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Duncan Forbes
(Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868)
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- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868, trans.: The Adventures of Hatim Taï: A Romance (London: Printed for the Oriental translation fund, 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The History of Chess, From the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India Till the Period of Its Establishment in Western and Central Europe (London: W. H. Allen and Co., 1860)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Observations on the Origin and Progress of Chess: Containing a Brief Account of the Theory and Practice of the Chaturanga, the Primaeval Game of the Hindus, Also of the Shatranj, the Mediaeval Game of the Persians and Arabs (London: Sercombe and Jack, 1855)
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- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The adventures of Hatim Taï, a romance (Printed at the "Royal" Press, 1869), also by Ḥâtim Ṭāʼī (Romance) and Janárdan Rámchandraji (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The adventures of Hatim Taï : a romance (Printed for the Oriental Translation Fund ... , 1830) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The adventures of Hatim Taï, a romance (Ginn, 1896), also by Hatim Tai (Romance) and William Rounseville Alger (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868, trans.: The adventures of Hatim Taï, a romance, ed. by William Rounseville Alger (Gutenberg ebook)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Arabic reading lessons, consisting of extracts from the best authors, together with a vocabulary of all the words occurring in the text; also some explanatory annotations, etc. (C. Lockwood and son, 1906), also by George Sale and E. V. Schalch (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o bahār (W.H. Allen, 1862), also by Mir Amman and ca. 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāg̲h̲ o bahār. (s.n.], 1860), also by active 1801-1806 Mīr Amman Dihlavī and approximately 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o bahār : consisting of entertaining tales in the Hindūstānī language (W.H. Allen, 1846), also by fl. 1801-1806 Mīr Amman Dihlavī and ca. 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o Bahār; consisting of entertaining tales in the Hindūstānī language (W.H. Allen & Co., 1860), also by fl. 1801-1806 Mīr Amman Dihlavī and ca. 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāg̲h̲ o bahār : consisting of entertaining tales in the Hindustani language (W.H. Allen, 1851), also by fl. 1801-1806 Mīr Amman Dihlavī and Amīr Khusrau (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o bahār : consisting of entertaining tales in the Hindustani language (Sampson, Low, Marston, 1897), also by mīr Aman and approximately 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bag̲h̲ o bahār, consisting of entertaining tales in the Hisdūstānī language (W.H. Allen, 1873) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāg̲ẖ o bahār : consisting of the adventures of the four darwesh, and of the king Āzād Baḵẖt, in the Hindūstānī language (Sampson Low, Marston, 1859), also by approximately 1253-1325 Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī and active 1801-1806 Mīr Amman Dihlavī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o bahār, or, Tales of the four Darweshes (S. Low, Marston, 1857), also by Mir Amman and Amīr. Khusrau (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Bāgh o bahār; or, Tales of the four darweshes (W.H. Allen & co. [etc., etc.], 1874) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868, trans.: Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes, by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi, contrib. by active 1801-1806 Mir Amman Dihlavi (Gutenberg ebook)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Baitāl Pachchīsī, or, The twenty-five tales of a sprite (W.H. Allen, 1871), also by John Thompson Platts (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868, ed.: The Baitâl Pachchisi; Or, The Twenty-Five Tales of a Sprite: Translated From the Hindi Text of Dr. Duncan Forbes, by Lallu Lal, John T. Platts, and Mazhar Ali Khan Vila (Gutenberg ebook)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Baitāla-pacīsī. (W.H. Allen, 1874) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Bengālī reader : consisting of easy selections from the best authors, with a translation, and vocabulary of all the words occurring in the text. (W.H. Allen, 1874), also by Graves Champney Haughton (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A dictionary, Hindustani & English : accompanied by a reversed dictionary, English and Hindustani. (W. H. Allen and co., 1866) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A dictionary, Hindustani & English: accompanied by a reversed dictionary, English and Hindustani. (W.H. Allen and Co., 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A dictionary, Hindustani and English, accompanied by a reversed dictionary, English and Hindustani. (S. Low, Marston, 1857) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A dictionary, Hindustani and English: to which is added a reversed part, English and Hindustani. (W.H. Allen, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Forbe's Hindustani grammar (W.H. Allen, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Forbes's Arabic reading lessons (Wm. H. Allen, 1864), also by George Sale and E. V. Schalch (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Forbes's Baitāl-Pachīsī (W.H. Allen, 1857), also by Duncan Forbes (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Arabic language; intended more especially for the use of young men preparing for the East India civil service; and also for the use of self-instructing students in general. (W.H. Allen & co., 1863) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Arabic language : intended more especially for the use of young men preparing for the East India Civil Service, and also for the use of self-instructing students in general (Wm. H. Allen, 1868) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Bengālī language: to which is added a selection of easy phrases and useful dialogues. (W.H. Allen?, 1861) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Bengālī