William MARSDEN

William MARSDEN

Born16 novembre 1754
Died6 octobre 1836
LanguageFrench
NationalityGreat-Britain
Orientaliste anglais, secrétaire du gouvernement à Sumatra
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MARSDEN, William
  1. Grammaire de la langue malaise, par Mr. W. Marsden ; publiée à Londres en 1812, et traduite de l'anglais par C.P.J. Elout
    William MARSDEN, C.P.J. ELOUT

    Grammaire de la langue malaise, par Mr. W. Marsden ; publiée à Londres en 1812, et traduite de l'anglais par C.P.J. Elout[A Grammar of the Malayan Language]

    Jan Enschedé et fils|Haarlem 1824|22.8 x 28 cm|Relié

    Second editions, partially original, of the French and Dutch translations; the text is bilingual (Dutch and French), and includes numerous passages printed in Malay (cf. Cordier, "Indosinica", 1385. Not mentioned by Quérard).

    Bound in chocolate-brown half shagreen, spine with four small raised bands decorated with gilt fillets and dots, joints split then restored, marbled paper boards showing some scratches, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, small tears to edges; 19th-century binding.

    Waterstains affecting the first and last few leaves of the volume.

    The translator’s lengthy preface (47 pp.) appears here for the first time. Pages 235 to 344 contain exercises (original...

    €1,500
  2. Histoire de Sumatra, dans laquelle on traite du Gouvernement, du Commerce, des Arts, des Loix, des Coutumes & des Moeurs des Habitans ; des Productions Naturelles, & de l'ancien état politique de cette Isle (…) Traduite de l'Anglois sur la deuxième Édition, avec des Cartes. Par M. Parraud, de l'Académie de Villefranche, & de celles des Arcades de Rome
    William MARSDEN

    Histoire de Sumatra, dans laquelle on traite du Gouvernement, du Commerce, des Arts, des Loix, des Coutumes & des Moeurs des Habitans ; des Productions Naturelles, & de l'ancien état politique de cette Isle (…) Traduite de l'Anglois sur la deuxième Édition, avec des Cartes. Par M. Parraud, de l'Académie de Villefranche, & de celles des Arcades de Rome[History of Sumatra, in which are described the Government, Commerce, Arts, Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Inhabitants; the Natural Productions, and the former political state of this Island (…) Translated from the Second English Edition, with Maps. By M. Parraud, of the Academy of Villefranche and of the Arcadians of Rome]

    Buisson|Paris 1788|12.5 x 20 cm|2 volumes reliés

    First edition of the French translation, illustrated with a plate showing the alphabet and a large folding map at the end of the first volume (cf. Quérard V, 561). Two modern bookplates pasted to the front pastedowns. 

    Contemporary full marbled tan calf bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt friezes (partly rubbed), blond morocco lettering-piece, lower headcap slightly damaged, some wear to joints and boards, old restorations on boards, a few bumped corners, gilt rolls on board edges, red edges.

    Small ink stain and marginal tear on the map, otherwise a clean and appealing copy.

    The most comprehensive work of its time devoted to the largest island of...

    €950
  3. Histoire de Sumatra
    William MARSDEN

    Histoire de Sumatra

    Chez Buisson|A Paris 1788|12.50 x 21 cm|2 volumes reliés
    First French edition, translated by Parraud. One large folding map and one plate of Rejang, Batta and Lampoon alphabets.
    Contemporary full brown speckled sheep binding. Inversion of leaves between p. 354 and 357, also between p. 359 and 361. Smooth spine decorated with 3 stamps and various fillets. Fillets at tail and gilt rules. Brown calf title-label. Joints of volume 1 cracked at head for 1 cm, same for volume 2 at tail. Traces of rubbing, particularly at joints. 3 corners cut. Tailcap of volume 2 worn. Scattered foxing.
    This is indisputably the best and most complete work on the subject, the literature of which was then rather poor. Only two other books on Sumatra from the same...
    €800
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