Colebrooke (Sir Henry Thomas) A Grammar of the Sanscrit Language, vol. 1 [all published], first edition, text in English and Sanskrit, 4pp. errata at end, ink ownership inscription and stamp of College of Fort William to verso of title (some show-through), title repaired at gutter, p.185 torn at inner margin, light browning, a little heavier at points, some small marginal worming, with some old tape repairs at beginning and end, single tiny wormhole within text of last c.50 leaves, becoming very small worm trace towards end, modern half calf over marbled boards, spine gilt, small folio, Calcutta, Printed at the Honorable Company's Press, 1805.

⁂ "The first European work to be based on the indigenous linguistic tradition" (ODNB). Colebrooke, a noted Orientalist, first arrived in India in 1782. Devoted to the study of Sanskrit, he was appointed as honorary professor of Hindu law and Sanskrit at Fort William College in Calcutta in 1801.