29th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Japanese Occupation of Malaya.
Liu [Kang], Chop Suey, A Selection from a Host of Gruesome Events that happened during the Japanese Occupation. Volumes I, II and III.
Singapore: Eastern Art Co., 1946, three volumes, 12, 13-24, 25-36 illustrations, each with descriptive text on tissue guard, page size 169mm x 249mm, chipped and worn card covers (previous owner’s name to front cover of each). (3)
Sold for £320
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 29th Sep, 2023
Highlights include a Late Medieval Prayer Book; a Monograph of the Trogonidae, or Family of Trogons, by John Gould, (1875), with forty-seven superb hand-coloured lithographic plates; an outstanding early album of Austrian topographical woodcuts and watercolours; a fascinating album of late 19th century photographs of Brisbane, Queensland and surrounding areas; the first part of the York library of Hugh Murray, author and historian; a collection of vintage playing cards and a large folding map of India.
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