The transmigrations of Indur, an Indian brachman : through the bodies of an antelope, wild goose, dormouse, elephant, whale, bee, rabbit, mastiff, and his return to the human form.
Bibliographic Citation:
Aikin, John, 1747-1822. The transmigrations of Indur, an Indian brachman : through the bodies of an antelope, wild goose, dormouse, elephant, whale, bee, rabbit, mastiff, and his return to the human form. London : Printed for Houlston and Co., 65, Paternoster-Row, [between 1829 and 1878]
Contributor:
Publisher:
Printed for Houlston and Co., 65, Paternoster-Row, [between 1829 and 1878]
Notes:
  • Undated. Date from publisher's form of name and years of activity at address, cf. P.A.H. Brown. London publishers and printers, p. 93.
  • First and last leaves pasted to wrappers. Last leaf blank.
  • Publisher's advertisements for Houlston and Co on [2] p. at end.
  • Publisher's advertisements for Houlston & Stoneman on back wrapper.
  • Wood-engravings: frontispiece, title-page vignette, illustrations.
  • First sentence: "At the time when Fairies and the Genii possessed the powers which they have now lost, there lived in the country of the Brachmans, a man named Indur, who was distinguished, not only for that gentleness of disposition and humanity towards all living creatures, which are so much cultivated among those people, but for an insatiable curiosity respecting the nature and way of life of all animals."
  • Includes 17 woodcuts.
  • Copy in McGill Library Rare Books and Special Collections: orange wrappers.
Physical Description:
text.chapbook.black and white, 12 x 8 cm.
Language:
English
Chapbook Category:
Travel and Adventure
Digital Collection:
McGill Library's Chapbook Collection
Sponsor:
The McGill Library's Chapbook Collection was made possible through a generous donation from the Harold Crabtree Foundation.
Copyright:
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http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/chapbooks/fullrecord.php?ID=7409
Chapbook Identifier:
PN970_H685_T73_1829