COLLIS, MAURICE — Raffles

London, England: Faber & Faber, 1966. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light scuffing and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is in generally clean, condiiton, but has some rubbing and wear to the spine ends and corners. "Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles FRS FRAS (5 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British colonial official who served as the governor of the Dutch East Indies between 1811 and 1816 and lieutenant-governor of Bencoolen between 1818 and 1824. Raffles was involved in the capture of the Indonesian island of Java from the Dutch during the Napoleonic Wars. It was returned under the Anglo–Dutch Treaty of 1814. He also wrote The History of Java in 1817, describing the history of the island from ancient times. The Rafflesia flowers were named after him. " (from Wikipedi). Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .