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Stock book
GB 891 OTF-OTF/4-OTF/4/2 · File · 1920 - 1935
Part of Oriental Translation Fund

Stock book detailing publication stock from 1920 to 1935. Within the book are three items of correspondence: * Stock List from Billing & Sons Ltd., dated 12 April 1929.

  • Letter from Billing & Sons Ltd. to the Royal Asiatic Society to answer the Society's enquiry regarding insurance and to give details of stock available, dated 5 November 1929.
  • Postcard from Otto Harrassowitz to the Royal Asiatic Society to request the purchase of a volume, dated 10th May 1930.
Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland
Stone Talk
GB 891 RB-RB/2-RB/2/7 · File · 1865
Part of Papers of Richard Francis Burton

"Stone Talk [Greek word: LITHOPHONEMA]: being some of the marvellous sayings of a petral portion of Fleet Street, London, to one Dr Polyglott, PH.D". by Frank Baker, D.O.N. [“Richard Burton” in pencil underneath]. In verse.- A bitter satire on London social life. (London: Robert Hardwicke. 1865.) Inscription facing title page in Burton’s handwriting: “Justin H. McCarthy - with the best wishes of the author [Arabic: Hajji Abdullah].” Violet cloth binding.

Stories
GB 891 ACG-ACG/16 · Series · 1943 - 1990
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Angus Graham wrote short stories. This series contains notes and drafts for some stories and correspondence concerning them.

Graham Angus Charles 1919-1991
Stories (1952-1986)
GB 891 ACG-ACG/16-ACG/16/1-ACG/16/1/1 · File · 1952 - 1985
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Stories (1952-1986): Index and typed drafts for the stories: God, High Noon, Mister Chaos, Exorcism of a secret image, The first message to Jupiter, The Disillusionment of Dr Watson, The Random Thing, Tell me the truth, and The Kalatíktan Tòk.

Graham Angus Charles 1919-1991
GB 891 TM-TM/9-TM/9/8-TM/9/8/7 · File · [1790-1840]
Part of Papers of Thomas Manning, Chinese Scholar, First English visitor to Lhasa, Tibet

Four versions of text - possibly translations texts, or creative writing, or notes, Labelled A - U, V, Y they seem to be play on words. Handwritten undated

They are:

Version of text on large sheets of paper - 4 double sheets and one single Neat version on foolscap paper, 3 pieces, 12 sides Partial version, 1 piece, 4 sides Partial version made into small booklet, 8 written sides with blank cover. Fragile

GB 891 ACG-ACG/13-ACG/13/22 · Subseries · 1978 - 1980
Part of Papers of Angus C. Graham

Structure and licence in Chinese regulated verse was published in the Journal of Chinese Linguistics 8 (1980). This material consists of drafts and a letter from William S-Y Wang, Editor of the Journal.

Graham Angus Charles 1919-1991