Penang: Information Guide (2/25/37-3/24/37) First Edition

$125.00
The 1937 Penang Information Guide Booklet was a pocket-sized periodical published every four weeks by Municipal Engineer M. J. Thorpe for the Municipal Commissioners of George Town.Overview of the 1937 GuidePublisher & Printer: Issued by the Municipal Commissioners of George Town and printed locally by the Pinang Gazette Press.Format: A 68-page, digest-sized (12mo) softcover booklet complete with black-and-white photographs, advertisements, and a foldout municipal map of George Town streets.Purpose: Designed as a comprehensive directory for travelers arriving in British Malaya via the busy port of George Town.Key Contents & FeaturesAccommodations & Entertainment: Featured prominent local hotels like the Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E. & O.) and the Runnymede Hotel, alongside listings for local cinemas showing "talkies" and cabaret dance halls.Practical Travel Info: Provided visitors with official rickshaw fares and municipal regulations.Regional Connectivity: Included a back-cover regional map detailing maritime routes connecting Penang to major global and regional ports, including Singapore, Colombo, Calcutta, and Rangoon. 12mo softcover/wraps. Staple-bound. 68pp. Some toning to green covers and rubbing at head and toe of spine. Map at rear is present and intact. Staple binging is secure. Interior is clean hand-drawn sketch of Malaysia on inside front cover in pen. No other marks or foxing. VG.
The 1937 Penang Information Guide Booklet was a pocket-sized periodical published every four weeks by Municipal Engineer M. J. Thorpe for the Municipal Commissioners of George Town.Overview of the 1937 GuidePublisher & Printer: Issued by the Municipal Commissioners of George Town and printed locally by the Pinang Gazette Press.Format: A 68-page, digest-sized (12mo) softcover booklet complete with black-and-white photographs, advertisements, and a foldout municipal map of George Town streets.Purpose: Designed as a comprehensive directory for travelers arriving in British Malaya via the busy port of George Town.Key Contents & FeaturesAccommodations & Entertainment: Featured prominent local hotels like the Eastern & Oriental Hotel (E. & O.) and the Runnymede Hotel, alongside listings for local cinemas showing "talkies" and cabaret dance halls.Practical Travel Info: Provided visitors with official rickshaw fares and municipal regulations.Regional Connectivity: Included a back-cover regional map detailing maritime routes connecting Penang to major global and regional ports, including Singapore, Colombo, Calcutta, and Rangoon. 12mo softcover/wraps. Staple-bound. 68pp. Some toning to green covers and rubbing at head and toe of spine. Map at rear is present and intact. Staple binging is secure. Interior is clean hand-drawn sketch of Malaysia on inside front cover in pen. No other marks or foxing. VG.