Fidalgos in the Kingdom of Jafanapatam 1543-1658 Signed ltd ed no39/300 HC DJ (Secondhand Books)

Publication Details

Title: Fidalgos in the Kingdom of Jafanapatam (Sri Lanka: 1543–1658): The Portuguese in Jaffna

Author: O. M. da Silva Cosme

Publisher: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Year: 1994

Edition: Limited Edition No. 39 of 300 copies

Printing: First Limited Edition

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

ISBN: None

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Condition

Good hardcover in a Good dust jacket.

This is a scarce limited edition, copy number 39 of only 300 copies, signed by the author O. M. da Silva Cosme on the limitation page.

The red cloth boards are clean and bright . The binding is firm and the pages are clean throughout with no inscriptions apart from the author’s signature on the limitation page. There is bumping to both corners of the spine

The dust jacket is complete but has several tears and creases around the head of the spine together with some rubbing and edge wear. There is also a small bookseller’s price label to the rear panel.

Previous owners name is written on the inside of the cover.

Please examine the photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

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Book Description

A scarce scholarly study of Portuguese rule in the Kingdom of Jaffna between 1543 and 1658. The book examines Portuguese administration, military campaigns, taxation, land tenure, religion and the lasting influence of Portuguese rule in northern Sri Lanka. A desirable signed limited edition for collectors of Sri Lankan, Portuguese colonial and South Asian history.