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A Decade in Borneo - Ada Pryer

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Manufacturer Number: ML2942

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A Decade in Borneo

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Ada Pryer

Originally published in 1894, this is the account of Ada Pryer of her life in the early years of as wife of the first administrator of the British North Borneo Company in what is now Sabah. The purpose of the book was to encourage others to join her in her idyll, but gives some interesting insights into the struggling start of yet another British colonial escapade. 183 pages, including a 20 page introductory essay with 7 black and white plates and an index. Near Fine Hardback. Reprint.

Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia

Published by: Leicester University Press, London, 2001

Condition: Apart from barely noticeable cover wear, the book looks new.

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