Researches on the Tenets and Doctrines of the Jeynes and Boodhists; Conjectured To Be the Brachmanes of Ancient India. In Which Is Introduced a Discussion on the Worship of the Serpent in Various Countries of the World

Francklin, William

Verlag: John Rodwell, 1827

Beschreibung

4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. vi, 213 pp. William Francklin (1763 - 1839) was an English orientalist and army officer. A distinguished officer, Francklin also enjoyed considerable reputation as an oriental scholar. In 1786 he made an eight-month tour in Persia, His journal was published as "Observations Made on a Tour from Bengal to Persia in 1786-7; With a Short Account of the Remains of the Palace of Persepolis," 4to, Calcutta, 1788 (reprinted in vol. ix. of John Pinkerton's "General Collection of Voyages," 4to, 1808, &c.). 2mo, Paris (1797, His next work, "The History of the Reign of Shah-Aulum, the present Emperor of Hindostan. With an Appendix," 4to, London, 1798, serves as an important continuation of the Siyar Ul-Mutakherin (View of Modern Times) by Ghulam Husain Tabatabai. (Information courtesy of Wikipedia) Text is clean, tight, somewhat foxed. Pages not cut after p.61. A slot has been removed and repaired from the title page which in other editions reads 'plates.'.This printing contains no plates. Brown cardboard boards with cloth spine and handwritten label are detached but present. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 400991

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Titel: Researches on the Tenets and Doctrines of ...

Verlag: John Rodwell

Erscheinungsdatum: 1827

Einband: Hard Cover

Auflage: 1st Edition.