The fables of Pilpay a famous Indian phylosopher: containing many useful rules for the conduct of humane life/ made English and address'd to His Highness the Duke of Gloucester.

This is a rare or used book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.

London: Printed for Dan. Brown 1699. Sm. 12mo. Red morocco. Spine with raised bands with blind stamping and marbled end-papers. (vii 207pp. vi). Loose front hinge chipped front end-paper with excised title-page. Previous owner's name written in black ink. Heavy toning throughout with marked ageing. NOTE: This first edition of a scarce ancient Persian fable is a collection of animal stories from the Sanskrit Panchatantra tales. A classic of the genre are thought to have been assembled ca. 200 BC. A culturally important and historical work based on the translation by Joseph Harris of Les fables de Pilpay 1698.