Mogul tales, or, the dreams of men awake
Subtitle: being stories told to divert the sultana's of Guzarat, for the supposed death of the sultan
By: written in French by the celebrated Mr. Guelletee [sic], author of the Chinese tales, &c. ; now first translated into English ; in two volumes, adorned with proper cuts, neatly engraven on copper plates ; with a preferatory [sic] discourse on the usefulness of romances ...
Contributors: Applebee, John, printer; Brindley, John, -1758, bookseller; Jollyffe, John, bookseller; Corbett, Charles, 1710-1752, bookseller; Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770, illustrator, engraver
Publisher: Printed by J. Applebee, in Bolt-Court in Fleet-street, for J. Brindley, at the King's-Arms in New-Bond-street; J. Jolliffe, at the Bible in St. Jame's-street; and C. Corbett, at Addison's-Head, against St. Dunstan's-Church in Fleet-street
Published: 1736
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Satire; Early works to 1800; French Historical fiction; Translations into English
Other titles: Dreams of men awake
Work titles: Sultanes de Guzerate
Notes: Translation of the author's Les sultanes de Guzarate, ou Les songes des hommes éveillés, contes mogols, which was also published with title: Les mille et une soirées.

First edition in English.

Volume 1: [4], xix, [5], 288 pages, [2] leaves of plates; Volume 2: [12], 238, [2] pages, [2] leaves of plates.

Signatures: Volume 1: pi² A-N¹²; Volume 2: pi⁶ A-K¹² (A₁, A₃, A₅, G₄ incorrectly signed B, B₃, B₅, G₃, respectively).

Engraved frontispiece on leaf pi1 of each volume.

Publisher's advertisements on last leaf of volume 2.

Rare Book copy: Volume 1 of this edition only, bound together with volume 2 of the second edition --  London : Printed by J. Applebee, in Bolt-Court Fleet-Street. For J. Brindley, in New-Bond-street; J. Wilcox, in the Strand; J. Hodges, against St. Magnus-Church, London-Bridge; C. Hitch, in Pater-Noster-Row; J. Jolliffe, at St. James's; T. Harris, on London-Bridge; F. Noble, in St. Martin's-Court; and T. Wright, in Exeter-Exchange, M,DCC,XLIII [1743].

Rare Book copy: Later tan speckled calf binding, gilt spine, yellow edges, re-hinged, small label.

English short title catalogue, T131488