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The economy of human life. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscrip...

The economy of human life. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscrip...

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The economy of human life. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an Indian Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered, in a letter from an English gentleman residing in China to the Earl of **********. Cooke's edition. Embellished with superb engravings.

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The economy of human life. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an Indian Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered, in a letter from an English gentleman residing in China to the Earl of **********. Cooke's edition. Embellished with superb engravings.

Publisher

London : printed for C. Cooke, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, [1796]

Alternative title

Oeconomy of human life.

Date

[1796]

Record Identifier

74VvBmRGJVPX

MMS ID

991016351819702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[2],87,[1]p. ; 12°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for C. Cooke, and sold by all the booksellers in Great-Britain and Ireland, [1796]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

[1796]

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The economy of human life. [electronic resource] : In two parts. Translated from an Indian manuscript, written by an Indian Bramin. To which is prefixed, an account of the manner in which the said manuscript was discovered, in a letter from an English gentleman residing in China to the Earl of **********. Cooke's edition. Embellished with superb en...

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Notes

General note

For another "Cooke's edition" printed in [1796] with different pagination cf. T483627.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

The first part is by Robert Dodsley, but sometimes attributed to P. D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; the second is attributed to John Hill.

With an additional titlepage, engraved, dated 1796, which reads: 'Economy of human life, forming part of Cooke's pocket edition of sacred classics, or moralist's instructive companion, containing a complete collection of universally approved works on moral & religious subject by the most esteemed authors.'....

Citation / References Note

ESTC T184644.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvBmRGJVPX

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvBmRGJVPX

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MMS ID

991016351819702626