Lord, Henry

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Lord, Henry
A display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: the sect of the Banians the ancient natiues of India and the sect of the Persees the ancient inhabitants of Persia· together with the religion and maners of each sect... London: Francis Constable, 1630
paper, ink, leather

Two parts in one volume. 4to (180 x 130 mm). Separate engraved title; minor worming in upper margin of last few leaves, else a very clean copy. Modern calf.

Literature

STC 16825

Catalogue Note

first edition of one of the earliest and extensive descriptions of Hinduism in a European language. Henry Lord was appointed chaplain to the East India Company in Surat in 1624, where he remained until 1629.