You are bidding on a rare antique hardcover book titled Asiatick Researches or Transactions of the Society Instituted in Bengal For Inquiring Into the History and Antiquities, the Arts, Sciences, and Literature of Asia. Printed Verbatim from the Calcutta Edition. This is Volume The Fifth. Printed in London by T. Malden, 1801.

Imagine, here is a book from 1801!!!

Book has wonderful fold-out pages.

Some of the topics covered in the book are:

Historical Remarks on the Coast of Malabar with Some Description of the Manners of its Inhabitants. 

An Account of Two Fakeers with Their Portraits (Note: only one portrait is present)

Enumeration of Indian Classes

The Sculptures at Mahabalipoorum (Seven Pagodas)

Account of Hindustance Horometry

Indian Weights and Measures

City of Pegue and the Temple of Shoemadoo Praw

Language of Awa and Rac'Hain

Elastic Gum Vine

Astrological Labours of Jayasinha, Rajah of Ambhere

Description of a Species of Meloe (insect) found in Bengal, Behar and Oude

Languages of the Burma Empire

The Pearl Fishery in the Gulph of Manar

Plus more!!!

The book has been recently rebound with green leather spine with green swirling boards. All pages are clean and tightly bound (428 pages). No writing in book at all and no signs of previous ownership. All pages are very clean and tightly bound. Book is in overall very good condition! This is a very rare book.

This is a terrific book to add to a collection!

Great gift idea!

(Inventory: 336)