The Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya; (with plans of both towns) [RARE]

Description: Title: The Visitor's Guide to Kandy and NuwaraEliya; (with plans of both towns) Author: SM Burrows Publisher: Ceylon civil service AM and J Ferguson Printer: CeylonObserver press Columbo’s Date of publication: 1888 second edition Description: Hardcover. Taupe paper over 4x6-inch boards; black lettering andblack cloth spine. xi + 67 + xix + 16 + [18]; 3 bw maps. Good. General shelfrubbing to covers. ] Book condition: Good, Corners a little worn,scrape on front cover and circular mark in corner. Inscribed on cover A H Curzonon 1889, and Mary Aammond on flyleaf, back flyleaf handwritten “illegible Ceylon” 2 vols key source illegible R 34/00 see pictures for moredetail. Underlining on a couple of pages, one map slightly torn. Adelightful, contemporary guide to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and environs during thelate 19th century. Written by S.M. Burrows of the Ceylon Civil Service(British), and at least one section was written by a W.A. Nock. Includesappendices with locations of the brewery, cricket club, garden club, hiring acarriage, list of houses and occupants for the 1888 "Season" (LadyGordon, Mrs. M. Thwaites, General Massy, etc.). Very proper! Obviously aimed ata British Empire/Expat readership. The general contents include A ShortHistorical Sketch; A Topographical Description of Kandy and Neighborhood;Nuwara Eliya and the Way There; The Hakgala Experimental Gardens. With apreface by Burrows and a section of fascinating advertisements for hotels,newspapers, art associations, shops, etc. A very special and scarce little gem.

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Location: Ormskirk

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