Hikayat Pelandok Jenaka.
Kuala Lumpur. Oxford University Press. 1962. Stock ID #224198 Modern Malay adaptation for children by Daud Baharum of the traditional mousedeer tales, part of the classical Malay hikayat and animal-fable tradition. The pelandok, or mousedeer, is the celebrated clever trickster figure of Malay folklore, here associated with stories in which wit and verbal ingenuity allow the small animal to dominate the forest world. When referring to this item please quote stockid 224198.
Black and white illustrations, 84pp. Text in Malay. 18 x 12.3cm. Edges lightly browned, trifle rubbed wrappers sunned along the spine, a very good copy. From the library of Professor C. Skinner with his signature on the half title.
Price: $45.00 AU