1785 PERSIAN Vocabulary East INDIA Co Arabic Dictionary Hindu Kirkpatrick RARE

1785 PERSIAN Vocabulary East INDIA Co Arabic Dictionary Hindu Kirkpatrick RARE

William Kirkpatrick was a 18^th-century officer in the East India Company. He lived and served many years in India where he became fluent in Persian and Arabic languages. In fact, his understanding of Persian earned him the military role of interpreter to Giles Stibbert, the Bengal commander. In 1782, Kirkpatrick began publishing translations of Persian military works which propelled him to publish a vocabulary of Persian and Arabic grammar. This book was supported and financed by the East India Company – a book which became popular in the Middle East, India, and in England.

This 1785 edition was published in London.

Item number: #24329

Price: $750

KIRKPATRICK, William

A vocabulary, Persian, Arabic, and English : containing such words as have been adopted from the two former of those languages, and incorporated into the Hindvi

London: Printed by Joseph Cooper, 1785. 1^st edition

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], viii, 196, 4
• Provenance: Handwritten
  • Samuel Lysons
    • Samuel Lysons (1763–1819) was an English antiquarian and engraver who, together with his elder brother Daniel Lysons (1762–1834), published several works on antiquarian topics. He was one of the first archaeologists to investigate Roman sites in Britain and specialized in the study of mosaics.
  • Hennessey
  • [John Moseley]
• Language: English / Persian / Arabic
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~10.5in X 8.25in (26.5cm x 20.5cm)
• Quite rare

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