LIBRARY AQUISITIONS – MARCH 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  MARCH  2025  

BOOKS.

1. Of Kings and Nobles – Notes on the Kandyan, Sitavaka  & Senkadagala Kingdoms of Sri Lanka 1395 – 1815 by Vajira
2. Tennekoon,

(Donated by the Author, Colombo, facilitated and brought to Oz by Assoc. Prof Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha, Balwyn, Vic)

3. Sri Lanka, Hidden Gems and More by Kenneth Mahamooth, 2024.

(Donated by the Author, Dandenong, Vic)

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Siddhalepa Golden Night 2025 – Honouring Legacy, Rewarding Excellence

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IN MEMORY OF CHARLIE KIRK – By Charles Schokman

4. Book of Magic, (The Fellowship of Three) by Dodwell Keyt, 2024

(Donated by the Author, Rosebud, Vic)

5. How Japan Bombed Tiny Ceylon, Pearl in the Indian Ocean During the Second World War by H. G. P. Jayasekera,  2013

(Donated by Major Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka, brought to Oz by C. Rodrigo, Melbourne)

6. Kandy Danced 2020 by Shannon Raymond, 2024.

(Donated by Jacky & Windsor Morris, Croydon, UK)

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Existential Crisis, Mindfulness and the Middle Path to Social Action by Asoka Bandarage

