[Rarebooks] FS: Rare 1789 Calcutta imprint of Kalidasa's drama Sacontala

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Kalidasa. SACONTALA, or the Fatal Ring; an Indian Drama by Calidas: Translated from the Original Sanskrit and Pracrit. Calcutta: Printed and sold by Joseph Cooper. 1789. 8vo. (2),xi,(1),183,(3)pp. With the final leaf of errata. Orig. calf, red morocco spine label (partly chipped off), hinges a bit rubbed. Some light text soiling.    $1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)
Shaw's PRINTING IN CALCUTTA TO 1800 #136 attributes this rare first English translation to Sir William Jones. The SACONTALA (or SAKUNTALA) is one of the great Indian dramas, written by "The Indian Shakespeare."

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