Moontukhub-ool-Loghaut, or A Dictionary of Arabic Words, Calcutta, 1808, Earl of Minto's copy
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Los 214 | Moontukhub-ool-Loghaut, or A Dictionary of Arabic Words, Calcutta, 1808, Earl of Minto's copy
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£ 10 000 – 15 000
Folio (300 x 182mm.), 4, [1], 881 pages, contemporary Indian red morocco binding, rebacked retaining original spine, repair to upper cover
THE EARL OF MINTO'S COPY of the editio princeps of al-Tattavi's renowned Arabic lexicon. Lord Minto (1751-1814) was appointed Governor-General of India at the end of 1806, governing until 1813, during which time he expanded the British presence in the area to the Moluccas, Java, and other Dutch possessions in the East Indies during the Napoleonic Wars.
The present edition of al-Tattavi's lexicon was prepared by Molavi Allah Daud, the head native officer of the Persian Department at the College of Fort William in Calcutta. This edition is very rare, with only eight known copies in institutional collections. Only copies of later editions are to be found in the British Library.
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