VICTOR MELDER SRI LANKA LIBRARY
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ACQUISITIONS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2025
BOOKS.
- M.A.Azzez, Early Life and Tributes, by Ali Azeez, 2013.
- One Distinguished Family of Moor Street Jaffna Ali Azeez, 2014.
- M.A.Azeez, Milestones to Remember by Ali Azeez, 2015.
- M.A.Azeez, Speeches and Tributes by Ali Azeez, 2018.
- Sinhala Muslim relatipons in Sri Lanka, Dr Azzez Memorial Lecture 2018 by M.D.D.Pieris, 2018.
- The Law in the Speeches of Senator Azeez, the Muslim Tamil Leader of Ceylon, and its Present Significance, Dr Azeez Memorial
Lecture, 2024, by M. Sornarajah, 2024.
- Muslims and Education: In Search of Excellence, Dr Azeez Memorial Lecture 2025 by B.A.Hussainmiya, 2025.
- M.A.Azeez’s Contribution to Agriculture in the east by Ali Azeez, 2025
(No’s 1 – 8, Donated by Ali Azeez, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka)
- Kandy, An Illustrated Survey of Ancient Monuments…… by Anuradha Seniviratna, 1983.
- A Guide to Anuradhapura, central Cultural Fund, 1981.
(No’s 9 -10, Anonymously donated, left on doorstep)
- The Fungi of Ceylon , No IV by T. Petch & G.R.Bisby, 1950
- The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1978.
- The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1991
- A Manual of Timber Utilisation for Ceylon by .E.K. Tisseverasinghe, 1971.
- A Provisional Check List of the Flowering Plants of Ceylon by B.A. Abeywickrama, 1959.
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 1 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1980
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 2 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 3 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 4 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1983.
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol5 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1985
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 6 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1987.
- A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 7 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1991.
- Dravidian Origin and Philosophy of the Human Speech by T. C. Closset, 1941
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 1, No 1, No 2, No 3 & No 4 (Bound) ed K. O Koelmeyer, 1953/1954
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 1, ed O Koelmeyer, 1953/1955
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 2, ed O Koelmeyer, 1955
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 3, ed O Koelmeyer, 1955
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 4, ed G Weeraratna, 1956
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 4, No’s 1,2, 3 & 4 ((Bound) ed W.G.Weeraratna, 1959/1960.
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 3, No’s 1,2, & 3 (Bound) ed A De Rosayro, 1957/1958.
- The Ceylon Forester, Vol 5, No’s 1,2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed’s R.A. De Rosayro 1961 & W.R.H.Perera 1962.
- The Ceylon Forester, , Vol 6, No’s 1,2,3 & 4 & Vol 7, No’s 1,2,3,4 (Bound), ed A.E.Tisseverasinge 1963 & L.C/A de S.
Wijesinghe, 1966.
More Read
- The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 1, No 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed D.. Saparamadu, 1951/1952.
- The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 2, No’s 1,2,3 & 4 (Bound) ed S.D.Saparamadu, 1952/1953.
- The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 3, No’s 1,2,.3, & 4 (Bound) ed S.D. Saparamdu.
- The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 4, No’s 1, 2, 3 & 4, Vol 5, No’s 1,2,3 & 4 (Bound) ed S.D.Saparamdu, 1954/1956.
- Traditions of Sri Lanka by G. Uragoda, 2000.
- Society in Mediaeval Ceylon by M.B.Ariyapala, 1968.
- Carter’s English Sinhalese Dictionary by Charles Carter 1997.
- A Sinhalese English Dictionary by Charles Carter 1996
- A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Wilhelm Geiger, 1938.
- Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 1 & 2 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930.
- Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 3 & 4 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930
- Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 5 & 6 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930
- Fifty years in Ceylon by Thomas Skinner, 1974
- Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 1973.
- The Dipavamsa by B.C. Law, 1959.
- The Chemisatry & Pharmacology of Ceylon & Indian Medicinal Plants by J. P. C. Chandrasena 1935.
- Vegetable Products of Ceylon by Frederick Lewis.
- Travels in Ceylon by 1700 – 1800 by R. Raven-Hart, 1963.
- Tri Simhala, 1796-18915, The Last Phase by P.E.Peiris, 1945
- Life of the Ven. Fr Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon by S. G. Perera, 1953
- Sri Lanka and the Metric System of Measurement by Metric Conversion Board, 1974.
- Dravida – A History of the Tamils from Prehistory to times 1800 by E. L. Tambimuttu, 1945.
- A Manual of Indian Timbers (An Account of India & Ceylon) by J.S Gamble, 1972.
- A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon by Phillipus Baldaeus, 1960.
- The Ceylon Forester, 1967-1970 ed A.E Tisseverasinghe & L.C.A de S. Wijesinghe. 1967 – 1970.
- A Compendium of (Buddhist) Philosophy – Abhiddhammatha Sangha by Rhys David, 1910.
- An Account of the Island of Ceylon by Capt. Robert Percival, 1975.
- Ceylon, A General Description of the Island and Its Inhabitants by Henry Marshall, 1954.
- A Comprehensive Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Abrham Mendis Gunasekera, 1962.
- Culavamsa, Part 1, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.
- Culavamsa, Part 2, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.
(No’s 11 – 63, Donated by Ahila Amarasinghe, Oakleigh East, Vic)
- A Selection of Cartoons by Percy Mayadunne, 2024
(No 64, Donated by Nazeer Mohamad, Mount Waverley, Vic
MAGAZINES.
NEWSLETTERS
- ‘The Harbinger” Family Magazine of the Australia / Sri Lanka Welfare Guild (ASWG), Vol 50, No 2, May 2025.
OTHERS.
- The Sri Lanka Navy: A Collective Blind eye – International Truth & Justice Project Report, October 2029, 11100
- Navigating Conflict Transition: queer communities in Sri Lanka (1995-2018), Phd Thesis by Thiyagarajah Waradas, 237pp
