Borneo People

New York.: Alfred. A. Knopf.. First American Edition.. 1958.. Black and white photographic plates, 424pp, hardback, dustjacket little insect damaged along upper edges and folds, cloth bright, a very good copy. Malcolm MacDonald's position as Governor-General of Malaya and British Borneo enabled him to continue the tradition established by the Brooke family of visiting the peoples of Sarawak in… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1957. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. This classic account of the writer's visit to Borneo just around the time of independence includes history, ethnography and anecdote all written in an entertaining style. The book includes 44 black and white illustrations of the country and the people whom the author met. The 376 pages are divided into six… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Clark Irwin, 1956. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. This classic account of the writer's visit to Borneo just around the time of independence includes history, ethnography and anecdote all written in an entertaining style. The book includes 44 black and white illustrations of the country and the people whom the author met. The 424 pages are divided into… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1958. First American Edition. Hardcover. DJ with moderate shelfwear ; B&W Photographs; 8vo; 426 pages .

London, Jonathan Cape, 1956. Cloth, with dust-jacket. With 44 photographic illustrations. 376 pp. First edition. - Travels in Sarawak, particularly of his meetings with the jungle tribes who were once notorious as amomg the worst head-hunters in Asia. In addition the author gives glimpses of the parts played by the Malayas, Melanaus and Chinese in multi-racial Sarawak.

Hardback. 1956. 376pp 44 plates, London 1956. *Account of the author's travels in Borneo & meetings with jungle tribes. He was Governor General of Malaya & British Borneo 1946-8. .

London: Jonathan Cape,, 1956. First UK edition of this decidedly uncommon work in the desirable dust jacket. In this comprehensive and enthusiastic eyewitness account of the peoples of Borneo, MacDonald writes affectionately on the culture of the Land Dayaks, Ibans, Kayans and Kenyahs, Melanaus, Malays and Chinese. Malcolm MacDonald (1901–1981) was a Scottish politician and diplomat. He was… Saber más sobre este artículo

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 9.5" by 6.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this ethnographical work of the Borneo people, from the small island of Borneo in Southeast Asia, illustrated throughout. An interesting study of the Borneo people, a small island in Southeast Asia, including chapters on the Land Dayaks,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto 1956, Clarke. Brown cloth, very good, 424p., 44 b.w. photos, plan, end paper maps, pictorial d.j. S C A R C E The author dramatizes the disintegration of the people's old way of life by the story of Segura, the daughter of Temon- ggong Koh, product of one culture thrust too rapidly into another, secure in neither. Whether the… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. G/G. 1958. First American Edition. Cloth w/DJ. Sm 4to., 426 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, toned, cover toned, page toning .

London: Jonathan Cape., 1956. Hardcover. Good. 1956. First Edition. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner… Saber más sobre este artículo

Jonathan Cape, 1956. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1956. first published. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Contains black and white photographic plates. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Plates remain bright with minimal tanning. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.

UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st edn.VG+.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj. Generally clean,lightly grubbed/marked plain brick red,publisher's original cloth boards with blind stamped design to spine/backstrip with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to same and minimally foxed/spotted,plain white endpapers.Top edge coloured,fore-edge slightly aged/darkened as usual/normal; contents bright,tight and clean,virtually foxing-free apart from endpapers,half-title+title pages and rear eps and last few pages. UK,8vo HB minus dw/dj,1st… Saber más sobre este artículo

Donald Moore Books, 1968. Paperback. Good. 1968. This edition. 376 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Black and white photographs. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Knopf, 1958. 1st. Hardcover. Book fine, dust jacket fine. With 44 halftone illustrations and 2 endpaper maps.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1956. Book. Very Good (Book condition). Hardcover. First Edition. Waterstain at tail of spine, not affecting legibility of text in any way. Some edgewear to jacket. Text clean, binding strong. [Montreal Books rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair.].

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958. 1st American Edition. 424p., b/w illus., dj.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Some moderate foxing to the jacket, prelims and closed page edges. The jacket has a protective sleeve and has a very small chip at the head of the spine. Book plate to ffep.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin & Company Limited, 1956. 424 pages in very good condition. Pages are clean and unmarked with black and white plates throughout. Previous owner's signature on the ffep. Page edges are lightly darkened and smudged. Bound in brown cloth with gilt titles and black accents. White dustjacket in good condition with black titles. Worn around the edges and… Saber más sobre este artículo

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin 1956. (Hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 424pp. Map endpapers, photographs. Previous owner's name. Locale: Borneo. (Travel, Social History).