Oriental repertory, [electronic resource] : ... in four numbers, ... by A. Dalrymple.
1791
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Oriental repertory, [electronic resource] : ... in four numbers, ... by A. Dalrymple.
Corporate Author
East India Company.
Other Title
Oriental repertory, published at the charge of the East-India Company, by Dalrymple. ...
Publication Details
London [England] : 1793: printed by George Biggs: sold by P. Elmsly, Strand, and Mr. Chapman, East India House, 1791-1793.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
India.
India.
Language
English
Description
2 v., plates : maps ; 33 cm (4⁰)
Frequency
Irregular
Publication Coverage
Vol. I., from April, 1791, to January, 1793 [no. I-IV]-[vol. II, 1794-1797 (no. I-IV)].
Note
Editor: Alexander Dalrymple.
Volume 2 lacks general title page; the four parts have individual title pages only.
With a second title page in v. 1 for part one, dated 1791.
Second title page imprint in vol. 1 reads in part: Printed by George Bigg, and delivered by Mr. Elmsly, ... and by Mr. Chapman, ....
Imprints include years of publication.
Imprints vary slightly; vol. 2, no.4 "printed by Edward Cox".
Dates and number of vol. 1 are from first t.p.
Prefatory material in vol. 1 includes a copy of the 1790 prospectus, an introduction by Alex. Dalrymple, dated 31 Dec. 1792, and a table of contents; no. 1-3 include individual introductions, dated 9 Apr. 1791-5 July 1792.
Note at end of vol. 2, no. 4 reads: "N.B. No. 5 with the index which compleats vol. II. will speedily be published." This part, containing additional material and the index was not published before 1801.
The fifth part of vol. 2 appeared with the reissued vols. in 1808, with a new title and contents pages, but continuing pagination and register from vol. 2, part 4. All new material in 1808 printed by: Ballintine and Law.
Includes tracts and essays on eastern geography, history, and manners, with a selection from the Mahābhārata, translated by Sir Charles Wilkins; a list of East India Company directors follows the introduction to the first volume.
Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
Volume 2 lacks general title page; the four parts have individual title pages only.
With a second title page in v. 1 for part one, dated 1791.
Second title page imprint in vol. 1 reads in part: Printed by George Bigg, and delivered by Mr. Elmsly, ... and by Mr. Chapman, ....
Imprints include years of publication.
Imprints vary slightly; vol. 2, no.4 "printed by Edward Cox".
Dates and number of vol. 1 are from first t.p.
Prefatory material in vol. 1 includes a copy of the 1790 prospectus, an introduction by Alex. Dalrymple, dated 31 Dec. 1792, and a table of contents; no. 1-3 include individual introductions, dated 9 Apr. 1791-5 July 1792.
Note at end of vol. 2, no. 4 reads: "N.B. No. 5 with the index which compleats vol. II. will speedily be published." This part, containing additional material and the index was not published before 1801.
The fifth part of vol. 2 appeared with the reissued vols. in 1808, with a new title and contents pages, but continuing pagination and register from vol. 2, part 4. All new material in 1808 printed by: Ballintine and Law.
Includes tracts and essays on eastern geography, history, and manners, with a selection from the Mahābhārata, translated by Sir Charles Wilkins; a list of East India Company directors follows the introduction to the first volume.
Reproduction of original from University of London's Goldsmiths' Library.
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Indexed In
NCBEL, II:1309
Crane & Kaye, 661
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 121
English Short Title Catalog, P6439.
Crane & Kaye, 661
Ward, W.S. Index of serials, p. 121
English Short Title Catalog, P6439.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexes
Vol. 1 includes index.
Linking Note
Vol. 2 includes, The story of Dooshwanta and Sakoontalā, in English, also published separately: London: George Bigg, 1795.
Collects, with added prefatory material, individual issues of the Oriental repertory.
Reissued in 1808, with new title pages, no. 5 of vol.2 and an index.
Collects, with added prefatory material, individual issues of the Oriental repertory.
Reissued in 1808, with new title pages, no. 5 of vol.2 and an index.
Added Author
Dalrymple, Alexander, 1637-1808, ed.
Bigg, George, printer.
[Cox, Edward, fl. 1769-1794], printer.
Wilkins, Charles, Sir, 1750-1836, tr.
Bigg, George, printer.
[Cox, Edward, fl. 1769-1794], printer.
Wilkins, Charles, Sir, 1750-1836, tr.
Includes
Mahābhārata Sakuntalopakhyana. The story of Dooshwanta and Sakoontalā. English.
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