Anglo-Burmese hand-book, or guide to a practical knowledge of the Burmese Language,

CHASE (Dormer Augustus),

Published by Maulmain, American Mission Press 1852,

About this Item

square 12mo (15 x 15,5 cm), XII-54-(2)-92-IV-142-(2) pp., 2 folding table, quarter cloth binding. First edition. Lieut. D.A. Chase arrived in Burma in 1847 and stayed until his death in 1860. Valuable work (the book went on to have many editions until its revision in 1890 by F.D. Phinney). The four first pages lists the names of subscribers. Stamps on first blank endpaper, one table detached but present. Uncommon first edition of this early Maulmain imprint. Seller Inventory # 171121

Bibliographic Details

Title: Anglo-Burmese hand-book, or guide to a ...

Publisher: Maulmain, American Mission Press 1852,

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition