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A Selection from Messrs. Allen’s Catalogue of Books in the Eastern Languages, &c.

HINDUSTANI, HINDI, &c.

Dr. Forbes’s Works are used as Class Books in the Colleges and Schools in India.

ABDOOLAH, SYED. Singhasan Battisi. Translated into Hindi from the Sanscrit. A New Edition. Revised, Corrected, and Accompanied with Copius Notes. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. Akhlaki Hindi, translated into Urdu, with an Introduction and Notes. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. BALLANTYNE, JAMES R. Hindustani Selections, with a Vocabulary of the Words. Second Edition. 1845. 5s. Principles of Persian Caligraphy. Illustrated by Lithographic Plates of the Ta’’lik Character, the one usually employed in writing the Persian and the Hindustani. Prepared for the use of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy. Second Edition. 4to. 3s. 6d. EASTWICK, EDWARD B. The Bagh-o-Bahar—literally translated into English, with copious explanatory notes. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Hindostani Grammar. Post 8vo. 5s. Prem Sagar. Demy 4to. £2 2s. FORBES, DUNCAN, LL.D. Hindustani-English Dictionary, in the Persian Character, with the Hindi words in Nagari also; and an English-Hindustani Dictionary in the English Character; both in one volume. Roy. 8vo. 42s. Hindustani-English and English-Hindustani Dictionary, in the English Character. Roy. 8vo. 36s. Smaller Dictionary, Hindustani and English, in the English Character. 12s. Hindustani Grammar, with Specimens of Writing in the Persian and Nagari Characters, Reading Lessons, and Vocabulary. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Hindustani Manual, containing a Compendious Grammar, Exercises for Translation, Dialogues, and Vocabulary, in the Roman Character. New Edition, entirely revised. By J. T. Platts. 18mo. 3s. 6d. Bagh o Bahar, in the Persian Character, with a complete Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. Bagh o Bahar, in English, with Explanatory Notes, illustrative of Eastern Character. 8vo. 8s. Bagh o Bahar, with Vocabulary. English Character. 5s. Tota Kahani; or, “Tales of a Parrot,” in the Persian Character, with a complete Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 8s. Baital Pachisi; or, “Twenty-five Tales of a Demon,” in the Nagari Character, with a complete Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 9s. Ikhwanu-s-Safa; or, “Brothers of Purity,” in the Persian Character. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. [For the higher standard for military officers’ examinations.] Oriental Penmanship; a Guide to Writing Hindustani in the Persian Character. 4to. 8s. KEMPSON, M., Director of Public Instruction in N.W. Provinces, 1862-78. Taubatu-n-Nusah (Repentance of Nussooh) of Moulvî Hajî Hâfiz Nazîr Ahmed of Delhi. Edited, with Notes and Index. Demy 8vo. 12s. 6d. MULVIHILL, P. A Vocabulary for the Lower Standard in Hindustani. Containing the meanings of every word and idiomatic expression in “Jarrett’s Hindu Period,” and in “Selections from the Bagh o Bahar.” Fcap. 3s. 6d. PINCOTT, FREDERIC, M.R.A.S., &c. &c. Sakuntala in Hindi. Translated from the Bengali recension of the Sanskrit. Critically edited, with grammatical, idiomatical, and exegetical notes. 4to. 12s. 6d. Alf Laila, ba-Zuban-i-Urdu (The Arabian Nights in Hindustani). Roman Character. Cr. 8vo. 10s. 6d. Hindi Manual. Comprising a Grammar of the Hindi Language both Literary and Provincial; a complete Syntax; Exercises in various styles of Hindi composition; Dialogues on several subjects; and a complete Vocabulary. Fcap. 6s. PLATTS, J. T. Hindustani Dictionary. Dictionary of Urdu and Classical Hindi. Super Roy. 8vo. £3 3s. Grammar of the Urdu or Hindustani Language. 8vo. 12s. Baital Pachisi; translated into English. 8vo. 8s. Ikhwanu-s-Safa; translated into English. 8vo. 10s. 6d. ROGERS, E. H. How to Speak Hindustani. Roy. 12mo. 1s. SMALL, Rev. G. Tota Kahani; or, “Tales of a Parrot.” Translated into English. 8vo. 8s. Dictionary of Naval Terms, English and Hindustani. For the use of Nautical Men Trading to India, &c. Fcap. 2s. 6d.

SANSCRIT.

