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Hunting & shooting in Ceylon 1907

Hunting & shooting in Ceylon (1907) Author: Storey, Harry; Farr,…

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The wild elephant: Ceylon 1867

The wild elephant: and the method of capturing and taming…

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A Visit to Ceylon (1883)

A Visit to Ceylon (1883) Author: Ernst Heinrich Philipp August…

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Two Happy Years in Ceylon Vol 1 c.1892

Two Happy Years in Ceylon (1892) Vol 1 Author: Constance…

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Yakkun nattannawa a Cingalese poem

Yakkun nattannawa: a Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system…

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The Ceylon government railway 1910

The Ceylon government railway : a descriptive and illustrated guide,…

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Views of Lipton’s Ceylon tea estates 1912

Views of Lipton's Ceylon tea estates 1912 Publisher: New York…

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Spolia zeylanica (1903) by the Colombo Museum

Author: National Museums of Sri Lanka; National Museums of Ceylon;…

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Tea producing companies of India and Ceylon 1897

Tea producing companies of India and Ceylon, showing the history…

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The bungalow and the tent or a visit to Ceylon 1854

The bungalow and the tent or a visit to Ceylon…

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Village folk tales of ceylon (1910) Vol 3

Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon Vol 3 - Collected and translated…

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The History of Ceylon from the earliest period to the year 1816

The History of Ceylon from the earliest period to the…

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