PEARSON, JOHN DORKING: - A Grammar of the English Language; for the Use of Natives in Bengal. (Im reji bh sh ra by karan a). Calcutta, Printed for the Calcutta School-Book Society, at the School-Press, Dhurumtula, 1820.

. Pp. vi, 103, (1). With one engraved plate. Modern half calf, bound with original printed green wrappers. Some staining to a few leaves but overall a very good copy. First edition. One of the earliest books explicitly intended for the inhabitants of Bengal wishing to learn English, preceded by John Miller's "The tutor, or a new English & Bengalee work, well adapted to teach the natives English" (Calcutta 1797). It is one of the first books commissioned by the Calcutta School Book Society, specifically for use in schools. Pearson was in charge of East India Company's schools in Bengal between 1818 and 1823. Scarce.

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