Daniel George Edward Hall (1891-1979) was a British historian, author, and academic. He wrote extensively on the history of Burma. His most notable work is A History of Southeast Asia, said to "...remain the most important single history of the region, providing encyclopedic coverage of material published up to the time of its 1981 revision."
He held professorships in Southeast Asian history at both Cornell University and the University of London - where he eventually became professor emeritus.
I finally found and bought this set (10% off, THB 1,350) at TU Bookstore, Thaprachan Campus on Jan. 15, 2010 (Friday), I think I was lucky because the store told me it was the last one there.
This set, 3rd printing, was first published in paperbacks some 40 years ago during my college years. Surprisingly, I had little interest in reading such a local history then and I need half a century (!) to urge myself to read it before it's too late.
Today (January 28, 2010), I bought its English original paperback, that is, "A History of South-East Asia" by Prof. D.G.E. Hall and I think I should start at Chapter 7 EARLY SIAM: MONS AND T'AI.