The Spelling of Tibetan Place Names. by Bailey, F. M - 1941

London: Royal Geographical Society, 1941. 8vo. 3 pages. Original condition with blue wrappers, titles to front, and containing all the ads. This is a complete issue, seldom found in such good and original condition. British intelligence officer, wild game hunter in Tibetan regions, and the Political Officer for Sikkim and Tibet from 1921 to 1928, he could be matched by few others in the complex task of elucidating the proper spelling of Tibetan names transliterated into English, which he puts forth here in scholarly informative fashion. A fascinating and decisive linguistics work, addressing phonetics, syntax, silent letters, pronunciation, diacritical marks, complexities of a "still fluid" language, and discrepancies even between Lhasa officials. Bailey presents suggestions for implementation of a uniform system, acknowledging names based on explorers and army men whose firsthand knowledge was fluent and colloquial. . First Edition. Very Good.