language : to which is added a selection of easy phrases and useful dialogues (Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Bengālī language : to which is added a selection of easy phrases and useful dialogues (Crosby Lockwood and Son, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Hindústání language, in the Oriental and Roman character, with numerous copper-plate illustrations of the Persian and Devanágarí systems of alphabetic writing; to which is added, a copious selection of easy extracts for reading, in the Persi-Arabic and Devanagarí characters, forming a complete introduction to the Totá-Kahání and Bágh-o-bahár ... a vocabulary and ... explanatory notes (Crosby Lockwood & son, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Hindūstānī language, in the Oriental and roman character, with numerous copper-plate illustrations of the Persian and Devanāgarī systems of alphabetic writing. To which is added, a copious selection of easy extracts for reading, in the Persi-Arabic & Devanāgarī characters, forming a complete introduction to the Bagh-o-bahar; together with a vocabulary, and explanatory notes. (W.H. Allen & Co., 1846) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Hindūstānī language, in the Oriental and roman character, with numerous copper-plate illustrations of the Persian and Devanāgarī systems of alphabetic writing. To which is added, a copious selection of easy extracts for reading, in the Persi-Arabic & Devanāgarī characters, forming a complete introduction to the Bagh-o-bahar; together with a vocabulary, and explanatory notes (S. Low, Marston, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Hindustani language in the Oriental and roman character : with numerous copper-plate illustrations of the Persian and Devanágari systems of alphabetic writing, to which is added, a copious selection of easy extracts for reading, in the Persi-Arabic and Devanágarí characters, forming a complete introduction to the Totá-kaháni and Bágh-o-bahár, together with a vocabulary of all the words, and various explanatory notes (Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1862) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Hindústání language in the Oriental and Roman character : with numerous copper-plate illustrations of the Persian and Devanágarí systems of alphabetic writing : to which is added, a copious selection of easy extracts for reading, in the Persi-Arabic and Devanágári characters, forming a complete introduction to the Totá-Kahání and Bágh-o-Bahór, together with a vocabulary of all the words, and various explanatory notes (W.H. Allen, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Persian language : to which is added, a selection of easy extracts for reading, together with a vocabulary, and translations (Crosby Lockwood, 1920) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Persian language : to which is added, a selection of easy extracts for reading, together with a vocabulary, and translations (W.H. Allen, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Persian language. To which is added, a selection of easy extracts for reading, together with a copious vocabulary. (Printed for the author, sold by Allen & co. [etc.], 1844) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A grammar of the Persian language; to which is added, a selection of easy extracts for reading, together with a vocabulary, and translations. (W.H. Allen & co., 1869) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Hindūstānī manual. (S. Low, Marston & Co., Ltd., 1901), also by John T. Platts (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Hindūstānī manual ... (C. Lockwood, 1912), also by John T. Platts (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Hindūstānī manual. A new ed., carefully rev. by Shamsul ʼUlamā M. Yūsuf Jaʼfarī. (Lockwood, 1918), also by Maulavī khān bahādur Muḥammad Yūsuf Jaʼfarī (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: The Hindūstānı̄ manual intended to facilitate the essential attainments of conversing with fluency, and composing with accuracy, in the most useful of all languages spoken in our eastern empire. (C. Lockwood and son, 1903), also by John Thompson Platts (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Ikhwanu-ṣ-ṣafā (S. Low, Marston, 1861), also by Maulavī Ikrām ʼAlī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Nouveau manuel illustré du jeu des échecs; lois et principes, classification des débuts, parties modèles, fins de parties, etc., études et observations nouvelles (Passard, 1861), also by Jules Arnous de Rivière (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Nuovo manuale illustrato del giuoco degli scacchi; leggi e principi, classificazione degli esordi e fini delle partite, partite modelli ecc., ecc., studi e nuove osservazioni (C. Coen, 1861), also by Jules Arnous de Rivière (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Nuovo manuale illustrato del giuoco degli scacchi; leggi e principi, classificazione degli esordi e fini delle partite, partite modelli ecc., ecc., studi e nuove osservazioni (C. Coen, 1876), also by Jules Arnous de Rivière (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Oriental penmanship; an essay for facilitating the reading and writing of the Ta'līk character, as generally used in the East in Persian and Hindūstānī manuscripts and printed works, consisting of various specimens of fine writing, accurately lithographed from original native manuscripts, accompanied by letter-press descriptions, together with explanatory notes and observations. (W.H. Allen & Co., 1849) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary (Sampson, Low, 1861) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary (W. H. Allen, 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Totā kahānī (Wm. H. Allen, 1852), also by Ḥaidar Bak̲h̲sh Ḥaidarī and Z̤iyāʼ al-Dīn Nakhshabī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Totā-kahānī = or, Tales of a parrot ; in the Hindūstānī language (W. H. Allen, 1852), also by Muḥammad Qādirī (page images at HathiTrust)
- Forbes, Duncan, 1798-1868: Totā-Kahānī, or, Tales of a parrot : in the Hindūstaānī language (Wm. H. Allen, 1862), also by Z̤iyāʼ al-Dīn Nakhshabī, Haidar Bakhsh Haidari, and Kādirī Muhammad Khudāvand (page images at HathiTrust)
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