Memoirs of the life travels and adventures, of Edward Wortley Montague, Esq; son to the most famous traveller, Lady Mary Wortley Montague : exhibiting his very extraordinary transactions in England, France, Italy, Turkey, Arabia, Egypt, and the Holy Land. : Complete in two volumes.

Format:

Microformat

Contributor:

Montagu, Edward Wortley, 1713-1776.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 18611.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Montagu, Edward Wortley, 1713-1776.

Montagu, Edward Wortley.

Genre:

Booksellers' advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

Travel literature.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 90 pages ; (8vo)

4x6 in.

monochrome

service copy

negative

Other Title:

Life and travels of E.W. Montague.

Life travels and adventures, of edward Wortley Montague Esq

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia: : Printed and sold by Robert Bell, in Third-Street., M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]

Notes:

Running title: Life and travels of E.W. Montague.

Attributed to Edward Wortley Montagu by Evans, but evidently not authentic. Cf. the Dictionary of national biography.

Each volume has separate title page. Title of v. 1 is given as: The life travels and adventures, of Edward Wortley Montagu Esq; ...

Imprint from title page of v. 1.

"The second volume, which completes this interesting work, will be published, ten days from this date, price one third of a dollar. February 28th. 1784."--p. 40. The general title page was apparently added when the second volume became available.

Bookseller's advertisement, p. 40.

Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 18611).

Cited in:

Evans 18611

Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 4509

OCLC:

55832892