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The Ceylon Historical Journal Vol 25 Nos 1-4
by Senake Bandaranayake (ed)
Colombo: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. For details of articles in this issue, please see the scanned contents on the cover. Very Good Paperback First Edition 304 pages Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has darkened with age and there is a two inch split on one side at the base. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very mild tanning of the pages.
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A$51.12
Writing That Conquers: Re-Reading Knox's An Historical Relation of the Island of Ceylon
by Sarojini Jayawickrama
Colombo: Social Scientists' Association, 2006. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Robert Knox's An Historical Relation of the Island of Ceylon, published in 1681, recounts his experiences on the island during his nearly 20 year stay there. It remains an important source on Sri Lanka in that period. Naturally Knox's views are coloured by his British background as he recounts unfamiliar practices he encountered. In this book the author extracts from the original work what Knox missed, presenting a different...
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A$40.90
Ceylon and the Cingalese
by Henry Charles Sirr
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka: Swarna Hansa Foundation, 1984. Abridged ed. Paperback. Good. A mid-19th century introduction to what is now Sri Lanka. At the time of publication in 1850 the book was considered to be one of the more authoritative desciptions of the country and its people. Good Paperback. Abridged Edition. 274 pages with some black and white plates and engravings.Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is dirty in places and has minor rubbing around the edges. The binding is tight, the...
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A$27.75
A view of the agricultural, commercial and financial interests of Ceylon. With an appendix; containing some of the principal laws and usages of the Candians; port and custom-house regulations; tables of exports and imports, public revenue and expenditure, &c.&c.
by Bertolacci, Anthony
London: Black, Parbury, and Allen, 1817. First edition, 8vo, pp.[xvi], 577, [1], blank, 26 tables, large hand-coloured folding map, 51 x 32 cm. A good complete copy bound in modern imitation leather. Text foxed, final leaves preserved in Japanese tissue. Map in very good condition, with one short split and a few paper repairs to reverse. A valuable, comprehensive description of the economic state of the island of Ceylon in the early years of British administration. Anthony Bertolacci (1776-1833), a...
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A$1,385.81
This & That: A Varied Collection
by Elmo Jayawardena
Colombo: Stamford Lake, 2013. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. A collection of tales of an airline pilot in various parts of the world. The award winning author instead of confining himself to his hotel room after a long flight, demonstrates his international curiosity about the countries he visited in these stories. 221 pages. Weight: 0.5kg. Post free within Malaysia Some spotting on the text block. The binding is tight and the text clear with mild tanning throughout.
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A$17.53
Tropical Planting and Gardening
by H. F. MacMillan
Kuala Lumpur: Malayan Nature Society, 1991. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. This work was the tropical gardener's 'bible' for the first part of the twentieth century. Originally published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1910, the book's authority was bolstered by the author's thirty year experience running the country's main botanical gardens. This edition, revised by HS Barlow, I Enoch and RA Russell, is the first time the book had been updated since World War II and, as it was published in Malaysia,...
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A$103.70
Partial Autograph Document Signed
by BIRNIE, Richard (1760-1832)
London, 1827. unbound. very good. Partial Autograph Document Signed, 3.5" x 4.5", an endorsement, removed from a larger document, including the words: "London - July 2nd 1827 - Edward Carrington - Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon, R. Birnie: J.P." *Solf as an exceptional example of his signature. Fine condition.<br/> <br/> Scottish police magistrate in London who came to prominence for his involvement with the Cato Street Conspiracy and for the publicity he...
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A$232.41
Checkpoint, Temple, Church and Mosque, A Collaborative Ethnography of War and Peace
by Jonathan Spencer, Jonathan Goodhand, Shahul Hasbullah & Others
Colombo: Social Scientists Association, 2015. First edition. Paperback. New. A group of academics, mainly visitors to Sri Lanka in the course of its civil conflict, examine the role played by religion in the East of the country, one of the two main war zones. Their fieldwork demonstrates how religion, while often a healing factor, can also be the spark that leads to violence. 183 pages For further details, please see the scanned contents page. New Paperback. First Edition Weight 0.5kg. Post free within...
