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An Account of The Interior Of Ceylon And Of Its Inhabitants With Travels In That Island
by John Davy
Colombo: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1983. Reprint. Paperback. Good/good. Davy was a medical officer attached to the British army at the time when British rule was extended into the interior of the island. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Davy was not only interested in the scenery and superficial behaviour of the inhabitants he met, but also in the structure and nature of society, its religion and customs. So his memoirs remain one of the most thorough descriptions of the last stages of traditional Kandyan...
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Trekkers' Guide to Sri Lanka
by Joanne Leestemaker & Others
Colombo: Trekking Unlimited, 1994. First edition. Paperback. Good. A guide to walks beside temples, tanks and paddy fields, in estates, by the sea and in cities in the early morning. Good Paperback. 52 pages with three pull out maps and two other maps and line drawings. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is dirty in places and has light creases and some rubbing around the edges. The end papers have medium tanning. Otherwise The binding is tight, the text clear and there is very light...
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£21.49
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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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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£715.00
Antonio Bocarro's 17th Century Sri Lanka (1614-1617)
by OM da Silva Cosme
Colombo: Harwoods Publishers, 1988. First edition. Softback. Good. A translation of part of Antonio Bocarro's book 'Historia di India' in so far as it relates to Sri Lanka during these years. Based at Malwana, just outside Colombo, the Portuguese were primarily concerned with subduing local Sinhalese chieftains in order to spread Christianity on the island. Good Soft back. First Edition. 94 pages. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is dirty in places and has a couple of price stickers...
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£36.08
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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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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Early History of Buddhism in Ceylon
by EW Adikaram
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka: Buddhist Cultural Centre, 1994. Reprint. Paperback. Good. This book is based on the author's Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of London. Although Buddhism is the dominant religion of the country, at the time this book was written, there was little available on the religion's early years. Most of the information was scattered about in various ancient texts, very often not in chronological order. The author sets out to put that right taking the reader from the period before...
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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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£54.50
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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£21.49
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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2nd Session, 1953-54. Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment an Remuneration) Act, No. 19 of 1954. (und / and) 2nd Session, 1957. Shop and Office Employees (Regulation of Employment an Remuneration) (Amendment) Act, No. 60 of 1957.
by Parliament of Ceylon:
Colombo, Government Press,, 1954 (und / and 1957,). Einband etwas berieben; wenige Anmerkungen / Unterstreichungen; insgesamt gut und sauber erhalten. - On the whole fine condition.. 50 S., 13 S., 8° Orig.- Halbleder
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£17.43
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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£4.36
The Ceylon Historical Journal Vol 25 Nos 1-4
by Senake Bandaranayake (ed)
Colombo: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1978. First edition. Paperback. Good. For details of articles in this issue, please see the scanned contents on the cover. Good Paperback First Edition 304 pages Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has lost some of its surface, is tanned with age and the front has a tear down the side so that it is hanging onto to the book by means of a two inch strip. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is mild tanning of the pages.
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£18.42
Sarandib: An Ethnological Study of the Muslims of Sri Lanka
by Asiff Hussein
Colombo: The Author, 2007. First edition. Paperback. Good. Although Sri Lanka's Muslim\s do not get much publicity outside Sri Lanka, they form the third largest 'ethnic' group in the country, although the group is an ethnic mix in itself. Moors, Memons, Malays and other make up significant sub groups within this community. In what is probably a first, the author delves deep into the various parts of the community to discover their origins, language, distribution,customs, occupations and much else...
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An Account of the Island of Ceylon
by Robert Percival
New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 1990. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Percival was in Ceylon at the end of the 18th century for three years, just as the British were consolidating their hold on the country. He introduces the readers to a brief history, but mainly concentrates on the current state of the island and the previous colonial rulers, the Portuguese and the Dutch. Good Hardback. Reprint. Originally published in 1803. 420 pages with a map in a pocket on the inside back cover. Weight: 1.0 kg...
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A Comprehensive History of Sri Lanka: From Prehistory to Tsunami
by Nath Yogasundram
Colombo: Vijitha Yapa, 2006. First edition. Paperback. Good. A general history of Sri Lanka. Good Paperback. First Edition. 375 pages with a bibliography, index and five maps. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has tanned with age in places and has a few dirt marks. The text block has medium tanning. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is medium tanning of the pages.
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£10.75
In Ruhunu Jungles
by Douglas Raffel
Colombo: Sooriya Publishers, 2002. Reprint. Paperback. Good. The memoirs of a man who decided to get away from the busy life of the world and settle for a while in a simple home in the Ruhunu jungles in southern Sri Lanka. He describes the wildlife and jungles as well as the traces of ancient civilisations that once dominated his neighbourhood. Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1959. 214 pages with some line drawings and some black and white photographs. Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within...
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Ceylon: A General Description of the Island and its Inhabitants
by Henry Marshall
Dehiwala, Sri Lanka: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1982. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/good. Marshall was a surgeon attached to the 1st and 2nd Ceylon Regiments and was involved in the British capture of the kingdom of Kandy in 1815. The book consists of a general picture of the island followed by the colonial interventions that eventually led to Kandy's downfall. Very Good Paperback in A Good Dust Jacket 201 pages with a couple of maps and a line drawing. Weight: 0.5 kg Post free within Malaysia The dust jacket...
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Aspects of Sinhalese Culture
by Martin Wickramasinghe
Dehiwela Sri Lanka: Tisara Prakasakayo, 1992. Reprint. Paperback. Good. The renowned Sri Lankan literary figure reflects on what he sees as Sinhalese culture, a subject of much debate in the midst of the cultural; and racial conflicts that beset the country. Good Paperback. Reprint. Originally published in 1952. 130 pages with an index and some black and white plates Weight: 0.4 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover is dirty in places. The first couple of pages before the preface and the index pages...
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Buddhist Precept and Practice: Traditional Buddhism in the Rural Highlands of Ceylon
by Richard F Gombrich
Delhi: Motilal Banarsidasss, 1991. Revised. Hardcover. Very Good/good. At the time this book was originally published in 1971, it was seen as a ground breaking research into the development of Buddhist belief and practice as it developed over two and a half millennia. Gombrich concluded that Buddhism, as practiced at the village level, was sufficiently conservative that it had not changed significantly in this time. Very Good Hardback in a Good Dust Jacket. 427 pages with a bibliography and an index....
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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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Making Social Policy in Modern Sri Lanka
by Donald Chandaratna
Colombo: Vijitha Yapa, 2003. First edition. Paperback. Very Good. The book starts with a review of social care principles, moves on to looking at case studies internationally and then examines how Sri Lanka can benefit. This was a bold and useful study at the height of the country's civil war. Very Good Paperback. First Edition. 266 pages with figures and tables. Weight: 0.6 kg Post free within Malaysia The cover has a little bit of rubbing around the edges and there is some mild spotting on a part of...
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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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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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£13.18
