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A series of Indostan letters : By Barw. Burges containing a striking account of the manners & customs of the Gentoo nations & of the Moguls & other Mahomedan tribes in Indostan with other polemical East India tracts both amusing, interesting, & perfectly original

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: [1790]
Call number: 115171
Creator: Burges, Bartholomew(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (12mo)
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