THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA, BURMAH AND CEYLON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.F.L. Marshall; Lionel De Niceville. Illustrated by Babu Gris Chunder Chuckerbutty; Babu Behari Lall Dass; George Pearson.
Stock no. 1209031
Published by The Calcutta Central Press Co., Ld.. 1st 1882. Good condition.

Three volumes. 'A descriptive handbook of all the known species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border.' Three-quarter black leather binding. 5 raised bands to spine, red title blocks with gilt title. Burgundy cloth boards. A few colour chromoliths plus monochrome plates. Ex-lib with minmal stamps. Volumes are misnumbered on spines: Volume III contains volume I; Volume II contains volume II (not misnumbered); Volume I contains volume III. Volume III (as marked) spine is split to lower half. Volume I (as marked) has substantial loss to top of spine (still present and placed inside book) but titles block is mostly intact if a little torn at edge. Leather bindings are worn with surface loss and boards exposed in places. Cloth boards are lightly marked. Text blocks and endpapers browned. Contemporary name and date in ink to front endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents but mostly clean. A nice working copy.

30 HERITAGE BUILDINGS OF YANGON: INSIDE THE CITY THAT CAPTURED TIME
No author listed.
Stock no. 1831020
Published by Association Of Myanmar Architects. 2013. Slightly better than very good condition.

This book focuses on a selection of 30 key buildings and examines their past, present, and future. Piecing together the often forgotten social history of each building has involved delving into out-of-print books, company records, old city directories, newspaper archives, and people's memories. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos. 166 pages including index. ISBN: 9789997185211. Reprint. A very nice copy.

HURRICANES OVER BURMA
Written by M.C. Cotton.
Stock no. 1830019
Published by Grub Street. 1st 1995. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Includes: The Memoirs of Wing Commander "Bunny" Stone, DFC. This book is the definitive work of an author who kept meticulous records about a small group of men playing their role in a little-publicised but strategically important "forgotten war!. Squadron Leader Monty "Bush" Cotton was in the first group of pilot trainees to leave Australia in World War II, and gives us his account of the air war over Burma. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. 357 pages including index. ISBN: 189869740X. A lovely copy!

THE ENGLISH GOVERNESS AT THE SIAMESE COURT
Written by Anna Harriette Leonowens.
Stock no. 2134233
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 1980. Very good condition.

Peach cloth. Recollections of 6 years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok. Spine is grubby. Slip case is good - unevenly browned with grubby marks and surface paper damage to one side.

AMONG INSURGENTS: WALKING THROUGH BURMA
Written by Shelby Tucker.
Stock no. 1806756
Published by The Radcliffe Press. 1st 2000. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Describing the Kachins, the most important of Burma's "hidden colonies". ISBN: 1860645291.