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The EIght Volumes of Letters Writ By a Turkish Spy, Who Lived Five and Forty Years, Undiscover'd, At Paris: Giving an Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the Most Remarkable Transactions of Europe ... From the Year 1637 to the Year 1682.
by Mahmut the Turkish Spy [Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693; Additions Attributed Variously to Midgley, Robert, 1653-1723. And Bradshaw, William]
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London [1717, 1718]: H Rhodes, D. Brown, R. Sare, J. Nicholson, B. Tooke [Took] and G. Strahan., 1718. Seventh Edition . Original Full Calf, Gilt. Very Good. 6 9/16" Tall. Eight volumes, complete matching set. Frontispiece at front of Vol I, (xxvi, a separate overall preface, note to the reader, and index, for the entire set),(xx), 312; (xxiv), 276; (xxii), 287; (xxii), 288; (xxii), 276; (xxii), 264; (xiv), 248; (xviii), 280. Volumes 1-4 and 7-8 with 1718 publication date, Volume One stated Nineteenth Edition on volume title page with 1718 date [this volume having appeared earlier and being reprinted prior to the other volumes), Volumes 2-4 and 7-8 stated Seventh Edition; Volumes 5 and 6 with 1717 date and stated Seventh Edition on title page, with publisher "Tooke" spelled as "Took". Despite the variation in dates and edition statements, In matching contemporary full calf bindings, 5 bands, red and black morocco spine labels, elaborate gilt tooling on spine and edges. An excellent set, light fraying at a few tips, bindings and hinges solid, gilt still bright, spine labels intact, light even foxing to text blocks, pages square and undamaged. The origins of the work are complex and disputable, but the manuscript by Marana survives at least for the early volumes, one or more of the later volumes likely being English additions. Important for the light it shows on what Europeans thought was happening, rather than for exact reporting on what was actually occurring. See Bibliographical Society of America LII (1958), PMLA LXXII (1957), Revue de litterature compares XXXII (1958), and the Times Literary Supplement 12/24/1982 and 7/1/1983 to appreciate the variety of views regarding the authorship of the later volumes. Defore wrote a continuation of this series in 1718, not present here.
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- Title
- The EIght Volumes of Letters Writ By a Turkish Spy, Who Lived Five and Forty Years, Undiscover'd, At Paris: Giving an Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the Most Remarkable Transactions of Europe ... From the Year 1637 to the Year 1682.
- Author
- Mahmut the Turkish Spy [Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693; Additions Attributed Variously to Midgley, Robert, 1653-1723. And Bradshaw, William]
- Format/Binding
- Original Full Calf, Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- H Rhodes, D. Brown, R. Sare, J. Nicholson, B. Tooke [Took] and G. Strahan.
- Place of Publication
- London [1717, 1718]
- Date Published
- 1718
- Size
- 6 9/16" Tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Rare And Unusual Books; Antiquarian Books and Leather-Bound Books; Miscellany #16 A Gentleman's Library;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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