Catalogue Des Livres De M A H Anquetil Duperron Voyageur Aux Grandes Indes Interprete De France

by Abraham Hyacinthe Auction Catalogue Anquetil Duperron

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2 p.l., viii, 236 pp. 8vo, attractive antique calf, double gilt fillet round sides, flat spine gilt, uncut. Paris: veuve Tilliard et Fils, 1805. The rare sale catalogue of the library, rich in oriental books and manuscripts, of Anquetil-Duperron 1731-1805 , French orientalist and brother of the historian Pierre Anquetil. Abraham Hyacinthe had a fascinating early life: while unsuccessfully studying for the priesthood in Paris and Utrecht, he developed a

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