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Asiatick researches, or, Transactions of the society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature of Asia

Resource Type:
Journal/Periodical (Print/Paper)
Publication:
London : Vernor and Hood, 1798-
Vol. the 1st.-
Serial Holdings:
v.1-v.12

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Contributors:
Anderson, David , former owner
Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India)
Vernor and Hood , bookseller, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/bsl
Languages:
English
Language Notes:
Item content: English
Alternate Titles:
ISSN key title: Asiatick researches
Spine title: Asiatic Researches
Publication Date Notes:
Ceased with v. 20 in 1839. Cf. National union catalog
Subjects:
Anderson, David — Autographs — Specimens
Asia — Periodicals
Oriental philology — Periodicals
Oriental philology
Asia
Genres:
Bookplates (Provenance) — 19th century — Scotland
Armorial bookplates (Provenance) — 19th century — Scotland
Printed serials — England — London — 18th century
Printed serials — England — London — 19th century
Periodicals
General Notes:
SERIAL
Title varies slightly.
"Calcutta printed. London reprinted, For Vernor and Hood, No.31, Poultry."
Asiatic Society, Calcutta; Founded 1784 as: Asiatick Society; the form: Asiatic Society of Bengal was not formally adopted until 1851 though it had been in use for several years previous to that. Name changed in 1936 to Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal. In 1951 name changed to Asiatic Society.
Bound in full leather with gilt decorative rules on cover and gilt spine titles and decoration. Spines repaired, preserving parts of original spines.
Reprint. Originally published: Calcutta, 1788-1839.
Volumes 10-12 have spine title as Asiatic Dissertations.
Volumes 1-5 contain armorial bookplate inside front cover of David Anderson of St. Germains.
Volumes 10 & 11 contain armorial bookplate inside front cover of Balfour of Whittinghame.
Volumes 1-5: "David Anderson / St. Germains 1801" written on title page.
David Anderson was an East India Company official and friend of Warren Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal. Anderson was also an avid collector of Oriental books and manuscripts. He lived in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1801-1804 before retiring to St. Germains near Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland.
Physical Description:
20 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Vol. the 1st.-
Ceased with v. 20 in 1839. Cf. National union catalog
Call Numbers:
Periodical DS
Library of Congress Control Numbers:
sn 88021780 (i.e., sn88021780)
OCLC Numbers:
1052990393
10257286 [Invalid]