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Muirhead, James Thorburn

Brother Ceylon

1934

84.60 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1934
Place of printing
London. Lincoln Williams Publisher
Author
Muirhead, James Thorburn
Edition
First edition.
Keyword
Travel - Asia
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xi, 178 pp, frontis and many plates from drwgs, maps of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), glossary. original cloth with gilt title lettering, dj (lightly chipped at edges, not price clipped), interior is quite clean and fine, in very good cover, good jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, describes all aspects of life in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), including history, sports, peoples, political and social life. 'It gives us a warning of the hidden dangers which will attend the intended elaboration of Ceylon's disastrous political experiment in India'.