Borneo and The Indian Archipelago
Borneo and
The Indian Archipelago
with Drawings of Costume and Scenery
Marryat, Frank S.
Published by Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, London 1848
£400
First edition, large 8vo., (275x200x40mm.), half red leather, marbled paper sides, slightly rubbed with small split at front hinge but very secure, [viii], 232 pp., 22 tinted lithographic plates including title page, some foxing to the margins of some of the plates, numerous woodcuts in the text, very good
Marryat was the son of Captain Frederick Marryat, the fiction author.
A quote about Manilla from this fascinating and very readable interesting book -
“The cathedral, which is very ancient, is devoid of all attempts at architecture, and resembles a huge barn; while the governor’s palace, in appearance, reminds you of a stable”