Item #:40652
The Story Of The Voyage Of Abdullah Bin Abdul Kadir, Munshi.
Coope, A.E. (Translator).
Malaya Publishing House, ( 1949), Singapore
ix, 71 pp. b/w map.
Price: $125
The Story Of The Voyage Of Abdullah Bin Abdul Kadir, Munshi.
Coope, A.E. (Translator).
Malaya Publishing House, ( 1949), Singapore
ix, 71 pp. b/w map.
Price: $125
Being an account of his experience on a voyage from Singapore to Kelantan in A.D 1838 and a description of the countries which he visited and their customs and the state of their goverment, together with his reflections thereon. The author was a literate man and a good story teller, having served as secretary to Raffles, the founder of Singapore. He was also a gifted linguist. His command of Malay, Tamil, Arabic, Hindustani and English earned him the title of “Munshi” – scholar. Bound in original printed wrappers. Some chipping and wear to spine, but a very good copy of a scarce work.
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