As New Condition. Bangkok 1988 repr. from 1873; 475 pp., illus., 2 folded maps, 145 x 210 mm Weight 1.300 Kgs. Vincent, Frank; Land of the White Elephant:, The Sights and Scenes in South-East Asia 1871-1872 (Reprinted from 1873, with a supplement of the 1884 edition). Text on page VIII vm PREFACE: "Although during the present century something has been learned, yet much -remains to be told ; a great deal of important information has to. be gathered before we can claim a full and true acquaintance with the kingdoms and protectorates of Farther Indiaa their present condition, capabilities, and prospects. A country of 1,000,000 square miles in area and 25,000,000 inhabitantsa having a wonderfully productive soil and a greatly extended commercea with which the unavoidable march of events shows we are soon to have more intimate relations, certainly merits a careful study. A three-years' journey round the worlda the greater part of the time occupied in which was employed in studying Man and Nature in the various lands of southern and eastern Asia (from Persia to Tibet, to Mongolia and Japan) and but recently completeda included visits to Farther India or Indo-China (as it is also styled) in the years 1871-72. The following pages also contain a personal narrative of travel and adventure in Burma, Siam, Cambodia, and Cochin China, for which little else is claimed than the merit of being true. F. y. JE.
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