Handbook of the Malay Language
by Kelly & Walsh
- Used
- very good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Singapore: Kelly and Walsh, 1937. Eleventh edition. Paperback. Very Good. A once popular handbook for tourists and residents attempting to make a start on the Malay language. Now mainly a treasure of what was deemed necessary for communication between Europeans and Malayans at the zenith of British rule in the country. The book includes a brief grammar and vocabulary and handy phrases when disembarking from a ship, travelling in a hack-carriage and while at home, the hotel or the office. 75 pages. Weight 0.3kg. Post free within Malaysia The booklet is in quite remarkable condition with just a couple of small marks on the cover. The binding is tight, the text is clear and there is mild tanning throughout.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ML412
- Title
- Handbook of the Malay Language
- Author
- Kelly & Walsh
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Eleventh edition
- Publisher
- Kelly and Walsh
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Date Published
- 1937
- Keywords
- Malaysia - Malaya - 1930s Malay Handbook
- Bookseller catalogs
- Malaysia - Language;
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.