Edinburgh, 1752. 8vo. Engr. front,+ engr. title,+ xxxii,+ 160 pp. Contemporary mottled calf, richly gilt spine with red label, red edges, slight repair at spine and tear at hinges. Book plate ?Biblioteque de M. de Mareste? First French translation of this very popular book. The English first edition was published in 1750 as ?The Oeconomy of Human Life. Translated from an Indian Manuscipts written by an Ancient Bramin?, and it?s a collection of moral precepts attributed to ancient authors in India and China. It became a great success and was translated into Latin, Hebrew, Russian, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Danish.

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Title: Oeconomie de la vie humaine. Ouvrage traduit en Fran�ois sur la traduction Angloise du manuscrit Indien d?un ancien bramine.
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Very Good
Book Type: Hardcover / Hardback

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Malmer Petersson Rare Books AB
�sterl�nggatan 53, Stockholm, 111 31, Sweden

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