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1815: first book to be printed in Sri Lanka in the British period
A Grammar of the Cingalese Language.
Colombo printed at the Government Press, by Nicholas Bergman. 1815
First edition pp.[viii], 141, [1]. Old damp stain to lower margin, just touching text of title and first few pages. Bound in contemporary calf, professionally refurbished. Two old signatures on title page. Small bookplate of Robert & Maria Travis.