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Asia - Oriental manuscripts] - FRASER, James - Histori van Schach Nadir, gezegd Thamas Kuli Khan, thans Koning van Persie. Vooraf gaat eene Korte histori van de Keizers van Hindostan (…) eene Naamrol van omtrent tweehonderd Oostersche manuscripten [trsl. from the English]. Amsterdam, "Groote Compagnie", 1745, 8vo, cont. sheep (rubbed), gilt flat spine (head and tail def.), [8]-253-[15]-67-[1] pp. (upper margins dampstained, some soiling and thumbing). Acceptable copy.
2nd issue (1st 1744) of the Dutch trsl. of the “History of Nadir Shah” (1742) by J. Fraser (1716-1754), a rare early work on Nadir Shah, shah of Persia (1688-1747), and the Mogul Empire. Ill. with a folding map of Persia and India . With the 67-page “Naamrol van manuscripten in de talen van Persie, Arabie, en Sanskerrit. In het Oosten verzameld”. Engr. on title. Ref. STCN (only 1 copy - USA). Not in BnF, BL (has 1744 issue).