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 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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London : printed for G. Strahan, W. Mears, S. Ballard, F. Clay, J. Hooke, B. Motte, R. Williamson, and the executors of H. Rhodes, MDCCXXX. [1730]
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MDCCXXX. [1730]
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v.1(48,312p.) : ill. ; 12°.
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London : printed for G. Strahan, W. Mears, S. Ballard, F. Clay, J. Hooke, B. Motte, R. Williamson, and the executors of H. Rhodes, MDCCXXX. [1730]
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[The twenty-first edition].
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England
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MDCCXXX. [1730]
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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 fro...
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Printed by William Bowyer; his records show 1250 copies printed (of this and v. 2-3 of the 9th edition).
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Signatures from Maslen & Lancaster.
Signatures: A¹² a¹² B-O¹².
The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1.
Usually found with v.2-8 of the 9th ed. of 1730.
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. ....
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Maslen & Lancaster. Bowyer ledgers, 1468.
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Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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74VvAJRoGbZl
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