Early History of Sarawak and North Borneo

Helms, Ludvig Verner. PIONEERING IN THE FAR EAST, AND JOURNEYS TO CALIFORNIA IN 1849 AND TO THE WHITE SEA IN 1878. With Illustrations from Original Sketches and Photographs.

London: W. H. Allen and Co., 1882. vi,(2),408pp. Index. Plus 27 plates (2 are tinted) , and 3 maps (2 in color, 1 folding). Cont. half black morocco over marbled boards, expertly rebacked, gilt spine. Helms (1825–1918) visited California in 1850 (pp. 76–93), and again in 1872 (pp. 304–328). This scarce work is also a primary eye-witness source for the early history of Sarawak and British North Borneo.

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