A Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits. From a Persian Translation, made from the Original, written in the Shanscrit Language.
HALHED (Nathaniel Brassey) translator and editior.

A Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits. From a Persian Translation, made from the Original, written in the Shanscrit Language.

Second edition. with 8 plates of Sanskrit text, 4 foldout. 8vo. In a nineteenth century binding of half black calf, rubbed, with dark brown cloth boards. Inner hinges cracked but sound nonetheless. A very little light foxing. Also a little useful annotation. Slight lower fore-corner damage to two pages. Very good. cxx, 285pp. London, n.p., 1777.

£600.00
HALHED (Nathaniel Brassey) translator and editior.
A Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits. From a Persian Translation, made from the Original, written in the Shanscrit Language.

Notes facing the title page list other translations of Sanskrit law texts, as well as a subsequent addition identifying the hand of the annotations as a Rev. John Saul (1795-1878). Warren Hastings provides an introductory letter. The first edition (ESTC: T112179) was printed in the previous year, in 4to.

ESTC: T111667.

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A Code of Gentoo Laws, or Ordinations of the Pundits. From a Persian Translation, made from the Original, written in the Shanscrit Language.
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