The Book of Ceylon - [Being a Guide to its Railway Systemand an Account of its Varied Attractions from the Visitor and Tourist]

by Henry W. Cave

Published by Cassell and company 1908 first edition, Part II Khandy containing pages 200-514.

Condition: no dust jacket, corners bumped, a couple of smallmarks on cover, some foxing to endpapers otherwise in excellent almost mintcondition with clean tight binding and no marks or damage, foldout mapsslightly yellowed, overall in excellent condition (see pictures for detai

Extract: The design of this book is to help the travellerin Ceylon to a fuller enjoyment of the varied attractions of the island, and toarouse in the general reader a desire to visit a country which has only nowbegun to receive the attention it deserves. If, as I am glad to be assured, myprevious works on Ceylon have contributed in some measure to this end, I trustthe more popular form of the present work will still further promote the objectwhich I have in view.

This popular volume is widely available as a reprint however first edition copies are rarely available for sale. Containing many photographs, this once travel guide now provides a fascinating insight into thehistory of this beautiful island. With many original photographs anddescriptions of the island unavailable elsewhere. A must have book for any SriLankan enthusiast.