[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 1st ed. of Dodsley's "Oeconomy of Human Life." London: 1751

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[Dodsley, Robert]. THE OECONOMY OF HUMAN LIFE. Translated from an
Indian Manuscript, Written by an Ancient Bramin. To Which Is Prefixed,
an Account of the Manner in Which the Said Manuscript Was Discover'd.
In a Letter from an English Gentleman, Now Residing in China, to the
Earl of ****. London: Printed for M. Cooper. 1751. First edition. Sm.
8vo. xxxii,112pp. Copper engraved frontispiece. Orig. full calf, minor
rubbing.  Quite nice.   $450.00 (trade discount allowed)
The scarce first ed.; supposedly from a manuscript obtained from the
Grand Lama of Tibet, but actually written by the bookseller, Robert
Dodsley (1703-1764). It was a publishing tour de force that went
through almost 200 printings by the end of the 18th century.

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