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, ... Corrected, improved, and enlarged; and adorned with near seventy cuts.

Author/creator Bı̄dpāı̄
Format Electronic
Publication InfoDublin : printed by H. Chamberlaine, 1788.
Description2 unnumbered pages, vi, 4 unnumbered pages, 214 pages, plates ; 12⁰.
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General noteFirst published in 1699 as 'The fables of Pilpay'.
General noteA 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'.
General noteReproduction of original from the Bodleian Library (Oxford).
References English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT187100.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements

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