, APPRASIAL FOR ANY REASON. MEMBERS OF THE ABAA & ILAB SINCE JUNE 1973
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