The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived 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) 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.
1707
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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 [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) 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.
Uniform title
Turkish spy
Created/published
London : Printed for H. Rhodes, D. Brown, R. Sare, J. Nicholson, B. Tooke, and G. Strahan, 1707.
Description
v.1([48],312 p.) : ill. ; 12mo.
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Vol. 1 is a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco .. ' by Giovanni Paolo 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.
Usually found with vols. 2-8 of the 6th ed. of 1707-8.
The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Vol. 1 is a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco .. ' by Giovanni Paolo 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.
Usually found with vols. 2-8 of the 6th ed. of 1707-8.
The edition statement is from the individual titlepage to vol. 1.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009.
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English Short Title Catalog (ESTC), T221224
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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