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Plans and drawings of the Ammarnáth (Amarnath) Temple, near Kalian.

A copy of an abridged treatise on Mirkum, South Indian script. Donated by Henry Harkness, 16 June 1832

'An Account of Jerusalem from the Persian text of Nasir ibn Khusru's Safarnamah', translated for the late Sir H. M. Elliot, by the late Major A.R. Fuller, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, New Series, Vol. 6, No. 1 (1873), pp. 142-164.

An Autobiographical Memoir of the early life of Nana Fadnavis in his own hand. This relates his life from birth until the accession to the throne of Madhu Rao in 1761 when Nana Fadnavis was 19 years of age.

Description: Blue and green patterned hard cover notebook with unruled blue pages, written in ink. Several inserts. Identified as West 59 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: An Avestic glossary transliterated, with sparse references.
Inserts: folios with "Contents of [Pahlavi] Exercise Book" and "Letters in Codex Hogberg B, folio G recto, which resemble Pahlavi letters" folio with summary of "Alberuni" with summary referencing page numbers and notes from "La religion Persan sous les Achemednides" scrap papers serving indexical purposes

"An Early Buddhist Civilization in Eastern Siam" by H.G. Quaritch Wales, reprinted from the Journal of Siam Society, XLV:1, April 1967, pamphlet. The pamphlet contains an inserted letter and carbon data report from the Research laboratory, British Museum, to Quaritch Wales concerning dating of specimen BM41 Muang Phet Eastern Siam, 26 June, 1959.

Programme of the Gala Performance of the film 'An Eastern Odyssey' held in the presence of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales in aid of the Royal National Life-boat Institution (RNLI) at the Plaza Theatre, London, on 13 November 1934. This is a printed programme with a message from the Prince, information concerning the Citroën Trans-Asiatic Expedition and details of the film, An Eastern Odyssey, made as a record of the expedition. The final page of the programme lists Patrons of the RNLI and the Committee of the Gala performance.

With the programme is a ticket for the Royal Circle, Seat C9, at the Plaza Theatre and a card giving notification of the dress code for the evening.

Review from The Boston Globe, 'An Englishman's view of U.S. campaign in Vietnam' by Lucian W. Pye.

"An Engraved Stone with Pahlavi Inscription from Baghdâd" by E.W. West from Indian Antiquary, vol. xi, 1882. A proof copy with 2 proof copies of impressions from the engraved stone. And an offprint of the article.

"A Key to Scripture; being an Enquiry into the Order of Chapters of the Qur'ān" - a handwritten manuscript documenting the author's investigation into the chronological order of the chapters of the Qur'ān. He presents an introduction to his thesis, followed by a Synopsis of the Classes, Sections and Chapters; with further sections on the Distinctive Characters of the chapters, the Distribution and Arrangement of the Makka chapters; and On the Determination of the Madina Years and their chapters. These chapters are handwritten on foolscap sheets covering 132 pages of the volume.