Callaway (John) translator..

Yakkun Nattannawa: A Cingalese poem, descriptive of the Ceylon system of demonology; to which is appended, The Practices of a Capua or Devil Priest, as described by a Budhist: and Kolan Nattannawa: A Cingalese poem, descriptive of the characters assumed by natives of Ceylon in a masquerade.

first edition, half-title, 9 lithographic plates, 7 hand-coloured, original green cloth by Edward Purdy binder with his ticket to front paste-down, printed paper label, binding very fragile, upper joint broken, spine and label chipped with some loss, engraved and printed title foxed, some scattered light foxing throughout, roy. 8vo., Published by London Oriental Translation Fund, 1829