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[Lord (Henry)] A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians

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[Lord (Henry)] A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians, 2 parts in 1, first edition, additional engraved title by William Marshall, part 2 with separate title, lacking final blank leaf Y4, slight worming to last few leaves, occasionally affecting ruled border but no text, modern calf, [STC 16825], 4to, Printed by T. and R. Cotes, for Fra. Constable, 1630.

⁂ Early work on two religious groups of India, the Hindu Bania (merchant caste) and the Zoroastrian Parsees, by the chaplain to the East India Company at Surat in Gujarat from 1624 to 1629. The engraved title reads: A Display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: The sect of the Banians the Ancient Natives of India and the Sect of the Persees the Ancient Inhabitants of Persia...

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[Lord (Henry)] A Discoverie of the Sect of the Banians, 2 parts in 1, first edition, additional engraved title by William Marshall, part 2 with separate title, lacking final blank leaf Y4, slight worming to last few leaves, occasionally affecting ruled border but no text, modern calf, [STC 16825], 4to, Printed by T. and R. Cotes, for Fra. Constable, 1630.

⁂ Early work on two religious groups of India, the Hindu Bania (merchant caste) and the Zoroastrian Parsees, by the chaplain to the East India Company at Surat in Gujarat from 1624 to 1629. The engraved title reads: A Display of two forraigne sects in the East Indies vizt: The sect of the Banians the Ancient Natives of India and the Sect of the Persees the Ancient Inhabitants of Persia...

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