The Persian and the Turkish tales, compleat. [electronic resource] : Translated formerly from those languages into French, by M. Petis de la Croix, Dean of the King's interpreters, reader and professor in the Royal College at Paris: and now into English from that translation, by the late learned Dr. King, and several other hands. To which are added two letters from a French abbot to his friend at Paris; giving an account of the island of Madagascar; and of the French embassador's reception by the King of Siam. In two volumes.
1729
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The Persian and the Turkish tales, compleat. [electronic resource] : Translated formerly from those languages into French, by M. Petis de la Croix, Dean of the King's interpreters, reader and professor in the Royal College at Paris: and now into English from that translation, by the late learned Dr. King, and several other hands. To which are added two letters from a French abbot to his friend at Paris; giving an account of the island of Madagascar; and of the French embassador's reception by the King of Siam. In two volumes.
Uniform Title
Mille et un jours. English. Selections.
Edition
The third edition.
Publication Details
London : printed for W. Mears, F. Clay, and D. Browne, without Temple-Bar, J. Stagg, in Westminster-Hall, and T. Astley in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCXXIX. [1729]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
2v.([12],966p.) ; 12⁰.
Note
Contains a selection of stories from 'Les mille et un jour'.
Sometimes attributed to François Pétis de la Croix.
Titlepages in red and black.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Sometimes attributed to François Pétis de la Croix.
Titlepages in red and black.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
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English Short Title Catalog, N24473.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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