Raffles The Story of Singapore ov Extra Postage Mandated for Overseas Orders
by Flower, Raymond
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- in exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition
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About This Item
Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Editions, 1984. 5th Impression. Hardcover. in exceptionally good condition/In exceptionally good condition. Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], full embossed charcol-grey cloth with mylar-protected dust jacket, pp. 373. Illustrated with b-w halftones, colour plates &tc. . Please feel free to ask for particulars and/or additional photographs. ,,, The book jacket blurb notes: "What is the magic of Singapore? Ever since Raffles transformed this virtually uninhabited island into a jewel in the imperial diadem, it has spelt adventure and wealth for immigrants and travellers. Raymond Flowers tells Singapore's story, writing about an age when the sea used to come up to the steps of the houses along Beach Road, when deaths by tiggers were two a week, when a cannon at Fort Canning Hill used to go off every morning to awaken the citizens, when secret societies controlled more than just alleys, when people dressed in topees and tutups used to foregather for Sunday afternoon curry tiffins. And then he moves on to a Singapore that writers like Conrad and Maugham saw: a bastion of the British Empire, but with its faults nonetheless. Always the background is the fabled Raffles Hotel, now the last living link with the past, an institution that embodies the spirit of elegant living".
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- Bookseller
- Charles Lewis Best Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30076
- Title
- Raffles The Story of Singapore ov Extra Postage Mandated for Overseas Orders
- Author
- Flower, Raymond
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - in exceptionally good condition
- Jacket Condition
- In exceptionally good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 5th Impression
- Publisher
- Marshall Cavendish Editions
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Oriental Malaysa Hotels
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