Asia - Borneo - St. John, Spencer. Life in the Forests of the Far East; or Travels in Northern Borneo. Second edition, revised. 2 vols. With 7 (3 hand-colored) lithographed plates and 3 folded maps. London, Smith, Elder, 1863. XVI, 406, 2, 16 pp.; XI, 424, 4 pp. 23 x 14.5 cm. Original blue cloth bindings with gilt-stamped spine titles (edges rubbed, slightly stained, corners slightly bumped). Henze V, 241 - St. John (1825-1910) "advanced from Brunai on the Limbang towards the mysterious forest mountain country of the interior, unknown even to the coastal Malays. His masterpiece was the ascent of the massive granite block of Kinabulu." (Henze). - The fine plates with views and plants. - Partly uncut. - Ex-libris. - Some plates slightly brownstained in margins, one map with tear, one inner joint slightly chipped. VAT: *

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