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Ceylon Pearl of the East
by Harry Williams
Robert Hale, 1956. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1956. Reprint. 460 pages. Illustrated dustjacket with plastic protection over burgundy cloth. Includes black & white plates. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Book has forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Loss to front jacket.
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A$10.97
Ceylon
by TEMPLETON, R. S
Ceylon: The Survey Office, 1910. unbound. Pocket map. Dissected and lined with linen. Map measure 38.5" x 27".<br/><br/> This large folding pocket map issued by the survey office of Ceylon was published in 1910 under the orders of Mr. R. S. Templeton who was the Surveyor General of Ceylon from 1910 - 1915. The map covers the entire island and is color coded according to provinces. Notes roads, railways, towns, rivers, lakes, and a host of other topographical features. The map is in...
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A$735.96
Sri Lanka: a Bitter Harvest
by Nissan, Elizabeth
London. London: Minority Rights Group International. Fine with no dust jacket. 1996. Softcover. No defects. This is an oversized stapled booklet printed on coated paper (11.8 inches x 8.2 inches). . The MRG reports are intended for academics, lawyers, journalists, development agencies, and governments. They typically provide the past history and contemporary situation of the group, current problems and issues, recommendations, notes, and bibliography. . Minority Rights Group International Report...
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A$32.54
Sri Lanka: The Resplendent Isle
by SIMON, Richard
Singapore: Times Editions, 1989. hardcover. near fine/near fine. Hundreds of fine color photographs. Tall 4to, blue cloth, d.w. (Singapore): Times Editions, (1989). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.<br/> <br/> Presentation to Harry Belafonte on the half-title.<br/> <br/>
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A$116.21
Let my people go. The Tamil Struggle for Survival and Self-Determination in Sri Lanka.
by Emmanuel, (Father) S. J. :
Osnabrück, Tamil Catholic Chaplaincy, 1997. Ein sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar.. 105 S., 8° Orig.- Karton 2500 copies,
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A$8.30
Knox's Words : A Study of the words of Sri Lankan origin or association first used in English literature by Robert Knox and recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary
by Richard Boyle
Sri Lanka: Visidunu Prakashakayo (pvt.) Ltd., Boralesgamuwa, 2004. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. Knox wrote the first book in English about the country that is now Sri Lanka. An Historical Relation of Ceylon was published at a time when the British East India Company was beginning to settle down in India and was widely read by many at the time. This study looks at how several, mainly Sinhala, words used by Knox in his account were incorporated into both English generally and into Sri...
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A$27.75
Insula Ceilon et Madura
by OTTENS, Reiner and Josua
Map. Engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 19 3/4 x 23 inches. Sheet measures 22 x 26 inches.<br/><br/> Lovely map of Sri Lanka and part of India including Adams Bridge (limestone shoals between India and Sri Lanka, perhaps formerly constituting a land bridge also called Rama Setu) and two elegant cartouches. Staining throughout some toning otherwise good. Reiner and Joshua Ottens (1698-1750 and 1704-1765) took over their father's map-making business in 1725. They were...
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A$1,007.11
A Glimpse of Paradise
by AC Alles
Colombo: AC Alles, 1989. First edition. Paperback. Good. A visitor's account of life in the Batticaloa and Ampara Districts before they became caught up in Sri Lanka's civil war. The author, a noted lawyer, wrote the pamphlet to encourage others to visit as well. 23 pages with some black and white photographs. eight 0.4kg. Post free within Malaysia The colour of the front cover has faded with age and the back cover is browned. There is also rubbing along the cover extremities. The binding is tight, the...
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A$29.21
Buddhism and Culture
by Martin Wickramasinghe
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1981. Reprint. Softback. Good. Wickramasinghe, a leading Sri Lankan literary figure, ruminates here on various aspects of Buddhism as practiced in Sri Lanka. Generally he argues for an escape from dogma encouraging popular practice which has been practiced for centuries. Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1964. With a Foreword by John Needham 162 pages with an index. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost its original freshness...
