Item #154455 Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns). S. M. Burrows.
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)
Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)

Visitor's Guide to Kandy and Nuwara Eliya (with plans of both towns)

Colombo, Sri Lanka: A.M. & J. Ferguson, 1888. Original Second Edition. Hardcover. Taupe paper over 4x6-inch boards; black lettering and black cloth spine. xi + 67 + xix + 16 + [18]; 2 bw maps. Good. General shelf rubbing to covers. Art museum ex-lib. with spine sticker remnant and blind stamps on title page and back ep. A few pencil marks in appendix. One page chipped at fore edge. One map detached in full and laid in. Item #154455

A delightful, contemporary guide to Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and environs during the late 19th century. Written by S.M. Burrows of the Ceylon Civil Service (British), and at least one section was written by a W.A. Nock. Includes appendices with locations of the brewery, cricket club, garden club, hiring a carriage, list of houses and occupants for the 1888 "Season" (Lady Gordon, Mrs. M. Thwaites, General Massy, etc.). Very proper! Obviously aimed at a British Empire/Expat readership. The general contents include A Short Historical Sketch; A Topographical Description of Kandy and Neighborhood; Nuwara Eliya and the Way There; The Hakgala Experimental Gardens. With a preface by Burrows and a section of fascinating advertisements for hotels, newspapers, art associations, shops, etc. A very special and scarce little gem.

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