{"product_id":"james-tennent-cceylon-1859-first-edition-122255","title":"Ceylon.","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"srb-faux-head\"\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003eThe scarce first edition of this classic survey of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), as the work went through five editions in eight months it is not common to find a first edition in such condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir James Emerson Tennent lived in Ceylon from 1845-1850 and was appointed Colonial Secretary. Chapters include: geography, geology, zoology, malaria, history, science, agriculture and food, shipping, music and painting, infrastructure, Indian and Arabian influence, culture of the different cities, and a whole section on Elephants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition; 2 vols, 8vo (23 x 15.5 cm); wood-engraved frontispieces, 4 engraved maps with 3 more in text, 17 in-text plans and charts, 90 in-text wood engravings, largely unopened, armorial bookplates to pastedowns, discreet bookbinders ticket to rear pastedown of vol 1; publisher's original green cloth with gilt vignettes to upper boards, gilt lettering to spines, touch of mottling to lower board of vol 2, else a fine copy; xxxv, 619, 24 (ads.); xvi, 655 pp.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"TENNENT, Sir James Emerson.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56941748683127,"sku":"122255","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4694\/1233\/files\/122255.jpg?v=1780916197","url":"https:\/\/shapero.com\/products\/james-tennent-cceylon-1859-first-edition-122255","provider":"Shapero Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}