Lot No. 2: JOHN RICHARDSON

A DICTIONARY PERSIAN, ARABIC AND ENGLISH TOGTHER WITH TABLE CHRISTIAN AND MAHOMMEDAN ERAS

Medium: Printed book
Year: 1777
Size: 9.6 x 7 inches

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JOHN RICHARDSON

A DICTIONARY PERSIAN, ARABIC AND ENGLISH TOGTHER WITH TABLE CHRISTIAN AND MAHOMMEDAN ERAS

First edition of the first Persian-Arabic-English dictionary, edited by the orientalist Sir John Richardson (1740/41-1795).

4 Volumes Set

Size: 24.5 x 17.9 cm (9.6 x 7 inches)
Together with 'TABLE CHRISTIAN AND MAHOMMEDAN ERAS From the Beginning of the Hejra, A. D. 622. to A. D. 1900. ERASEXTRACTED FROM Canons calculated by order of the celebrated Eastern Astronomer Sultan ULUG BEG, Grandson of Tamerlane.
From the Edition of the learned GRAVIUS
Complete in 4 folio volumes. Half leather binding.

"On 12 November 1767 [Richardson] was proposed for the Society of Antiquaries of London as of Furnival's Inn. In London he pursued both the law and the study of Arabic and Persian. In his oriental interests Richardson was much influenced by another young man, William Jones, who was already coming to be regarded as a prodigy of learning in Asian languages. With the growth of British territorial power in India the potential market for a Persian dictionary had aroused the interest of London publishers and by 1770 Jones and Richardson were working on a new version of Franciscus Meninski's 'Thesaurus linguarum orientalium', first published in 1680-87. Progress was very slow, and Jones withdrew to concentrate on his legal career, leaving the field to Richardson. Thanks to his 'ingenuity and perseverance' (memorial of A. Hamilton and G. Nicol to East India Company, 6 Feb 1776, BL OIOC, E/1/60, no. 26), an abridged version of the original project eventually appeared in two volumes in 1777 and 1780 as A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic and English. Fundamentally revised by others, notably by Charles Wilkins in 1806 and 1810, the dictionary was to have a long life, but although the company took 150 sets, there were few other subscribers and Richardson got little reward for the huge effort he had expended on it" (Marshall). -

- Zaunmüller 189. Vater/Jülg 25. Graesse VI, 113. Cf. Brunet IV, 1285 (later ed. only, 1806-1810). Clarke, John. (1806). The Bibliographical Miscellany - Supplement, vol. 1 (London, 1806) pp. 273-274; for Richardson: Marshall, "Richardson, John [styled Sir John Richardson, ninth baronet] (1740/41-1795), orientalist", in: ODNB (online ed.).

Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman

Bindings rubbed and worn, inner hinges partly split, endpapers renewed. Some staining and marginal repairs to interior

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Lot No. 2: JOHN RICHARDSON

A DICTIONARY PERSIAN, ARABIC AND ENGLISH TOGTHER WITH TABLE CHRISTIAN AND MAHOMMEDAN ERAS

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A DICTIONARY PERSIAN, ARABIC AND ENGLISH TOGTHER WITH TABLE CHRISTIAN AND MAHOMMEDAN ERAS

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