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RAFFLES (THOMAS STAMFORD) Substance of a Minute... on the Introduction of an Improved System of Internal Management and the Establishment of a Land Rental on the Island of Java, FIRST EDITION, Printed (but not published) for Black, Parry & Co., 1814 image 1
RAFFLES (THOMAS STAMFORD) Substance of a Minute... on the Introduction of an Improved System of Internal Management and the Establishment of a Land Rental on the Island of Java, FIRST EDITION, Printed (but not published) for Black, Parry & Co., 1814 image 2
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RAFFLES (THOMAS STAMFORD)
Substance of a Minute... on the Introduction of an Improved System of Internal Management and the Establishment of a Land Rental on the Island of Java, FIRST EDITION, 1814

7 – 15 July 2025, 12:00 BST
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RAFFLES (THOMAS STAMFORD)

Substance of a Minute... on the Introduction of an Improved System of Internal Management and the Establishment of a Land Rental on the Island of Java, FIRST EDITION, half-title, contemporary half morocco gilt, worn, 4to (290 x 220mm.), Printed (but not published) for Black, Parry & Co., 1814

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RARE FIRST EDITION of the "minute in council" presented by Raffles, lieutenant-governor of Java since 1811, in which he condemned "the previous Dutch regime and claiming success for his land rent system, and that same month he recommended to Calcutta an ambitious scheme to extend British interests and appoint agents at all the leading ports in Borneo, Sulu, Riau-Lingga, Bali, east Sumatra, and as far afield as Siam, Cambodia, and Cochin China".

Provenance: Hugh Elliot (1752-1830), ownership inscription on front free endpaper. Elliot, younger brother of the 1st Earl of Minto, was a career diplomat, whose last posting was the governorship of Madras (1814–20). His appointment coincided with the publication of Raffles' book, when he was serving as Lieutenant-Governor of Java.

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