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Collis, Maurice
London: 1965, Faber and Faber.
Signed Edition. 312 pp. Softcover. 12mo.
[Biography]
[East Asia - Siam - Thailand]
[Samuel White]
Originally published in 1936, this is a revised paperback reissue with the addition of a previously unpublished "long and important letter from Samuel White relating to his family affairs, which was found in the Bath Municipal Library by Mr. Reginald Wright after the publication of the original edition." M.C..Copy is signed by the author on the title page. "A very ill man and a great Interloper and a great Enemy of this Kingdom in general" - East India Company's opinion of White. "Mr. White is a civil worthy Gentleman and I'll venture my life in his vindication" - Captain Weltden's opinion of White. -."The career of Samuel White of Bath, who during the reign of James II was appointed by the King of Siam a mandarin of that country, is a superlative illustration of the saying that truth is stranger than fiction." Appendices, Notes and Index.
Paper wrapper lightly rubbed, spine sunned. VG
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