LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS – MAY 2025

VICTOR  MELDER  SRI  LANKA LIBRARY
1234 Nepean Highway, Cheltemham, Vic 3192, Australia.
Telephone: Hemal + 61 0427 725 740 or Victor 61 3909 4040
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THOSE WISHING TO DONATE BOOKS & OTHER PUBLICATIONS TO THIS LIBRARY, THEY ARE MOST WELCOME. PLEASE CONTACT HEMAL OR VICTOR AT ABOVE ADDRESS, BY EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. Thank You. 

                                       ACQUISITIONS   FOR  THE  MONTH  OF  MAY  2025

BOOKS.

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Sri Lanka–Australia Digital Trade Dialogue: Strengthening Innovation and Investment Ties – By Kalum De Silva

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The Huseins and Their Historic Mansions in the Fort, Galle

1. M.A.Azzez, Early Life and Tributes, by Ali Azeez, 2013.
2. One Distinguished Family of Moor Street Jaffna Ali Azeez, 2014.
3. M.A.Azeez, Milestones to Remember by Ali Azeez, 2015.
4. M.A.Azeez, Speeches and Tributes by Ali Azeez, 2018.
5. Sinhala Muslim relatipons in Sri Lanka, Dr Azzez Memorial Lecture 2018 by M.D.D.Pieris, 2018.
6. 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.

7. Muslims and Education: In Search of Excellence, Dr Azeez Memorial Lecture 2025 by B.A.Hussainmiya, 2025.
8. 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)

9. Kandy, An Illustrated Survey of Ancient Monuments…… by Anuradha Seniviratna, 1983.
10. A Guide to Anuradhapura, central Cultural Fund, 1981.

                             (No’s  9 -10, Anonymously donated, left on doorstep)

11. The Fungi of Ceylon , No IV by T. Petch & G.R.Bisby, 1950
12. The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist  Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1978.
13. The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist  Republic of Sri Lanka, Govet of Sri Lanka, 1991
14. A Manual of Timber Utilisation for Ceylon by  .E.K. Tisseverasinghe, 1971.
15. A Provisional Check List of the Flowering Plants of Ceylon by B.A. Abeywickrama, 1959.
16. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 1 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1980
17. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 2 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.  
18. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 3 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1981.  
19. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 4 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1983.  
20. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol5 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1985
21.  A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 6 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1987.  
22. A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon, Vol 7 by M. D. Dissanayake & F.R. Fosberg, 1991.  
23.   Dravidian Origin and Philosophy of the Human Speech by T. C. Closset, 1941
24. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 1, No 1, No 2, No 3 & No 4 (Bound) ed K. O Koelmeyer, 1953/1954
25. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 1, ed  O Koelmeyer, 1953/1955
26. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 2, ed  O Koelmeyer, 1955
27. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 3, ed  O Koelmeyer, 1955
28. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 2, No 4, ed  G Weeraratna, 1956
29. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 4, No’s 1,2, 3 & 4 ((Bound)  ed W.G.Weeraratna, 1959/1960.
30. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 3, No’s 1,2, & 3 (Bound) ed   A De Rosayro, 1957/1958. 
31. The Ceylon Forester, Vol 5, No’s 1,2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed’s R.A. De Rosayro 1961 & W.R.H.Perera 1962.
32. 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.

33. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 1, No 1, 2, 3 & 4 (Bound) ed  D.. Saparamadu, 1951/1952.   
34. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 2, No’s 1,2,3 & 4 (Bound) ed S.D.Saparamadu, 1952/1953.
35. The Ceylon Historical Journal, Vol 3, No’s 1,2,.3, & 4 (Bound) ed S.D. Saparamdu.
36. 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.
37. Traditions of Sri Lanka by  G. Uragoda, 2000.
38. Society in Mediaeval Ceylon by M.B.Ariyapala, 1968.
39. Carter’s English Sinhalese Dictionary by Charles Carter 1997.
40. A Sinhalese English Dictionary by Charles Carter 1996
41. A Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Wilhelm Geiger, 1938.
42. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 1 & 2 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930.
43. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 3 & 4 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930
44. Conquest of Ceylon , Vol’s 5 & 6 by Fernao De Queyroz, 1930
45. Fifty years in Ceylon by Thomas Skinner, 1974
46. Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, 1973.
47. The Dipavamsa by B.C. Law, 1959.
48. The Chemisatry & Pharmacology of Ceylon & Indian Medicinal Plants by J. P. C. Chandrasena 1935.
49. Vegetable Products of Ceylon by Frederick Lewis.
50. Travels in Ceylon by 1700 – 1800 by R. Raven-Hart, 1963.
51. Tri Simhala, 1796-18915, The Last Phase by P.E.Peiris, 1945
52. Life of the Ven. Fr Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon by S. G. Perera, 1953
53. Sri Lanka and the Metric System of Measurement by Metric Conversion Board, 1974.
54. Dravida – A History of the Tamils from Prehistory to times 1800 by E. L. Tambimuttu, 1945.
55. A Manual of Indian Timbers (An Account of India & Ceylon) by J.S Gamble, 1972.
56. A True and Exact Description of the Great Island of Ceylon by Phillipus Baldaeus, 1960.
57. The Ceylon Forester, 1967-1970 ed A.E Tisseverasinghe & L.C.A de S. Wijesinghe. 1967 – 1970.
58. A Compendium of (Buddhist) Philosophy  – Abhiddhammatha Sangha by Rhys David, 1910.
59. An Account of the Island of Ceylon by Capt. Robert Percival, 1975.
60. Ceylon, A General Description of the Island and Its Inhabitants by Henry Marshall, 1954.
61. A Comprehensive Grammar of the Sinhalese Language by Abrham Mendis Gunasekera, 1962.
62. Culavamsa, Part 1, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.
63. Culavamsa, Part 2, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.

                                          (No’s 11 – 63, Donated by Ahila   Amarasinghe, Oakleigh East, Vic)          

64. A Selection of Cartoons by Percy Mayadunne, 2024

                                          (No 64, Donated by Nazeer Mohamad, Mount Waverley, Vic

MAGAZINES. 

NEWSLETTERS

1. ‘The Harbinger” Family Magazine of the Australia / Sri Lanka Welfare Guild (ASWG), Vol 50, No 2, May 2025. 

OTHERS.

1. The Sri Lanka Navy: A Collective Blind eye – International Truth & Justice Project Report, October 2029, 11100
2. Navigating Conflict Transition: queer communities in Sri Lanka (1995-2018), Phd Thesis by Thiyagarajah Waradas, 237pp

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