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"Ethnology Tickell Driberg &c", a comparative vocabulary of two unrelated languages of the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, viz. Barmese (= Burmese) and Tai (= Shan), with English glosses and blank columns. Soft cover, Printed material with some annotations, undated.

Another copy of this item, more copiously annotated by Hodgson, is kept at the British Library (Mss. Eur Hodgson 25/9).
This fascicle was issued by American missionary and philologist Rev. Nathan Brown (1807-1886) and sent to every scholar willing to answer his call for contributions (« Proposal for Forming a Comparative Vocabulary of all the Indo-Chinese Languages », in Calcutta Christian Observer, Vol. 4, 1835, pp. 572-579).

"Ethnography and Geography of the Sub-Himalayas. Extract of a letter from B.H. Hodgson, Esq. to Capt. Cunningham, Tibet Mission". Printed by J. Thomas at the Baptist Mission Press, 1848. Offprint without cover and without annotation. Printed material, 6 pages, 1848.

"Ethnic Interaction and Integration in Ethiopian History: The Case of the Gāfāt" by Taddesse Tamrat. Text of a Paper delivered at the Conference.

Ethical Commands and Psychological Statements by A.C. Graham. Three drafts, 2 of 36 pages and 1 of 37 pages, all undated.

Estimates for production of letters regarding reviewing books for the Journal, typed and handwritten material, dated 2 April 1931 to 5th May 1931. These are:

• Pro forma letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, asking for an estimate for 1000 copies of the letter typed beneath, undated.
• Letter from Stephen Austin and Sons, Ltd. to the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society to send an estimate for the letters requested. The estimate is with the letter. Dated 2 April 1931.
• Estimate from Barnard & Crannis, Ltd. to the Royal Asiatic Society for 1000 letters, dated 2 April 1931.
• Estimate from Gale & Polden Ltd. for 1000 letters, dated 10 April 1931.
• Letter from the Secretary, Royal Asiatic Society, to Bernard and Crannis Ltd. to ask whether their estimate includes the cost of a heading, dated 4 May 1931.
• Two further copies of the proforma letter asking for estimates. One is annotated with 'Ordered by phone 5.5.31' and a sketch of the required heading. The other is annotated with a list of the companies asked for estimates and their comparative prices.
• A copy of the printed letter.

Estimate from Luzac & Company Ltd. to the Royal Asiatic Society for the cost of reprinting 500 copies of Poliak's publication, Feudalism in Egypt. This is annotated in pencil.

Estimate for the supply of 1000 new Fellows' Binders.

"Essays on the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepál and Tibet: together with further Papers on the Geography, Ethnology, and Commerce of Those Countries by B.H. Hodgson". Published by Trübner & Co., London, 1874. A series of 16 essays written by Hodgson. The book is heavily annotated and on the title page he suggests that this is Volume 1 of 3, the others being published in 1879. Also within the book is a loose sheet between pp.144-145 containing extra notes; a further sheet of notes at page 1 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the "Naval and Military Gazette" of 10 January 1876 concerning the Ghurkhas between pp. 40-41 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the Athenaeum of 24 March 1877 concerning a meeting in which it was reported that Hodgson had talked about the broken tribes of Nepal between pp.44-45 of Part II; a printed sheet with an article from The Phoenix - "The Northern Frontagers of China" by Henry H. Howorth between pp. 66-67 of Part II. On the front cover "Own Copy" has been written in ink and the interior has many annotations. Hardbound printed material with handwritten annotations, 1874.

"Essays on the East. Prize Offered by the Royal Asiatic Society". Notice to be sent to the Press concerning the Universities Essay Prize and the choice of titles for 1938. Typed material with handwritten date, "To Press 27.1.38".

"Essays on the East: Prize offered by Asiatic Society". Cutting from The Times Newspaper announcing the 1937 Universities Essay Prize. Printed material, dated 28 January 1937.