At the beginning of the Book are signed minutes for the Publications Committee, 1840-1852. These are followed by Proceeding of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1871-1891, signed minutes. Also includes:

• Proceedings of the Council of the Royal Asiatic Society Special Meeting, 26 June 1885
• Proceedings of the Sub-Committee of the Royal Asiatic Society, 6 Sep 1895

• Memo with regard to the Salary of the Secretary Special Meeting of the Council 2 November 1895

  Hardcover bound lined notebook with red/brown leather cover. New binding. Handwritten.
  There are several inserts:

• Newspaper cutting concerning the "Endowment of Oriental Studies at Oxford" inserted into Minutes for 18 June 1877
• Handwritten note inserted into Minutes for 17 December 1877 "From the Publishers: Vedische Mythologie, A. Hillebrand"
• Handwritten letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 with report from Committee appointed to consider the letter concerning the study of Eastern languages in England, Signed Robert Madagan. Also Letter inserted into Minutes for 21 June 1886 regarding the Seventh International Oriental Congress, signed J. Buhler
• Minutes for adjourned Special Meeting of Council of RAS, 3 January 1887
• Letter inserted into Minutes for 18 July 1887 concerning proposal for thanks to be given to F J [Goldsmid] for his role as Secretary to the Society

Minutes of Proceedings of the Council, signed Minutes. Also includes:

• Minutes of Committees including Finance and Publication, Public Schools' Gold Medal, Library, Centenary and Entente
• Report of Honorary Auditors
• Forlong Fund
• Procés Verbal de la Réunion de Bruxelles, 8 et 9 Octobre 1924
• Report on Bill for Centenary Supplement
• Committee on Increase of Membership
• Report of the Committee appointed to consider the question of the Coins in the Possession of the Society, 1927

Hardcover large plain book with red leather cover with mainly typed, a few handwritten pages glued into the book. Good condition cover.

Minutes of proceedings of Council; signed minutes. Includes also Special Meetings of the Council:

• In July and September 1946 concerning the sale of the lease of 74 Grosvenor Street for £25,000 and purchase of lease of 56 Queen Anne Street for £8,000.
• In June and October 1969 to discuss and agree new Rules of the Society.
• In June 1976 to discuss the potential sale of the Qajar painting to a buyer in Tehran
• In March 1978 to reconstitute the Development Committer to discuss ways to improve the financial position of the Society
• In January 1979 to consider problems relating to the disposal of the assets of the Society, particularly the Javanese Relief to the Victoria and Albert museum and some manuscripts in the Edinburgh University Library

Hardcover blue and red volume with typed minutes glued into its pages. Binding needs some repair.