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First edition. 12mo. Pagination: See above. 3/4 leather over black paper covered boards with original wrappers bound in when present (last two works). Embossed gilt lettering to spine. Raised bands. Ribbon marker. Printed on high quality cotton rag. Illustrated title pages (except for first work). Printers devices. Illustrated initials. Several works in the encompassing field of Orientalism, with one work on Indian plays, two works on Indian religions and one work on Hebrew abbreviations in Judaism. The l... more information

Gotha, 1797. First edition, 8vo, pp. xvi, 268; engraved folding frontispiece, 42 illustrations on 29 plates (1 folding) reproducing paintings, sculpture, etc. from the collection in the Museo Borghese; preliminaries browned, mild occasional spotting, pages toned throughout; early 20th century quarter maroon morocco over marbled boards, gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments, gilt-lettered in 1; a good, sound copy of a scarce translation of Systema brahmanicum liturgicum, mythologicum, civile, ex monumentis... more information