Sales catalogue: Quaritch

Date:
April 1872
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/5
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Asiatic Society of Bengal. 4312 BENGAL JOURNAL, see 1-264, or Vols, I—XXVI pt. 5, wanting 86. Nos. 8vo. two vols. hf. russia, five i in hf. calf, the rest in bds. and parts, uncut, 12. 1832-57 4318 —— another set, Nos. 1-264, or Vols. I—X XVI pt. 5, wanting 95 Nos. 8vo. four vols. h hf. russia, the rest in bds. and pts. uncut, £10. 1832-57 4314, ——-— another set, Nos. 1- 264, or Vols. I—X XVI pt. 5, wanting 124 Nos. three vols. hf. calf, the rest sd. £9. 1832-57 The Bengal Journal was published in the following order :—Srrizs I, 1832 to Dec. 1838, 84 Nos. ; Series IJ, Jan. 1839 to Dec. 1846, 89 Nos. or Nos. 85 to 173, Old Series; Serres III, (publishing at the present time), 1847 to 1866, in which the old numeration stopped short at No. 297, being the end of Vol. 33, 1864. In 1865 the Society commenced to issue the J ournal in two divisions: I, History, Lite- rature, etc.; II, Physical Science; and in this order it has continued to be published. In 1866 the Pr oceeding's commenced to be published separately, a number every month. All the early volumes are out of print in Calcutta, and sell there at exorbitant prices. The Bengal Journal is a continuation of the ‘ Asiatic Researches;” it is a most valuable periodical, devoted to Oriental Literature, Science, Antiquities, Geo- graphy, Art, &c. No public library can do without this important work; it forms, with the Asiatic Researches, one of the noblest monuments of British dominion in the East. 4315 GLEANINGS in Science, a monthly periodical, in 3 vols. 8vo. numerous plates and woodcuts, £8. Calcutta, 1829-31 These Gleanings, edited by PrinsEr, formed the forerunner of the Bengal Journal, and copies are now of the utmost degree of rarity. 4316 ——— the same, Vol. I, wanting preface and list of contents, hf. russia, and Vol. III pts. 1, and 3-9, 8vo.—together one vol. and eight parts, plates, £3. 10s 1829-31 4317 ———— the same, Vol. I pts.1-11, and Vol. III pts. 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 8vo. plates, sd. £2. 10s 1829-31 4318 PRINSEP’S Usrerun Tasres, printed as an Appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society, 3 parts in 1 vol. 8vo. pp. 436, containing the Indian Coins, Weights, and Measures, Chronological Tables, and the Generic Characters of Roxburgh’s Flora Indica, with plates of Coins, etc. 20s Calcutta, 1833-46 4318*——— the same, pts. 1 and 2, containing the tables of Coins, and the Chronological and Genealogical tables, 8vo. pp. 280, plates, sewed, 10s 1833-36 This extremely rare work should be added to a set of the Bengal Journal. Asiatic Society, Bombay Branch. 4319 Journat of the Rorat Asiatic Society, BOMBAY Brancs, from the beginning in 1841 to 1853, being Vols. I—IV, wanting III pt. l. and IV pt. 2—together 2 vols. I if. bound, and 3-parts, 8vo. numerous maps and plates of Ancient Inscriptions, Coins, Scientific Observations, etc. rare, £3, 10s Bombay, 1844-57 Containing translations and articles by the most learned writers upon the Lan- guages and Literature of India, its Ancient Temples and Worships, Historical Anti- quities and Numismata; as well as its Natural History. Asiatic Society, Ceylon Branch. 4319*JournaL of the Ceyton Branou of the Royat Astatic Socrerty, from the beginning in 1845 to 1859, as follows: 1845, 1847, 1853 (2 ‘pts.), 1855, 1856-58 (second part onl: 'y), 1858- 59—together 7 parts, 8vo. plates, sewed, 30s Colombo, 1845-59 There is some confusion in the numbering of the parts of the Ceylon Branch;
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