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"Essays on the Languages, Literature, and Religion of Nepál and Tibet: together with further Papers on the Geography, Ethnology, and Commerce of Those Countries by B.H. Hodgson". Published by Trübner & Co., London, 1874. A series of 16 essays written by Hodgson. The book is heavily annotated and on the title page he suggests that this is Volume 1 of 3, the others being published in 1879. Also within the book is a loose sheet between pp.144-145 containing extra notes; a further sheet of notes at page 1 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the "Naval and Military Gazette" of 10 January 1876 concerning the Ghurkhas between pp. 40-41 of Part II; a newspaper cutting from the Athenaeum of 24 March 1877 concerning a meeting in which it was reported that Hodgson had talked about the broken tribes of Nepal between pp.44-45 of Part II; a printed sheet with an article from The Phoenix - "The Northern Frontagers of China" by Henry H. Howorth between pp. 66-67 of Part II. On the front cover "Own Copy" has been written in ink and the interior has many annotations. Hardbound printed material with handwritten annotations, 1874.

"On the Aborigines of the sub-Himálayas. To the Secretaries of the Asiatic Society of Bengal". Sent by Hodgson from Darjeeling in November 1847. Offprint without cover but with annotations by Hodgson, 12 pages including sheets of vocabulary, 1847.

"Ethnography and Geography of the Sub-Himalayas. Extract of a letter from B.H. Hodgson, Esq. to Capt. Cunningham, Tibet Mission". Printed by J. Thomas at the Baptist Mission Press, 1848. Offprint without cover and without annotation. Printed material, 6 pages, 1848.

"On the Aborigines of Nor-Eastern India. By B.H. Hodgson, Esq." published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1849. Offprint without cover and without annotations, pp.451-460, May 1849.

"On the Indo-Chinese Borderers (Reprinted from Journal No.1 1853)" Offprint of two papers from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. The first is "On the Indo-Chinese Borderers and their connexion with the Himálayans and Tibetans." The second is "On the Mongolian Affinities of the Caucasians". On the front page, Hodgson has written "J.D. Hooker with affectionate regards". Unbound printed material, 76 pages, 1853.

"Comparative Vocabulary of the Languages of the broken tribes of Népal, by B.H. Hodgson, Esq.". Offprint of Tables of comparative vocabulary with annotations by Hodgson. Unbound material, 4 pieces, dated 1855.

"On the Chépáng and Kúsúnda tribes of Népal, by B.H. Hodgson, Esq." from the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1857. Unbound offprint with a few handwritten annotations by Hodgson, 9 pages, published in Journal in 1857.

"Sifán and Hórsók Vocabularies, with another special exposition in the wide range of Mongolian affinities and remarks on the lingual and physical characteristics of the family. - By B.H. Hodgson, Esq." Offprint from the Journal of Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1874, without cover. Annotated by Hodgson. Printed material, 31 pages, with handwritten annotations, 1874.

"Some Account of the Bronchocele, or Goitre of Nipal and of the Cis, and Trans-Himalayan Regions" by M.J. Bramley, Esq. Presented to the Medical Society of Calcutta on the 3rd November 1832 and Printed in the 6th Vol. of Transactions" Soft cover offprint with inscription on front cover in which Hodgson has written "NB. All the general matter of the paper - i.e. all but the medical portion was supplied by me to Dr. B". Within the pages are two loose newspaper cuttings; one on exchange rates and the other on information requested by the Revenue and Customs Officers of the Western provinces. Printed material with handwritten notes on front cover, 84 pages, dated 1832.

"A Grammar of the Tibetan Language in English, prepared under the Patronage of the Government, and the Auspices of the Asiatic Society of Bengal by Alexander Csoma de Kőrös, Siculo-Hungarian of Transylvania". Printed at the Baptist Mission Press, Calcutta, 1834. Soft cover, printed material with handwritten annotations and a pencil sketch map. dated 1834,