Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, who lived five and forty years undiscovered at Paris: giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople, of the most remarkable transactions of Europe: and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France). Continued from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, from thence into English, and now published with a large historical preface and index to illustrate the whole, by the translator of the first volume. In eight volumes. The twenty-sixth edition.

(MARANA, Giovanni Paolo)

Verlag: Printed for A. Wilde, J. Brotherton and Sewell [and 12 others]. 1770, 1770

Beschreibung

xxvi, [4], viii, [10], 312pp; [24], 276pp; [22], 263, [1]p; [22], 287, [1]p; [18], 257, [1]p; [22], 241, [1]p; [14], 248pp; [18], 280pp, engr. front. 12mo. Paper flaw to blank leading edge E11-12, vol. I, small ink splash A4 vol. VII. Attractive set in full contemporary sprinkled calf, raised & gilt banded spines, red morocco labels; sl. cracking to three joints but firm, very minor chip to one headcap, a little unintrusive surface wear to some boards. Near contemporary signature of John Morshead at head of titlepages, W. Morshead, Lavethan on inner boards. John Morshead, 1747-1813, of Trenant Park and Lavethan, Cornwall. An attractive set. Modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. ESTC T91577. The first volume, comprising 102 letters was published in several parts between 1684 and 1686 in both an Italian and in a French translation. They were translated by William Bradshaw into English in 1687 under the supervision of Robert Midgley, who owned the copyright of the work. The remaining seven volumes appeared first in English between 1691 and 1694, prefaced with a letter claiming that they were translated from a discovered Italian manuscript. A French edition of the last seven volumes (with the first) was published in 1696 97 and asserting that it was a translation from the English. The eight volumes contain 644 letters. There has long been a controversy as to the authorship of the volumes subsequent to Marana's first. They have been attributed to many writers, most notably Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw, who produced the English translation. However, given the similarities between the letters, and the stylistic coherence of the whole series, the likeliest author is Marana himself. Marana may have had difficulty in getting the later volumes published in France and turned to England to secure their continuing appearance. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 91604

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Titel: Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy, who lived ...

Verlag: Printed for A. Wilde, J. Brotherton and Sewell [and 12 others]. 1770

Erscheinungsdatum: 1770

Einband: Hardcover