COWELL, E. B. Translation of the Vikramorvasi. 8vo. 3s. 6d. GOUGH, A. E. Key to the Exercises in Williams’s Sanscrit Manual. 18mo. 4s. HAUGHTON, —. Sanscrit and Bengali Dictionary, in the Bengali Character, with Index, serving as a reversed dictionary. 4to. 30s. Menu, with English Translation. 2 vols. 4to. 24s. Hitopadesa, with Bengali and English Translations. 10s. 6d. JOHNSON, Prof. F. Hitopadesa, with Vocabulary. 15s. PINCOTT, FREDERIC, M.R.A.S., Corresponding Member of the Anjuman-i-Panjab. Hitopadesa. A new literal Translation from the Sanskrit Text of Prof. F. Johnson. For the use of Students. 6s. THOMPSON, J. C. Bhagavat Gita. Sanscrit Text. 5s. WILLIAMS, —. English-Sanscrit Dictionary. 4to., cloth. £3 3s. Sanscrit-English Dictionary. 4to. £4 14s. 6d. WILLIAMS, MONIER. Sanscrit Grammar. 8vo. 15s. Sanscrit Manual; to which is added, a Vocabulary, by A. E. Gough. 18mo. 7s. 6d. Sakuntala, with Literal English Translation of all the Metrical Passages, Schemes of the Metres, and copious Critical and Explanatory Notes. Roy. 8vo. 21s. Sakuntala. Translated into English Prose and Verse. Fourth Edition. 8s. Vikramorvasi. The Text. 8vo. 5s. WILKIN, Sir CHARLES. Sanscrit Grammar. 4to. 15s. WILSON, —. Megha Duta, with Translation into English Verse, Notes, Illustrations, and a Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 6s.

PERSIAN.

BARETTO, —. Persian Dictionary. 2 vols. 8vo. 12s. CLARKE, Captain H. WILBERFORCE, R.E. The Persian Manual. A Pocket Companion. Part I.—A Concise Grammar of the Language, with Exercises on its more Prominent Peculiarities, together with a Selection of Useful Phrases, Dialogues, and Subjects for Translation into Persian. Part II.—A Vocabulary of Useful Words, English, and Persian, showing at the same time the Difference of idiom between the two Languages. 18mo. 7s. 6d. The Bustan. By Shaikh Muslihu-d-Dín Sa’di Shírází. Translated for the first time into Prose, with Explanatory Notes and Index. With Portrait. 8vo. 30s. The Sikandar Nama, e Bara, or, Book of Alexander the Great. Written, A.D. 1200, by Abu Muhammad Bin Yusuf Bin Mu’ayyid-i-Nizámu-d-Dín. Translated for the first time out of the Persian into Prose, with Critical and Explanatory Remarks, and an Introductory Preface, and a Life of the Author, collected from various Persian sources. Roy. 8vo. 42s. FORBES, DUNCAN, LL.D. Persian Grammar, Reading Lessons, and Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. IBRAHEEM, —. Persian Grammar, Dialogues, &c. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. KEENE, Rev. H. G. First Book of The Anwari Soheili. Persian Text. 8vo. 5s. Akhlaki Mushini. Translated into English. 8vo. 3s. 6d. OUSELEY, Col. Anwari Soheili. 4to. 42s. Akhlaki Mushini. Persian Text. 8vo. 5s. PLATTS, J. T. Gulistan. Carefully collated with the original MS., with a full Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. Gulistan. Translated from a revised Text, with copious Notes. 8vo. 12s. 6d. RICHARDSON, —. Persian, Arabic, and English Dictionary. Edition of 1852. By F. Johnson. 4to. £4. TOLBORT, T. W. H., Bengal Civil Service. A Translation of Robinson Crusoe into the Persian language. Roman Character. Cr. 8vo. 7s. WOLLASTON, ARTHUR N., C.I.E. Translation of the Anvari Soheili. Roy. 8vo. £2 2s. English-Persian Dictionary. Compiled from Original Sources. 8vo. 25s.

BENGALI.

BATRI, —. Singhasan. Demy 8vo. 5s. FORBES, DUNCAN, LL.D. Bengali Grammar, with Phrases and Dialogues. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. Bengali Reader, with a Translation and Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo. 12s. 6d. HAUGHTON, —. Bengali, Sanscrit, and English Dictionary, adapted for Students in either language; to which is added an Index, serving as a reversed dictionary. 4to. 30s. Nabo Nari. Anecdotes of the Nine Famous Women of India. [Text-book for examinations in Bengali.] 12mo. 7s. Tota Itihas. The Tales of a Parrot. Demy 8vo. 5s.

ARABIC.

