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Mogul tales, or, The dreams of men awake : being stories told to divert the sultana's of Guzarat, for the supposed death of the sultan (v.1)
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766)
1736
Title page to vol. 2 varies slightly. Author's name spelt "Guelletee" on title page in vol. 1, "Guellete" on title to vol. 2. First edition in English.
Mogul tales, or, The dreams of men awake : being stories told to divert the sultana's of Guzarat, for the supposed death of the sultan (v.2)
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766)
1736
Title page to vol. 2 varies slightly. Author's name spelt "Guelletee" on title page in vol. 1, "Guellete" on title to vol. 2. First edition in English.
Peruvian tales : related in one thousand and one hours, by one of the select virgins of Cusco, to the Ynca of Peru, to dissuade him from a resolution he had taken to destroy himself by poison. Interspersed with curious and historical remarks, explaining the religious and civil customs, and ceremonies, of the ancient inhabitants of that great empire (v.1)
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766); Humphreys, Samuel (1698?-1738)
1734
Dedication (vol. 1, p. [iii]-viii) signed: Samuel Humphreys. "Advertisement. The second volume of these tales is in the press and will be published with all possible expedition. May 29, 1734. S. Hum...
Peruvian tales : related in one thousand and one hours, by one of the select virgins of Cusco, to the Ynca of Peru, to dissuade him from a resolution he had taken to destroy himself by poison. Interspersed with curious and historical remarks, explaining the religious and civil customs, and ceremonies, of the ancient inhabitants of that great empire (v.2)
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766); Humphreys, Samuel (1698?-1738)
1734
Dedication (vol. 1, p. [iii]-viii) signed: Samuel Humphreys. "Advertisement. The second volume of these tales is in the press and will be published with all possible expedition. May 29, 1734. S. Hum...
Chinese tales : or, the wonderful adventures of the Mandarin Fum-Hoam. Related by himself to divert the Sultana, upon the celebration of her nuptials
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766)
1745
With two final leaves of advertisements. The wood block letter T on sig. A2 is inverted. Page 231-36: "Appendix. Concerning transmigration, &c." Reprint of most of Addison's article in Spectator n...
A thousand and one quarters of hours; being Tartarian tales : Done from the Paris edition, dedicated to the Duke of Chartres... [etc.]
Gueullette, Thomas-Simon (1683-1766)
1716
Dedication signed: T. S. G. i.e. T. S. Gueullette.