Search Results: borneo people by macdonald malcolm

The author was the Governor-General of Malaya and British Borneo and the book is his account of a..."series of journeys up the great rivers, the natural roads of Sarawak, on ceremonial and social visits to the pagan tribes of the interior".

Copyright date - 1956, stated first American edition - 1958, Knopf, New York, # Pages - 424, hardcover with dust jacket. Includes Illustrations.

Fair � structurally intact with some cracking along hinge inside front, slight yellowing to pages, some soil and wear, library system withdrawn with typical markings and pocket, cello cover over dust jacket has kept book in better overall condition, cello has some tatter along edges.

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New York: Knopf, 1958. 1st ed.. hardcover. Book: Good. 8vo.. 424 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/2. Blue cloth covered boards, blind embossed on front and gold on spine. No dj. Faded spine and discolored top front edge. Marks on front board. Custom illustrated endpapers. No other interior damage or markings noted.

Donald Moore Press, 1956. trade paperback in good condition. Soft cover. Good.

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.].

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 creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1958., 1958.. Good. - 8vo, blue cloth (bumped & rubbed; spine & extremities faded) titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on spine & with vignette in blind on front cover, in dw (chipped, soiled & creased; tears to front fold, front panel & head of dw spine). vi, 424 & [1] pp. plus colophon (light spotting to fore-edge with tiny stains to front edges of a few pages). Pictorial brick red & tan endpaper maps & B&W illustrations. Good. <p>MacDonald, son of the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, "spent nine years of his own distingished political career in top posts in Southeast Asia. Among the territories under his administration was the state of Sarawak on the island of Borneo....He began a series of journeys up the great rivers, the natural roads of Sarawak, on ceremonial and social visits to the pagan tribes of the interior. He lived with the people in their long-houses, danced the native dances, sang their songs, complied… Read More

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 bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

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 .

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

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.

Toronto: Clarke, Irwin, 1956. 8vo 424 pp plus 32 pp of gravure illus from photos. Rust cloth, endpaper maps. Very good in edgeworn d/w with small chip to head of spine and some light soiling..

Jonathan Cape, London 1956. 24.0 x 16.0cms, 376pp, 45 illusts, very good hardback with fragile intact spine. This book has 6 parts: the country; the Land Dayaks; the Ibans; the Kayans & Kenyahs; the Melanaus, Malays & the Chinese; envoi.

London: Jonathan Cape, 1958. 376 pp. Full red cloth. Pages slightly toned. Half-tone illus. Printed dj; slightly edge worn, lightly soiled, else good. . Third Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

London: Cape (1958). Third impression in very good condition with dust wrapper.

Oxford University Press, Singapore 1985 . 22.0 x 13.5cms, 378pp, b/w illusts, very good paperback & cover The chapters are: the country, the Land Dyaks; the Ibans; the Kayans & Kenyahs; the Melanaus, Malays & Chinese; farwell to friends.

Donald Moore Press. 1968 Donald Moore Press paperback; Good+ condition copy, lightly aged, name on fep dated 1969; UK dealer, immediate dispatch . Good. Paperback. 1968.

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

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. .

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

London: Jonathan Cape, 1956. 376pp. 44 photographs. Brown cloth lacking the d.j. but a fine book.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/No d.j.. large 8vo.