Lot 334
Hinduism - Lord, Henry
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 August 2016 at 12:00 BST
Description
A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians. London: F. Constable, 1630. First edition, small 4to. (140 x 184mm.), additional engraved pictorial title by William Marshall, modern brown half calf over marbled boards, red morocco label, bookplate of Lawrence Strangman, rubbing to corners and joints, very small repair to verso of engraved title
Footnote
Note: Henry Lord was Chaplain to the East India Company at Surat in Gujarat 1624-1629. During this period he made a detailed study of the local people An Invaluable Account of Hindu and Parsi Cosmology for European Readers. (ONDB). The part on "Banians" offers one of the earliest accounts of Hinduism in a European language.