The instructive and entertaining fables of Pilpay, an ancient Indian philosopher : Containing a number of excellent rules for the conduct of persons of all ages, and in all stations: under several heads.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for S. Birt, in Ave-Mary-Lane; and Dan Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar,
MDCCLIV. [1754]
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| Edition: | The third edition. Corrected, improved, and enlarged; and adorned with near seventy cuts neatly engraved. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | First published in 1699 as 'The fables of Pilpay'. A translation by Joseph Harris of 'Les fables de Pilpay', 1698, which purported to be a translation of the Kalı̄lah wa-Dimnah, but was in fact a translation by Gilbert Gaulmin and Dāwūd Sa'ı̄d of the first four chapters of the Persian 'Anvār i Suhaylı̄'. Reproduction of original from British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, ix, 9 unnumbered pages, 231, 1 unnumbered pages, plates) |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |