Government of the Federated Malay States
Collection of works from the series 'Papers on Malay Subjects'
Estimate: £200 - £300
Auction: 18 June 2025 from 10:00 BST
Description
Kuala Lumpur: F. M. S. Government Press, 1910s-20s. 17 parts in 5 volumes, each part in items 1-4 one of 500 copies according to printer's slug at foot of title-page, each part in item 5 one of 600 copies, 8vo, contemporary green cloth, contents wire-stitched, comprising:
1) History, Part I. Events Prior to British Ascendancy. Part II. Notes on Perak History. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1924. [Bound with:] History, Part III. Council Minutes, Perak. 1877-1879. Edited by C. W. Harrison, 1907. [And:] History, Part IV. Council Minutes, Perak. 1880-1882. Edited by R. J. Wilkinson, 1909. [And:] Malay History. Part V. Notes on the Negri Sembilan. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1911. 4 volumes in 1, 94, 68, 67, 51 pp.;
2) Malay Literature, Part I. Romance. History. Poetry. R. J. Wilkinson, General Editor, 1924. [Bound with:] Malay Literature, Part II. Literature of Malay Folk-Lore. Beginnings. Fable. Farcical Tales. Romance. By R. O. Winstedt, 1923. [And:] Malay Literature, Part III. Malay Proverbs on Malay Character. Letter-Writing. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1925. 3 parts in 1 volume, 67, 73, 45 pp.;
3) Malay Industries. Part I. Arts and Crafts. By R. O. Winstedt, 1925. [Bound with:] Malay Industries. Part III. Rice Planting. By G. E. Shaw, 1926. [And:] Law. Part I. Introductory Sketch. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1922. 3 parts in 1 volume, 88, 40, 68 pp.;
4) Supplement: the Aboriginal Tribes. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1926. [Bound with:] Life and Customs. Part I. The Incidents of Malay Life. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1925. [And:] Life and Customs. Part II. The Circumstances of Malay Life. The Kampong. The House. Furniture. Dress. Food. By R. O. Winstedt, 1925. [And:] Life and Customs. Part III. Malay Amusements. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1925. 4 parts in 1 volume, 65, 86, 89, 97 pp.;
5) Jelebu, its History and Constitution. By A. Caldecott, 1912. [Bound with:] Sri Menanti. By R. J. Wilkinson, 1914. [And:] A Vocabulary of Central Sakai, 1915. 3 parts in 1 volume, 58, 50, 63 pp. (5)