Colloquial English-Persian Dictionary in the Roman Character. Containing all English words in common use with their meanings in modern Persian with numerous examples.

Phillott, D[ouglas] C[raven].

Published by Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, published by the author, 1914.

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4to (200 x 250 mm). (2), VI, 361 pp., final blank page. Later full red cloth with giltstamped spine title. First edition. English-Persian dictionary prepared during the author's two-year residence in Persia, containing common English words and their modern Persian translations in Roman character. The work includes reference to grammar and constructions, along with commentary on the various meanings and synonyms of certain words. - The British army officer Lt.-Col. Douglas Craven Phillott (1860-1930) served in India and as Consul in Persia. He published many translations of literary and historical works as a scholar of Urdu, Persian, and Hindustani, as well as an English translation of a rare Persian treatise on falconry. - Hinges cracked; binding worn around corners. Library stamps and shelfmarks deleted from title-page. Occasional small tears to upper margins after page 264. - Ownership stamp of an Arabic library to p. 49 and to fore-edge. - Zaunmüller 186. OCLC 4691564. Not in Vater/Jülg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Colloquial English-Persian Dictionary in the Roman Character. Containing all English words in common use with their meanings in modern Persian with numerous examples.
• Publisher: Calcutta, Baptist Mission Press, published by the author, 1914.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition