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"Catalogue of the collection of Burmese curiosities, belonging to Captn, F Marryat, R N, C B, Deposited in the museum of the Royal Asiatic Society", dated London February 16th 1829. List of 146 items donated - 53 figures of Buddha and 93 "Miscellaneous" items. Handwritten, 2 pieces.

A Catalogue of the Robert Morrison Chinese Library deposited at the University of London. The catalogue was compiled by Henry F. Holt, Secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society, for use by the Society. Each entry was given a Chinese and English title plus a small description in English. The books are now housed at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. The volume was dated to 1885 as this was when Holt served as Secretary to the Royal Asiatic Society.

Catalogue of Photographs illustrating the travels of H.G.Q. Wales 1923-[2]9. Typed list which includes photographs taken in South America, Siam - Sukhothai and Bangkok, Malacca, Cambodia, Borneo, and the Philippines. This list is relevant to the Quaritch Wales photographic collections that are held at the Society (Photo.70).

'Catalogue of moghrebine arabic Manuscripts in the possession of Jab. Graberg of Hemso'. A list of manuscripts with Arabic titles and English descriptions owned by Jakob Graberg of Hemsö (1776–1847), Swedish Consul to Morocco. This is dated Florence, 26 April 1830 and informs that Graberg also owns a 'numerous Collection of Letters and other Papers written in the modern arabic dialects of Morocco and Tripoli, and a Proclamation of Bonaparte on his landing in Egypt in the year 1798'.

Thomas Manning's Chinese book collection was donated to the RAS Library after his death. However his books were added to the general Chinese collections. At some point, there has been an attempt to identify those in the collection which had belonged to Manning. This series consists of two catalogues, some notes on Manning and one later letter. The majority of the Chinese book collection in the RAS was donated to the Brotherton Library, Leeds, in 1963.

'Catalogue of Malayan Books' by Thomas Beighton. A list provided by Thomas Beighton, London Missionary Society, to the Royal Asiatic Society of the Malay manuscripts in his possession. These are written in English and in Jawi script.

'Catalogue of Malay books the property of Inchi Mahomed' - a list detailing 36 books owned by Inchi Mahomet. In 1910 he was the Private Secretary to the Rajah Of Sarawak, His Highness, Sir Charles Johnson Brooke. The document is undated.

Handwritten catalogue of the Books of Thomas Manning that were in the Chinese Collection of the RAS Library. Each item has an individual sheet which names, describes, visualises and dates the publication. It is unknown when this catalogue was made but before the Chinese Collection was donated to the Brotherton Library in 1963.

"The Asiatic Society Catalogue of Available Publications" printed by Pressagents Private Limited, Calcutta, detailing all the publications available from the Asiatic Society and their prices. Two copies.

Description: Uncovered notebook. Ruled with white pages and handwritten in ink. One set of inserts. Identified as West 37 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Catalogue of an Indian Library; Jamaspik with full Gujarati colophon and table of contents; Videvdat with a Gujarati version.
Inserts: Two folios with "The Nasks" in Dinkard, Dinkard p.273, and those "cited in the Pahlavi Rivayat"