If you are old numismatics player who focuses on Malaysia and Singapore coinages, this book definitely not new for you all. As you all know that the book, Coins and coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya 1786-1951 by Mr. Major Pridmore in 1968 is still one of the most informative reference regionally and frequently quoted by numismatics books later. It is not like the catalog books as mostly seen in market, it is highly academic and historically in describe the story behind the coinages in the past.
Nowadays, finding a piece of it in original and good condition is definitely not easy as you thought, the price is keep escalating, the book itself is becomes a lovely collection of the numismatist. Recently, this book is putting on the auction galleries of Solidus Auction House in 27th Jan 2018, the reserved price is EUR 100.