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A$35.05
Ceremonial Dances of the Sinhalese
by Otaker Pertold
Colombo: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1930. 1973 Reprint. Paperback. Very Good. Based on research carried out just before World War I, this book by a Professor of Charles University, Prague, remains a classic on which much subsequent work on the subject has been based. The book is divided into four parts I - Non-Masked Dancing Ceremonies, II - Sinhalese Masks and the Use of Demon Dancing, III - Kolam-Natima & IV - Yakun-Natima. 142 pages with an index and 35 black and white plates. Weight 0.5kg. Post free...
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Sokari of Sri Lanka
by MH Goonatilleka
Colombo: Department of Cultural Affairrs, 1976. First edition. Paperback. Good. Sokari is a form of rural theatre devoted to the Goddess Pattini. It is performed mainly in Sri Lanka's hill country. The author describes the origin and significance of the performance as well as describing its main features. Good Paperback. First Edition 25 pages with one black and white plate and a list of references. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has darkened with age and is bumped in a couple of...
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A$35.05
Exploration in Sri Lankan Tamil Folklore
by E Balasundaram
Chennai, India: Manimekalai Prasuram, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. A collection of extracts from the work of the author, a former Professor at the University of Jaffna, exploring current and past Tamil customs and folklore. His work also looks at the effects of the Sri Lankan conflict and the resulting Tamil migration on Tamil culture. Very Good Hardback. First Edition. 184 pages. For further details please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover...
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A$86.17
Buddhism Betrayed: Religion, Politics and Violence in Sri Lanka
by Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah
Chicago University Press, 1992. Paperback. Good. Buddhism has an international reputation as a nonviolent philosophy, but the history of Sri Lanka demonstrates that is not always the case. Monks and other Buddhists there often appear at the forefront of violent conflict with apparently few qualms. In this book, Tambiah traces the transformation of Buddhism in the country from followers of the dhamma into an increasingly political movement. Good Paperback. 203 pages with references and an index. Weight:...
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A$20.45
Being a Tamil and Sri Lankan
by Karthigesu Sivathamby
Colombo: Aivakam, 2005. First edition. Paperback. Good. A collection of previously published articles by a Sri Lankan academic, who has held senior posts both inside and outside the country. In his specialisation of Tamil History and Culture, he was the author of more than 40 books and monographs on the subject at the time this book was published. These articles cover his views on the conflict, the peace process, Tamil Music, Cinema and Theatre, Tamil Artists, Education and the Media. Good Paperback....
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A$52.58
Sri Lankan Mosaic: Environment, Man, Continuity and Change
by Bernard Swan
Colombo: Marga Institute, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Good/good. An attempt by a geographer to analyse Sri Lanka's character, problems and prospects as evidenced by its physical and human resources. Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket, 435 pages with figures and tables. Weight: 0.7 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket has a fair amount of rubbing and other wear, but is substantially in tact. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild to medium tanning of the pages.
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A$35.05
Tropical Planting and Gardening with Special Reference to Ceylon
by H. F. MacMillan
Cologne: Vijitha Yapa, 1991. Fourth edition. Paperback. Good. This work was the tropical gardener's 'bible' for the first part of the twentieth century. Originally published in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 1910, the book's authority was bolstered by the author's thirty year experience running the country's main botanical gardens. This edition, updated in 1935 with considerable revisions Good Paperback. 4th Edition. 560 pages including reproductions of the original black and white plates, a bibliography and...
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A$35.05
Fiscal Issues in South-East Asia. Comparative Studies of Selected Economies.
by Shome, Parthasarathir (Edited by)
Singapore: Oxford University Press. 1986. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in pictorial laminated boards. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 237 pages.. A collection of essays organised into 5 parts. 1: Introduction and a comparison of economic Structures; 2. The Role of Tax Incentives; 3. The Corporation Income Tax; 4. Consumption Taxes; 5. Fiscal and Quasi-Fiscal Policy. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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A$25.00
