ESSAY TOWARDS A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIAM. 



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 . ^ PREFACE. 



y%MM O published list of works relating to Siam is as yet 



^gB in existence, and the present " Essay towards a 



<\^gtk Bibliography of Siam " may, therefore, be excused — on 



<y$&- the ground of an endeavour to be useful — for its some- 

 T what premature appearance in an incomplete condi- 

 tion. It is not possible at Bangkok itself to examine all the 

 editions of separate books, nor to make adequate research in 

 periodicals and the publications of learned societies. Indeed, 

 without the help of numerous friends, only a very short list 

 of the last class of writings would have been practicable. 

 The compiler has, however, done his best with the materials 

 at his disposal, and trusts that the generous student will 

 sympathize with and pardon his shortcomings. 



Many of the works whose titles are given in the following 

 pages are in the compiler's library. For the opportunity of 

 examining others, he is indebted to His Royal Highness 

 Prince DEVAWONGSE VAROPRAKAR. His hearty thanks are also 

 due to Dr. ROST, of the India Office Library, Dr. O. FRANK- 

 FURTER, the distinguished Pali scholar, at present resident in 

 Bangkok, to Professor DOUGLAS of the British Museum, to 

 Mr. F. V. DlCKINS, Sub-Registrar of the London University, 

 to Mr. William Maxwell, c.m.g., of the Straits Settlements, 

 and to Mr. B. H. Chamberlain, of Tokyo, Japan. Other 

 friends have contributed here and there a title, or a hint 

 where to find information, for which he owes them a debt of 

 gratitude. Last and not least he must acknowledge his ob- 

 ligations to the valuable bibliographical labours of MM. 

 CORDIER and LANIER, to a writer in an early number of 

 the Chinese Repository, and to the world-famous catalogues 

 of his esteemed friend Mr. OUARITCH. The bibliography 



