An Elegy on the Death of the Honourable Sir William Jones, A Judge of the Supreme Court of Judicature in Bengal, and President of the Asiatic Society
London: T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies. 1795. Binding: Self wraps., Notes: William Hayley (1745–1820) was an English writer, best known as the biographer of his friend William Cowper.
Thin quarto.(270 x 210 mm).
Sir William Jones (1746 – 1794) was a British philologist, orientalist, and puisne judge. He was particularly known for his proposition of the existence of a relationship among European and Indo-Aryan languages, later known as Indo-European languages.
, Size: Thin quarto., Pages: P. Title. Blank. Advertisement. Blank. Pp. ([1]-21). Blank. Notes ([23]-38). Publisher’s advert. Blank., Category: Book Asia Central India & Ceylon / Sri Lanka;. Very good example. Leaves generally bright and crisp. Item #B7110
Price: $275.00