1909 Pali Literature of Burma & 1956 English-Burmese Dictionary

Description: Prize Publication Fund Volume II: The Pali Literature of Burma by Mabel Haynes Bode. Published by the Royal Asiatic Society in London. 1909, 119pp, 6 x 9", 8vo, hardcover binding. This volume is in good condition with minor shelf-wear and marks from previous use. Minor bumping to the spine. Some bubbling and creasing to the corner of the front board. Slight rubbing to the lower corner edges of the boards. General age-related toning and foxing to the pages. Inside the front board is a bookplate from the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, Prize Publication Fund. There are inked faculty stamps on the endpapers, and the title page from the previous owner. Please ask any questions. The Student's English-Burmese Dictionary by U Tun Nyein, with Economic-Dictionary by Economic Research Group, 19th edition. Printed at the Aung Thiri Press in Burma. 1956, 1158pp, 5.5 x 7.5", 8vo, hardcover binding. Condition as-is for this volume, with major binding issues and age-related wear. Some soiling or possible water damage to the spine. Major age-related toning and foxing to the pages, along with some creasing and tearing to the endpapers. The title page has pen writing and a black-inked faculty stamp from the previous owner. Between pages 2 and 3 the gutters are completely torn, and the hinges are starting to come loose. Because of the binding issues, the folio tilts. Please see our photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A collection of two rare books: a Burmese to English Dictionary and Pali literature of Burma. Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country’s principle ethnic group. Unlike other Southeast Asian languages, Burmese adopted words primarily from Pali rather than Sanskrit. Burmese literature tends to reflect local folklore and culture, and has historically been steeped in the Pali Canon of Buddhism. These books once resided in the prestigious library of language scholar Johannes Rahder (1898-1988). Rahder was a Dutch Orientalist and professor of Japanese at the University of Leiden from 1931 through 1946, and at Yale University from 1947 through 1965. He was depicted in the work of the legendary Langston Hughes' (1901-1967) 'I Wonder, I Wander'. After a brief meeting between the two figures on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1933, Hughes recognized Rahder as being a "...famous authority on obscure Oriental languages". Rahder's Yale University and University of Leiden faculty stamps and pen markings can be found throughout these folios. FORN-SHELF-0754-BB-0424-eb0704

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