The Brad and Kiara Show 13 Sept

7. Ridi Vihara by Sinharaja Tammita Delgoda, 2006.
8. Buddha & His Teachings by Narada Maha Thera, 1987
9. Early History of Ceylon by G.C.Mendis, 19908.
10. Graffiti Writer by Lakmali Gunawardena, 1998.
11. University of Colombo General Convocation address by Prof. C.G.Weeramantry, 1983.
12. Buried Cities of Ceylon by S. M. Burrows, 1999.
13. Maudie Girl and the Von Bloss Kitrchen by Carl Muller, 2009.
14. Erasure of the Euro-Asian, Recovering Early Radicalism and Feminism in South Asia by Kumari Jayawardena, 2007.
15. Glimpses of Ceylon’s Past by Senarat Paranavaitana, 1972.
16. Writing that Conquers – Re-reading Knox’s Historical Relations of ceylon by Sarojini Jayawickrama, 2004.
17. Guide to Ceylon by H.A.J.Hulugalle, 1969.
18. Buddha to Krishna (Life and Times of George Keyt0 by Yashodara Dalmia 2017.
19. Among Those Present by D. B. Dhanapala, 1962.
20. Lost White Tribes, Journeys among the Forgotten by Riccardo Orizio, 2000.
21. A Guide to the Birds of Ceylon by G.M. henry, 1955.
22. Kandy Road by Sir William Ivor Jennings, 1993.
23. How to see Ceylon by Bella Sidney Woolf, 2005.
24. British Governors of Ceylon by H.A.J. Hulugalle, 2002.
25. The True Paradise by Gamini Salgado, 1993.
26. Aquinas 1951-1952 (Magazine of the Catholic Students Society, University of Ceylon) Vol 10 by Thomas Perera (ed), 1952.
27. An Illustrated Guide to the Buried Cities of Ceylon by R. Jones-Bateman, 1932.
28. Moonstone Guide to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) by M. Fernando & H. Peiris, 1972.
29. Gajaman Story (Gajaman Puwatha) by Dayananda Gunawardena, 1991.
30. Weeramantry International Centre for Peace, Education & Research – Board of Research Council, 2001.
31. Madol Doova (translated by Ashley Halpe) by Martin Wickramasinghe, 1976.
32. Sinhala – English Dictionary by K.N.T.Amarasiri, 2000.
33. The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1964.
34. The Dance of Shiva by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1952.
35. Christian and Oriental Philosophy of Art by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1956.
36. The RG Veda as Land-Nam-Bok by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1935.
37. The Origin of the Buddha Image by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1980.
38. A New Approach to the Vedas by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1933.
39. Tales of Old Ceylon by FIJJIK, 1963.
40. Mahawamsa by Wilhelm Geiger, 1950.
41. In the Footsteps of the Buddha by Rene Grousset, 1971.
42. Village Folk Tales of Ceylon, Vol 1, by H. Parker, 1971.
43. Village Folk Tales of Ceylon, Vol 3, by H. Parker, 1973.
44. The Message of the Buddha by K.N.Jayatilleke, 1975.
45. Sacred Images of Sri Lanka by Jackie Menzies, 1994.
46. On the Truth of Decorative Art (photocopied and bound) by Lionel de Fonseka, 1913.
47. Downhill All the Way, 1919-1939 by Leonard Woolf, 1957.
48. The Journey not the Arrival that Matters, 1939-1969 by Leonard Woolf, 1969.
49. Growing, 1904-1911 by Leonard Woolf, 1961.
50. Sport in the4 Low Country of Ceylon by Alfred Clark, 1971.
51. Ceylon Vagabond by Lala Adithiya, 1969.
52. Buddhist Paintings from Sri Lanka (Kandy Period by Siri Gunasinghe, 1978.
53. Unforgettable (A Train Journey through India with Mrs Cora Abraham) by Cora Abraham, 2012.
54. The Siege of Colombo by the Dutch by R.L. Brohier & G.V.Grenier, 1846.
55. The Buddha, A Book for the Young by Pupal Jayakar, 1982.
56. Jatakamala (illustrated by Stanley Kirinde) by Marie Masaues Higgins, 1984.
57. Twenty Five Years of Life in the Jungle by Ven. Thambugala Anandasiri Thero, 2000.
58. The Jataka, Vol 1 & 2 by E.B.Cowell, 1969.
59. The Jataka, Vol 5 & 6, with Index by E.B.Cowell, 1969.
60. Robert Knox by Ranjit Dharmakirti, 1996.
61. Fruit Farming by Kolitha Ratnayake, 2002
62. Play is the Thing by Henry Jayasena, 2007.
63. In Ruhuna Jungles (Ceylon) by Douglas Raffel,
64. Figures of Speech or Figures of Thought (Collected Essays on the Traditional or Normal View of Art) by Ananda Coomaraswamy,
65. The Transformation of Nature in Art by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1956.
66. The Bugbear of Literacy by Anana Coomaraswamy, 1947.
67. Handbook for the Ceylon Traveller, Studio Times, 1974.
68. The Culavamsa, Part 2, by Wiljelm Geiger, 1953.
69. Francois Valentijn’s Description of Ceylon by Sinappa Arasaraytnam, 1978.
70. Towards One World, Vol 2, The Australian years by C. G. Weeramantry, 2012.
71. Towards One World, Vol 1, The Sri Lankan years by C. G. Weeramantry, 2011.
72. A Call for National Reawakening by C. G. Weeramantry, 2005.
73. Archaeological Guide to Sigiriya by Rajpal de Silva, 2004.
74. Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon,  Vol LXI, No’s 1-4, Jan-Dec, 1983.
75. Journal of the Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon, Vol LXII, No’s 1-4, Jan-Dec, 1985.
76. Culavamsa, Part 1, by Wilhelm Geiger, 1953.
77. The Revered Book of Five Hundred & Fifty Jataka Stories, Vol 1, No’s 1-2000 by Ranjini Obeysekere, 2012.
78. Those Long Afternoons, Childhood in Colonial Ceylon by E.F.C.Ludowyke, 1989.
79. The Cult of the Goddess Pattini by Gnanath Obeysekere, 1984.
80. A Short History of Ceylon by E. F. . Ludowyke, 1967.
81. A Civet Cat in Our Well (illustrations by Sybil Wettasingthe) by Vijitha Fernando, 2003.
82. The Lord of Lanka (Story from Ramayana in Cartoons) by Ama Chitra Katha, 1977.
83. Buddhist Scriptures by Edward Conze, 1959.
84. Lovable Athamma by D. C. Ranathunga, 2014.
85. Barbara Sansoni, 40 Years of Design, Colour and Weaving by Dominic Sansoni, 2004.
86. Handsome Beggars, the Rodiyas of Ceylon by M. D. Raghavan, 1957.
87. The Jataka Storie, Vol 3-4 by E.B. Cowell, 1969
88. Aliya: Stories of the Elephants of Ceylon by Teresa Cannon & Peter Davis, 1995
89. Diaries in Ceylon, 1908-1911 by Leonard Woolf, 1983.
90. History of Indian and Indonesian Art by Ananda Coomaraswamy, 1965.
91. Knox’s Words by Richard Boyle, 2004.
92. Puppetry in Ceylon by J. Tillakasiri, 1961.
93. Last Days of the Buddha: Maha Parinbbana Sutta, Buddhist Publication Society, 1998
94. The Life of the Buddha by H. Saddhatissa, 1976.
95. The Gospel of Buddha by Paul Carus, 1972.
96. The Footprint of the Buddha by E. F. C. Ludowyke, 1997.
97. Village Folk Tales of Ceylon, Vol 2, by H. Parker, 1972.
98. Polonnaruwa Period by S.D.Sapramadu, 1973

(No’s 6-97, Donated by Ruvan Weeraratna, Hughesdale, Vic)

99. An Answer to Prayer by Urusla Aruma.
100. Thy Will be Done bu Ursula Aruma.

(No’s 98-99, Donated by the Author, Springvale, Vic)

101. Love & Women, Personal Narratives by Nanda Pethiyagoda,

(No 100, Donated by Sam Perera, Perera Hussein Publishing House, Colombo 8, Sri Lanka) 

MAGAZINES.

1. Veteran, Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association, 78 Anniversary Issue, 1944-2022.

(Donated by Major Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka, brought o Oz by C. Rodrigo, Melbourne)

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OTHERS.

1. Souvenir – Trooping the Colour by the Ceylon Light Infantry, 26 February 1934 (Two Copies)
2. Souvenir – Centenary Celebrations, Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 5 April 1981.
3. Souvenir – HRH The Prince of Wales to Ceylon, March 1922.
4. Souvenir – The Centenary Regimental Dinner, 2^nd (Volunteer) Battalion, Sri Lanka Light Infantry, 1 April 1982.
5. Aubrey Collette Cartoon, Regimental Uniforms (undated)

(No’s 1 – 5, Donated by Major Anton Edema, Wattala, Sri Lanka, brought o Oz by C. Rodrigo, Melbourne)

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