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[Michael Shapiro]

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You must have a copy of a reprint of the first edition.  My copy is from
the 1958 reprinting of the second edition.  It identifies the first
edition as having been published in 1920. The publisher is still
identified as Brown, Son & Ferguson, Ltd., 52 to 58 Darnley Street,
Glasgow, but there is no longer any mention of the Nautical Press.  By
1958 the price had risen to five shillings.

I'm afraid I don't know anything about Wilson, other than that the book
cover associates him with the Bombay Pilot Service.
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On Sat, 22 Apr 2000, France Mugler wrote:

> VYAKARAN: South Asian Languages and Linguistics Net
> Editors:  Tej K. Bhatia, Syracuse University, New York
>           John Peterson, University of Munich, Germany
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> Subscribe:Send email to listserv at listserv.syr.edu and say:
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> Hello.
>
> Would anyone know the date of the original publication of C. T. Willson's
> The Maalim Saahib's Hindustaani? The (photo)copy I have here only says
> 'reprinted in 1939'. Other details include: Brown, Son & Ferguson, Limited.
> The Nautical Press. Glasgow. And 'three shillings net' - those were the
> days!
>
> Short of the original date of publication, any information about when the
> author might have been in India would be very helpful.
>
> Thank you.
>
> france
>