First edition, first printing, of this attractively illustrated introduction to British Penang, with contributions by officials past and present, as well as a detailed map. Appendices provide suggested tourist itineraries and an exhaustive list of banks, shops, and other services and amenities.
Original silver moiré-patterned boards and endpapers, front cover lettered in blue. Half-tone frontispiece after a photograph by the editor of a statue of Francis Light, 36 similar plates also after the editor's photographs, large map of George Town municipality unfolding to 400 x 420 mm, sketch map of Penang Island, coat of arms of Penang on title page. Publisher's price sticker on front pastedown as issued.