FORBES, DUNCAN, LL.D. Arabic Grammar, intended more especially for the use of young men preparing for the East India Civil Service, and also for the use of self-instructing students in general. Royal 8vo., cloth. 18s. Arabic Reading Lessons, consisting of Easy Extracts from the best Authors, with Vocabulary. Roy. 8vo., cloth. 15s. KAYAT, ASSAAD YAKOOB. The Eastern Traveller’s Interpreter; or, Arabic Without a Teacher. Oblong. 5s. PALMER, Prof. E. H., M.A., &c. Arabic Grammar. On the principles of the best Native Grammarians. 8vo. 18s. The Arabic Manual. Comprising a condensed Grammar of both Classical and Modern Arabic; Reading Lessons and Exercises, with Analyses and a Vocabulary of useful Words. Fcap. 7s. 6d. RICHARDSON, —. Arabic, Persian, and English Dictionary. Edition of 1852. By F. Johnson. 4to., cloth. £4. STEINGASS, Dr. F. Students’ Arabic-English Dictionary. Demy 8vo. 50s. English-Arabic Dictionary. Demy 8vo. 28s.

TELOOGOO.

BROWN, —. Dictionary, reversed; with a Dictionary of the Mixed Dialects used in Teloogoo. 3 vols. in 2. Roy. 8vo. £5. Reader. 8vo. 2 vols. 14s. Dialogues, Teloogoo and English. 8vo. 5s. 6d. CAMPBELL, —. Dictionary. Roy. 8vo. 30s. Pancha Tantra. 8s. PERCIVAL, —. English-Teloogoo Dictionary. 10s. 6d.

TAMIL.

BABINGTON, —. Grammar (High Dialect). 4to. 12s. Gooroo Paramatan. Demy 4to. 8s. PERCIVAL, —. Tamil Dictionary. 2 vols. 10s. 6d. POPE, Rev. G. U. Tamil Handbook. In Three Parts. 12s. 6d. each. Part I. Introduction—Grammatical Lessons—General Index. Part II. Appendices—Notes on the Study of the “Kurral”—Key to the Exercises. Part III. Dictionaries: I. Tamil-English—II. English-Tamil ROTTLER, —. Dictionary, Tamil and English. 4to. 42s.

GUZRATTEE.

MAVOR, —. Spelling, Guzrattee and English. 7s. 6d. SHAPUAJI EDALJI. Dictionary, Guzrattee and English. 21s.

MAHRATTA.

BALLANTYNE, JAMES R., of the Scottish Naval and Military Academy. A Grammar of the Mahratta Language. For the use of the East India College at Hayleybury. 4to. 5s. Æsop’s Fables. 12mo. 2s. 6d. MOLESWORTH, —. Dictionary, Mahratta and English. 4to. 42s. Dictionary, English and Mahratta. 4to. 42s.

MALAY.

BIKKERS, Dr. A. J. W. Malay, Achinese, French, and English Vocabulary. Alphabetically arranged under each of the four languages. With a concise Malay Grammar. Post 8vo. 7s. 6d. MARSDEN, —. Grammar. 4to. £1 1s.

CHINESE.

MARSHMAN, —. Clavis Sinica. A Chinese Grammar. 4to. £2 2s. MORRISON, —. Dictionary. 6 vols., 4to. View of China, for Philological Purposes. Containing a Sketch of Chinese Chronology, Geography, Government, Religion, and Customs, designed for those who study the Chinese language. 4to. 6s.

PUS’HTO.

RAVERTY, Major H. G., Bombay Infantry (Retired), Author of the Pus’hto Grammar, Dictionary, Selections Prose and Poetical, Selections from the Poetry of the Afgháns (English Translation), Æsop’s Fables, &c. &c. The Pus’hto Manual. Comprising a Concise Grammar; Exercises and Dialogues; Familiar Phrases, Proverbs, and Vocabulary. Fcap. 5s. HUGHES, Rev. T. P. Ganj-i-Pukto, or Pukto Treasury. Being the Government Text-Book for the Lower Standard of Examination in Pukto, the Language of the Afghans. With Glossary of Words. Post 8vo. 10s. 6d.

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COLLETT, —. Malayalam Reader. 8vo. 12s. 6d. Æsop’s Fables in Carnatica. 8vo., bound. 12s. 6d. MACKENZIE, Captain C. F., late of H.M.’s Consular Service. A Turkish Manual. Comprising a Condensed Grammar with Idiomatic Phrases, Exercises and Dialogues, and Vocabulary. 6s. Oriental Penmanship: comprising Specimens of Persian Handwriting. Illustrated with Facsimiles from Originals in the South Kensington Museum, to which are added Illustrations of the Nagari Character. By the late Professor Palmer and Frederic Pincott. 4to. 12s. 6d. REEVE, —. English-Carnatica and Carnatica-English Dictionary. (Very slightly damaged.) £8. SCHNURMANN, J. NESTOR. Russian Manual. 6s. (For details see next page.) TIEN, REV. ANTON, M.R.A.S. Egyptian, Syrian, and North African Handbook.

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