Peeps at Many Lands: British North Borneo

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LWW Gudgeon

An introduction to what was then British North Borneo, currently Sabah, for British children in the early 20th century who were curious as to what life was like in the far flung parts of empire. Despite the patronising tone and the cringe worthy abundance of stereotypes, e.g. "a Chinaman was born for work and a Malay was born for play", the book is probably a fairly accurate view of what most British visitors thought of Sabah at that time. Very Good Hardback. First edition. 88 pages plus 11 colour illustrations and a sketch map. For further details, please see the scanned contents page. 

Weight : 0.6kg  Post free within Malaysia

Condition: The cover has minor wear in places and a couple of small stains on the front and back. A school prize label is stuck over the publisher's page. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very mild tanning of the pages.