The lives and memorable actions of many illustrious persons of the Eastern nations such as Khalifas, Soltans, Wazirs, or Prime-Ministers, Generals, Philosophers, Poets, &c. Who have distinguish'd themselves, either by War, Learning, Humanity, Justice, &c. Extracted from the most authentick Oriental chronologers and historians. Never before Englished
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| Language: | English |
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London
printed for J. Wilcox, at Virgil's Head, opposite the New Church in the Strand
1739, M.DCC.XXXIX. [1739]
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | Another issue lacks the dedication and has an initial advertisement leaf which states that 'These short memorials .. was [sic] design'd, and begun to be translated into English, by the late ingenious Mr. George Sale'. - English Short Title Catalog, T98736. - Morgan claims responsibility for 'in all about a fourth of the whole'. - Reproduction of original from British Library. - This issue lacks an initial advertisement leaf, and has a dedication, signed: J. Morgan, which states that though 'The bookseller who purchased these loose papers [presumably Wilcox], fancies he has good grounds to believe they appertained to the late ingenious Mr. George Sale, .. yet not a syllable of this was his writing' |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource ([12],300p) 12° |