Further India. Being the Story of Exploration from the Earliest Times in Burma, Malaya, Siam, and Indo-China.
London: Lawrence and Bullen, Ltd., 1904. First Edition. Octavo. Item #011447
xi, 378 pp. (2) pp. publisher's ads. illustrated from drawings, photographs and maps by J. G. Bartholomew. S. The author covers the earliest expeditions and discoveries offering a detailed narrative of the challenges and triumphs faced by explorers in this region. Essentially, this work chronicles the history of this European country offering insights into their historical development including the history of the Southeast Asian regions like Burma, Malaya, Siam (present-day Thailand), and Indo-China. A lovely copy bound in green pictorial gilt cloth depicting a compass and the heavens, spine lettering gilt and somewhat dulled, one lightly bumped corner, foxing to fore-edges. Internally clean.
Price: $145.00