The Persian and the Turkish tales, compleat Translated formerly from those languages into French, by M. Petis de la Croix, ... And now into English from that translation, by ... Dr. King, and several other hands. To which are added, two letters ... giving an account of the island of Madagascar; and of the French embassador's reception by the King of Siam. In two volumes. The second edition. ...
London : printed for W. Mears, and J. Browne,
1718.
A reissue of the first edition with different titlepages.
Contains a selection of stories from 'Les mille et un jour'.
Sometimes attributed to François Pétis de la Croix.
Titlepages in red and black.
'Turkish tales: or the history of the Sultaness and Visiers of Persia' has separate pagination and register.
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