THE WORLD Unmasked, or the Philosopher the greatest Cheat, in twenty-four Dialogues, translated from the French. 8vo. London, 1736. [G. 26. 27.] TORQUEMADA (Anthonio de) The Spanish Mandevile of Myracles : or the Garden of Curious Flowers: wherein are handled sundry Points of Humanity, Philosophy, Divinity, and Geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant Histories. Translated from the Spanish. 4to. London, 1618. [M. 20. 23.] VOLTAIRE (M. de) Philosophical, Literary, and Historical Pieces, translated from the French. 8vo. London, 1780. [Hh. 8. 19.] THE ANWARI SOHEILI; or, Lights of Soheili, or Canopus. A MS. in 4to, accurately and beautifully written, Anno Hegiræ 772. A. D. 1370. This Work contains a very elegant edition of the Fables of Pilpay or Bidpay, by Hosein Ibn Ali, surnamed ElKáshefy for an account of which see "Notices et Extraits des MSS. de la Bibliothèque du Roi," Tom. X. p. 94, or Major Stewart's "Oriental Library," p. 82. No. 3. The Gulistán, or Rose Garden of Sheik SADI, of Shiraz. To which are attached fifteen pages containing Fragments of Poetry. No date. An 8vo. MS. No. 4. The Gulistán or Rose-Garden of Sheikh SADI, of Shiraz. 4to. No date. A very elegant and amusing Book of Persian Tales, written in a style highly classical, and very much admired and imitated by the Persians. No. 5. The Akhlaki Nasiri, that is, a System of Ethics by the celebrated NASIR EDDEEN, of Toos. Small folio. A valuable manuscript, neatly written, and dated A. H. 1002.=A. D. 1593. No. 6. The World-exhibiting Cup: a short Tract on the Sciences. Neatly written in 12mo. No date. The Title of this Tract alludes to the famous Cup of Jemshid, in which the whole world is said to have been pourtrayed. No. 7. The Akhlaki Mohsini, that is, the Manners of the Virtuous: a very elegant work on Ethics by the celebrated Hosein Ibn Ali Elváez ElKASHEFY, above mentioned. A MS. Neatly written and in good preservation. A. H. 966.= A. D. 1558. No. 8. A Persian Translation, or, rather, a Paraphrase of the Apocryphal Book of JUDITH, with many alterations and additions. In 12mo. neatly written. 2. Turkish Manuscripts. No. 9. A VOLUME of Poems, without name or date, neatly written. 12mo. No. 10. Tazarrua Námah, or Book of Supplication, by the Vizir SAMAN Pasha. A neatly written MS. in small 4to. This is a treatise on religious subjects. The date given at the end, which is A. H. 99.= A. D. 717, must be incorrect. No. 11. EXAMPLES of Turkish Poetry, on the different measures of the Prosody. Dated, at the end, Maii 12, 1614. No. 12. AHWALI KIAMET, or the Circumstances of the Resurrection. In smail 4to. A. H. 1022.=A. D. 1613. |