Lot 145 , Bentley, John. Essays Relative to the Habits, Character, and Moral Improvement of the Hindoos, 1823; Staël, Madame de. Considérations sur les principaux événemens de la Révolution françoise, Tome I, second edition, 1818.

Bentley, John. Essays Relative to the Habits, Character, and Moral Improvement of the Hindoos, 1823; Staël, Madame de. Considérations sur les principaux événemens de la Révolution françoise, Tome I, second edition, 1818. (2). [Bentley, John]. Essays Relative to the Habits, Character, and Moral Improvement of the Hindoos. London: Printed for Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen, 1823. 8vo, pp. 351. Contemporary calf, boards with gilt borders, spine gilt with red morocco lettering-piece, marbled endpapers and edges. The work is anonymous on the title page but bibliographically attributed to John Bentley.

A collection of thirteen essays originally published in The Friend of India, the periodical conducted by the Serampore missionaries, concerning Hindu society, customs, religion and education.

Together with: Staël-Holstein, Germaine de. Considérations sur les principaux événemens de la Révolution françoise, depuis son origine jusques et compris le 8 juillet 1815. Seconde édition. Tome premier. Paris: Delaunay, Bossange et Masson, 1818. 8vo, pp. x, 440. Contemporary green half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt with raised bands and red morocco lettering-piece. Volume I only of the three-volume work; the second edition was published in the same year as the first.
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Essays Relative to the Habits...: front board detached but present; preliminary leaves loose, with minor tears at the lower gutter. Binding with some rubbing, scuffing and minor wear to the edges and corners. Contents with intermittent light spotting, but generally clean. Considérations...: binding with some rubbing and scuffing, particularly to the edges and corners. Pencil inscription to title page. Contents with foxing and spotting throughout.