Author: SARAWAK TIMBER PROMOTION -
Title: Commercial Timber Species in Sarawak. Supply: readily available. Orig. edn.
Description: Kuching, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, s.d. [circa], 1980. sm. folio. Orig. coloured stiff paper folder, folding-out triple ways. Title and species available printed on front side. Text and some text-ills. after drawings printed inside front wrapper, inside lower outer wrapper, with a large coloured ccompany's advert on lower outer wrap. Nine original timber-samples pasted-on in centre-page, with names printed at tails, each sized 4.5x6x0.5cm. With two coloured tables supplying information on Strenght Grouping for timbers and Conversion factors. A promotional publication, with extensive technical specifications on timber species listed, by the Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corp., supplying extensive technical information on 9 samples, with malay and scientific names: Alan Bunga (Shorea albida), Alan Batu (Shorea albida), Ramin (Gonystylus species), Light Red Meranti ((Shorea species), Jongkong (Dactylocladus stenostachys), Kapur ((Dryobalantops species), Keruing (Dipterocarpus species), Selangan Batu (Shorea species) and Sepetir (Copaifera palustris, and Sindora species). A nice example of advertising art. Very good copy. Scarce.

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