The origin and progress of despotism in the Oriental, and other empires of Africa, Europe, and America : this theologico-political research is calculated for an introduction and key to Montesquieu's Spirit of laws, as the author declares in his last section.

Title page printed in red and black.

A grammar of the three principal Oriental languages, Hindoostanee, Persian, and Arabic, on a plan entirely new, and perfectly easy /

"Dialogues persans et francais," in Persian (roman characters) and French: p. [189]-236. "Persian dialogues, &c," the same dialogues in Persian script with English translation: p. [141]-188.

The Life of Carsten Niebuhr, the oriental traveller /

Translation of : Carsten Niebuhrs leben.

An English translation with the Sanskrit text of the Tattva-Kaumudî (Sânkhya) of Vâchaspati Miśra /

Includes index.

Tales of the East: comprising the most popular romances of oriental origin; and the best imitations by European authors: with new translations, and additional tales, never before published. To which is prefixed an introductory dissertation .../

v. 1. Arabian nights' entertainments [from the French version of A. Galland] New Arabian nights [from the French version of D. Chavis and J. Cazotte]--v. 2. Continuation of the New Arabian nights. Persian tales [from the translation of F. Pétis de la Croix] Persian tales of Inatulla of Delhi [tr. by A. Dow] Oriental tales [by A. C. P., comte de Caylus] The history of Nourjahad [by Mrs. Frances Sheridan] Additional tales from the Arabian nights.--v. 3. Mogul tales [by T. S. Gueulette] Turkish tales [from the translation of F. Pétis de la Croix] Tartarian tales; Chinese tales [by T. S. Gueulette] Tales of the genii [by J. Ridley] The history of Abdalla, the son of Hanif [by J. P. Bignon]