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 InfoBaltimore : Printed for Henry S. Keatinge's bookstore, by T.E. Clayland & T. Dobbin, 1797.
Descriptioniv, 1 unnumbered page, 6-178 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 18 cm (12mo)
Supplemental ContentEvans Digital Edition
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SeriesEarly American imprints. First series ; no. 32836. ^A478749
General noteAttributed 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 noteBookseller's advertisement, p. [180].
References Evans 32836
References Minick, A.R. Maryland, 394
References Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 126
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic 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/formBooksellers' advertisements Maryland Baltimore.
Genre/formJuvenile literature 1797.

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