Author: MARSDEN, William.
Title: Maleische spraakkunst .. in 1812 te London gedrukt, en uit het Engelsch vertaald door C.P.J. Elout. - Grammaire de la langue Malaie .. publié a Londres en 1812, et traduite de l'Anglais par C.P.J. Elout.
Description: Haarlem, Johannes Enschedé en Zonen, 1824. 4to. Original boards (sl. rubbed). XCV, 344,(4) pp. First published in London in 1812: A grammar of the Malayan language. - Famous Malay grammar by William Marsden (1754-1836) in Dutch and French, both of which were, at that time, official languages in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. In the very profuse introduction he discusses a diversity of subjects, frequently only distantly connected with the Malay language. He reached Bencoolen on 30 May 1771. During an eight years' residence in Sumatra, Marsden did good official service as sub-secretary, and afterwards as principal secretary, to the government (DNB). - A fine copy. Cordier, BI, col. 1405; Teeuw, A critical survey of studies on Malay and Bahasa Indonesia, p.16: great Malay grammar; Cat. KITLV p.278.

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