Author: ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY:
Title: Catalogue of Printed Books published before 1932 in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society. [First edition].
Description: London, Royal Asiatic Society, 1940. Small stout 4°. Original publ. cloth, gilded title on spine. (VII), 541pop. plrinted in double collumns. Chief abbreviations, 0supplementary list, appendices I-II, introduction, table of contents. English language professional bibliography listing the pre-1932 collection of Royal Asiatic Society holdingsd of Oriental books (Middle East), the Far East (Indian Sibcontinent, China and Japan) and Southeastasia (Indonesia, Federated and unfederated Malay States, Straits Settlements, Ceylon, etc.). A treasuretrove of interesting titles, still of great use to the serious collector and librarians. Very good copy.

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