Tun Tan: portrait of a statesman

[Singapore: Quins Pte. Ltd., 1981.]. First edition, 8vo, pp. [2], xi, [1], 242; 38 illustrations, mostly from photographs, on rectos and versos of 28 plates; nearfine in original pictorial wrappers. This copy with a presentation from Tun Tan to the American doctor, Roy Selby, 25 May, 1984, and with a presentation slip from Tun Tan tipped in, referring to a letter of the same date. Tun Tan Siew Sin (1916–1988) was Malaya's (later Malaysia's) first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA, later Malaysian Chinese Association). Item #46732

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