[Rarebooks] FS: The Chersonese / 19th Century Women's Travel

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INNES, Emily. /THE CHERSONESE With the Gilding Off/. Two volume set, 
uniformly bound in gilt decorated green cloth, with black-and-white 
frontispieces.  Richard Bentley and Son, London. 1885. 1st edition, hb. 
Small 8vo, pp. 273, 250. With Errata slip tipped-in to volume I. Gilt 
design of arm holding sinister engraved dagger on
each of the front boards.

Written as a reply, and subtle rebuke, to Isabella Bird's /The Golden 
Chersonese/ (John Murray, 1883) (which Mrs. Innes felt was superficial, 
having been written after undertaking a brief two month carefully guided 
tour of the country), this is a detailed and charming account of 19th 
century Malaysian life and society and its interactions with a 
representative of the British colonial system (the author's husband, who 
was Tuan, or magistrate in Langat, of the Malaysian States). Recently 
reprinted, but now quite rare in its original presentation.

Description of volume I: noticeable spine slant, cloth worn through at 
lower right front board, and splitting (for less than an inch) at top 
right front board. Three moisture spots to rear board. General scuffing 
and light soiling to boards. Endpapers clean and tight. Contents clean 
and tight, although page 7 creased. Overall, this volume in good 
condition. Description of volume II: slight spine slant. Minor wear and 
light bumping to board corners. Rear board a bit spotted. General light 
scuffing and soiling. Front board sl. sunned at foredge. Top of front 
endpaper has adhered to top of front pastedown (inner front board) 
which, upon separating has left three small
abrasions (tears) to top edge of endpapers. Otherwise, endpapers clean 
and tight. Contents clean and tight. Overall, this volume in good to 
good plus condition.

Price:  $850.00. (#31473)

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Returnable within seven days of receipt if not as described.

 
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