Place-Names in Peninsular Malaysia by S Durai Raja Singham - 1980

Kuala Lumpur: Archipelago Publishers, 1980. Third edition. Paperback. Very Good. Although governments of the past and present day love meddling with place and street names everywhere, there are enough place names in Malaysia to give clues to the country's historical development. In this classic the author has wandered all over the peninsula to retrieve a wealth of stories that seldom appear in any written history. 159 pages with a bibliography. Weight: 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The cover has minor rubbings. There is a previous owner's name has been written on the title page in ink and there is also a small personal label and stamp two pages later. The binding is tight and the text clear with minimal tanning.