Description
xiv + 280 pp, hardbound, orange cloth cover with dust-jacket, with black & white photos, maps & illustrations. RARE
First edition. A true collector’s vintage copy. A history of the Chinese communities in the Philippines, their economic activity during the second half of the 19th century, and changing Philippine governmental reactions to their presence and influence. 5 prints after Mallat and 3 after Karuth between pp 180/181.




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