Tanjung Rhu. The Soul of Langkawi

Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition - Card Covers. This is a very unusual binding - brown ribbed card, broadly stitched with cord through five eyelets. Front cover blind stamped . Illustrated with sepia photographs on light card pages, interleaved with semi opaque pages printed with poems. The poems have been reproduced from a selection of publications from Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka. 97 pages. Tanjong Rhu is an old place name in Singapore that appeared in de Erdia's 1604 Map of Singapore, referred as "Tanjon R". This area was formerly known as Sandy Point. The Malay name comes from the casuarina trees, referred to in Malay as pokok rhu, where ru is the casuarina littoria, that grew along the beach. It is known as sha tsui in Cantonese, which means "sand spit".

Product Info

Publisher: Kauthar Sdn. Bhd.

Year: 1995

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

First Edition

Seller Info

AdelaideBooksellers

Address: 907 South Road Clarence Gardens, South Australia

Website: https://adelaidebooksellers.com.au

Country: Australia