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The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at P...

The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at P...

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The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris [electronic resource] : 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. .

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The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris [electronic resource] : 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. .

Publisher

London : printed for G. Strahan, S. Ballard, J. Brotherton, W. Meadows, T. Cox, W. Hinchcliffe, J. Stag. J. Clarke, in Duck-Lane, S. Birt, D. Brown, T. Astley, S. Austen, J. Shockburgh, L. Gilliver, J. Hodges, E. Wicksteed, J. Oswald, J. Comyns, C. Bathurst, T. Fisher, J. Carter, and A. Wilde., M.D.CC.XLI. [1741]

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Turkish spy.

Date

M.D.CC.XLI. [1741]

Record Identifier

74VvAJ3M55Wy

MMS ID

991013514869702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

v.1(xxvi,viii,[16],312p.) : ill. ; 12°.

Publication information

Publisher

London : printed for G. Strahan, S. Ballard, J. Brotherton, W. Meadows, T. Cox, W. Hinchcliffe, J. Stag. J. Clarke, in Duck-Lane, S. Birt, D. Brown, T. Astley, S. Austen, J. Shockburgh, L. Gilliver, J. Hodges, E. Wicksteed, J. Oswald, J. Comyns, C. Bathurst, T. Fisher, J. Carter, and A. Wilde., M.D.CC.XLI. [1741]

Edition

[The twenty-third edition].

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

M.D.CC.XLI. [1741]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris [electronic resource] : 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...

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Notes

General note

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1.

Usually found with v.2-8 of the 11th ed. of 1741.

V.1 is a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco .. ' by G. P. Marana originally published in Paris in 1684; subsequent volumes have been variously attributed, but were probably edited by Robert Midgley from William Bradshaw's translation of the original Italian MS. ....

Citation / References Note

ESTC T91587.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvAJ3M55Wy

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MMS ID

991013514869702626