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E.J. Barton commonplace books
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Nothing is known about E. J. Barton except that he was probably British and was interested in Indian history, society, art, and law.
This volume contains passages observing Indian history, society, art, and law, with glossary of Bengali and Arabic terms. Both volumes bound in full leather over wood boards. On spine of v.1: 1334 Anecdote Vol I. On cover: Manns. Anecd. 1862-1872. On back cover: Anecdotes. V.2 manuscript on spine: 1333. On front cover: Anecdotes & Book of extracts, Jessore 3 Nov 1883, EJ Barton. On back cover: Commonplace book EJ Barton 3 Nov 1883.
Sold by Bernard Quaritch Ltd (London, England), 2023.
This volume was cataloged during a group project in July 2025. Seller's description laid into volume.
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- University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
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- Agile project
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- 2025 July
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