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Reprinted third edition. 8vo, full blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine. xxxiv, 741, Index. A fine copy.

Edizione: a fine copy of this revised edition. in india, dubois was at first attached to the pondicherry mission, and worked in the southern districts of the present madras presidency. after the fall of seringapatam in 1799, he went to mysore to reorganize the christian community that had been shattered by tipu sultan. his most notable achievement was his record of hindu manners, customs and ceremonies. although dubois disclaimed the title of author, his collections were not so much drawn from the hindu sacred books as from his own careful and vivid observations, and it is this, united to a remarkable prescience, that makes his work so valuable.<br> dubois's french manuscript was purchased for eight thousand rupees by lord william bentinck for the british east india company in 1807. in 1816, an english translation was published, and about 1864, a curtailed reprint of this edition was issued. abbé, however, largely recast his work, and in 1897, this revised text was published.