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Click here to see our other books! Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Correspondence, of Sir William Jones Lord Teignmouth [John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth] 1804 John Hatchard : London 12" by 10" viii-xiv [3], 2-531pp SUMMARY The scarce first edition of Lord Teignmouth's biographical work about his close friend, the orientalist Sir William Jones. First Edition,Leather Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage : £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION A scarce first edition. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece, and with a facsimile plate of Jones's writing to the rear. Collated, complete. A memoir of the life and work of the philologist Sir William Jones. Spending much of his life in India and South East Asia, Jones became a scholar of ancient India. In 1784 he founded the Asiatic Society, which invited many British ex-patriots living in Calcutta to join the pursuit of Asian studies. One of the main roles of the society included the collections and documentation of ancient Indian manuscripts. Jones was an important figure in the field of British Asian study. With the bookplates of Alan Carr, and the armorial bookplate of William Davies Adams to the front pastedown, and the contemporary inscription of Eliza Adams, dated 1805, to the title page head. Written and compiled by John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth. A close friend of Jones, Shore's sympathetically explores the life and work of this philologist and judge. CONDITION Rebacked, retaining the original calf boards. Retaining the original endpapers. Light rubbing to board perimeters, otherwise externally very smart. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Inscription to title page head. Pages clean and bright, with first few leaves lightly age toned, and with light spotting to frontispiece. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques