The Siamese tales : being a collection of stories told to the son of the Mandarin Sam-Sib, for the purpose of engaging his mind in the love of truth and virtue. : With an historical account of the Kingdom of Siam. : To which are added the principal maxims of the talapoins. / Translated from the Siamese. ; [Two lines from Thomson].
| Author/creator | Brewer, George, 1766- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Printed for Henry S. Keatinge's bookstore, by T.E. Clayland & T. Dobbin, 1797. |
| Description | iv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-178 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm (12mo) |
| Supplemental Content | Evans Digital Edition |
| Subjects |
| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32836. ^A478749 |
| General note | Attributed to George Brewer by Welch. "These stories were not translated from the Siamese, but the scene was laid in Siam to make the story more interesting to young people."--Welch. |
| General note | "Contents."--p. [179]. |
| General note | Bookseller's advertisement, p. [180]. |
| References | Evans 32836 |
| References | Minick, A.R. Maryland, 394 |
| References | Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 126 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 32836). |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Maryland Baltimore. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature 1797. |
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