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London: Printed for Cadell and Davies by Cooper and Graham, 1797 and 1798, First Editions. Two Volumes. Both volumes four parts in one [three months to one part]. For the years 1797 and 1798. Illustrated with 34 plates (collated and complete from the Directions to the Binder). Vol I 1797 [iii]-iv [Title and Advertisement], iii-viii [Subscribers and Contents for No 2], v-xii [Prospectus and Contents], 92, [93]-196, iv, [197]-300, iv, [301]-403, [1] pp. Vol II 1798 iv, 100, iv, 200, iv, 320, [iv], 437pp. Contemporary half calf, marbled boards, faded gilt decoration to the spine. Oriental-themed essays dealing with Middle Eastern & Asian literature, language, music, archaeology, history, fauna & flora, birds & animals, and some of the earliest translations of the great Persian poets, such as Hafez and Sa'di. The work contains anecdotes, and an especially early rendition into English of the Arabian Nights, "A Tale from an original MS. of the Arabian Nights", translated by Jonathan Scott. Two hand-coloured plates to Vol I (1797) depict the Musk Deer of Nepal and "The Fighting Bulbul of Bengal" [a bird]. Folding plates to volume II collated and complete. Includes translations from a number of Middle Eastern and Asian literatures including: Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew, Sanskrit, with illustrative plates including alphabets and some music; original texts included, with commentary on various languages. Sir William Ouseley HFRSE FSAScot (1767-1842), was a British orientalist. Ouseley was born in Monmouthshire, the eldest son of Captain Ralph Ouseley and his wife Elizabeth (born Holland). He was tutored at home in the company of his brother, Gore and his cousin, Gideon Ouseley. All three had notable careers. In 1787 he went to Paris to learn French, and there laid the foundation of his interest in Persian literature. In 1788 he became a cornet, a junior cavalry officer, in the 8th regiment of dragoons. At the end of 1794 he sold his commission and went to Leiden to study Persian. In 1798 he was in Crickhowell where he eventually would publish his Travels and have them locally printed. He had married Julia Frances Irving in 1796 and had a large number of children. The eldest was Sir William Gore Ouseley who was a diplomat in South America and a renowned artist. In 1800, Charles Lord Cornwallis (1738 1805), who from 1786 to 1793 had been Governor-General of India, had him knighted in recognition of his promotion of oriental studies. In 1795 he published Persian Miscellanies; in 1797 1799, Oriental Collections; in 1799, Epitome of the Ancient History of Persia; in 1800, The Oriental Geography of Ebn Haukal (The Oriental Geography of Ibn Hawqal);and in 1801, a translation of the Bakhtiyar Nama and Observations on Some Medals and Gems. He received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Dublin in 1797, and in 1800 he was knighted. Condition Report Externally Spine good condition gilt titles with gilt decoration to the spine, a coat of arms to the last panel, worn, rubbed with minor loss. Joints good condition rubbed. Corners good condition bumped and worn. Boards good condition marbled boards, worn and rubbed. Page edges good condition top edge darkened. See above and photos. Internally Hinges good condition sound. Paste downs good condition tanned. End papers good condition tanned and rear end paper of Vol I torn without loss. Title good condition tanned, some foxing. Pages good condition tanned with some foxing and offsetting from the plates. Binding good condition sound, an attractive pair. See photos Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 1797 Binding: Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1560961821142
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