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The Malayan Arithmetic for English Schools in Malaya

Explore this arithmetic workbook used in Malayan primary schools.

Last updated on 28 July 2026
Worn, aged cover of "The Malayan Arithmetic for English Schools in Malaya," Second and Revised Edition, Part I.

The Malayan Arithmetic for English Schools in Malaya

This arithmetic workbook uses diagrams and pictures in arithmetic exercises. It made learning more interesting for primary students in Malaya.

Open book showing "Every Lesson Is An English Lesson" on left and an introduction by H.T. Clark dated 1928 on right.

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Open aged book showing pages 6 and 7 with a Foreword to Teachers, dated London, 1st May, 1930.

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Open vintage textbook showing pages 118 and 119 with clock photos and a lesson titled Telling the Time.

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