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Lot 211
Kerala printing.- [The Ramayana in Malayalam], Manjeri, Arunachala Muthaliyar at the Vidyavilasam Press, 1863.
Hammer Price: £350
Description
Kerala printing.- [The Ramayana in Malayalam], title within decorative border, bifolium of title and following contents f. detached and with marginal strengthening at fold and light water-staining, final f. detached, lightly browned, 19th century English half calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, worn, 8vo, Manjeri, Arunachala Muthaliyar at the Vidyavilasam Press, 1863.
⁂ Rare Kerala-printed edition of the 16th century Malayalam poet Ezhutachan.
Provenance: 'Alexander Johnson, April 1864' (ink inscription to head of contents f.), ?Alexander Johnson (1838-1906) of Ironville, Derbyshire, who joined the Church Missionary Society in 1858 and was ordained a deacon and sailed for India in 1862. He served in Travancore, returned to England in 1868, and spent most of the remainder of his life as a vicar in Lincolnshire.
Description
Kerala printing.- [The Ramayana in Malayalam], title within decorative border, bifolium of title and following contents f. detached and with marginal strengthening at fold and light water-staining, final f. detached, lightly browned, 19th century English half calf, lacking backstrip, covers detached, worn, 8vo, Manjeri, Arunachala Muthaliyar at the Vidyavilasam Press, 1863.
⁂ Rare Kerala-printed edition of the 16th century Malayalam poet Ezhutachan.
Provenance: 'Alexander Johnson, April 1864' (ink inscription to head of contents f.), ?Alexander Johnson (1838-1906) of Ironville, Derbyshire, who joined the Church Missionary Society in 1858 and was ordained a deacon and sailed for India in 1862. He served in Travancore, returned to England in 1868, and spent most of the remainder of his life as a vicar in Lincolnshire.
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