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1855 A Grammar of the Hindustani Language
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Description
Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Uncommon
An uncommon work, this being a 1855 new edition.
This is a detailed linguistic work, exploring the Hindu language, it's history, and presenting it's grammar and vocabulary to the reader in a digestible form. Including the original characters alongside their romanisation, a selection of "easy extracts for reading", and more.
Illustrated with a frontispiece, and fifteen plates.
Collated, complete.
By the linguist Duncan Forbes, who rose to become an eminent linguist and orientalist, despite being illiterate until the age of thirteen.
Condition
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, cloth is a little faded, mostly to the spine. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine, including ink marks to the rear board. Light bumping to the extremities. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spine. Cracks to the head of the joints, heavier to the rear joint. Front hinge is a little strained, rear hinge is starting. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots.
Good
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