Hi Bob ~ I have photocopies of the title page of each of these Directories..... your message has made me look more closely! Each one has differing detail so it would probably be better if I copy that information so you can judge for yourself what is included in each book. regards Anne Higham in Epping, Essex, England ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ceylon Directory; Calenadar and Compendium of Useful Information for 1863 with beautiful engravings of scenes in Ceylon, and four groups of figures illustrative of the principal races inhabiting the Island Price 10s. with map of Ceylon, or of the coffee estates, added, price 12s. with both maps, price 14s Compiled by A.M. FERGUSON Editor of the Colombo Observer COLOMBO Printed at the OBSERVER PRESS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The CEYLON TIMES DIRECTORY 1873 Colombo MDCCCLXXII(sic) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The CEYLON Handbook & Directory and Compendium of Useful Information FOR 1903-4 To which is appended a Review of the planting enterprise and agriculture of the Colony with Statistical Information Referring to the Planting Enterprise in Other Countries Compiled and Edited by J.FERGUSON Editor of the "Ceylon Observer", "Tropical Agriculturalist", etc Colombo A.M. & J. FERGUSON 1903 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ferguson's CEYLON DIRECTORY for 1926 Revised up to May 1926 Compiled and Edited by the Staff of the "Ceylon Observer" Colombo: THE CEYLON OBSERVER PRESS 1926 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ferguson's CEYLON DIRECTORY for 1940 revised up to May 1940 Compiled and Edited by the Staff of the "Ceylon Observer" THE CEYLON OBSERVER PRESS Lake House, McCallum Road COLOMBO 1940 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ on 05 Dec 98, Robert H. Ferree wrote...