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The eighth and last volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years, undiscover'd 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 1673, to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English, by the translator of the first volume.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection D249 .M32 1692 vol. 8
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693
- Standardized Title:
- Esploratore turco. Vol. 8. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Spies--Europe--Early works to 1800.
- Spies.
- History.
- Europe--History--17th century--Early works to 1800.
- Europe.
- Penn Provenance:
- Elias, Archibald C. (donor)
- Estcourt, Thomas(?) (bookplate)
- Physical Description:
- 24 unnumbered pages, 336, 335-357 pages, 1 unnumbered page : portrait ; 16 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Letters writ by a Turkish spy
- Letters writ by a spy at Paris
- Turkish spy. Vol. VIII PU
- Fingerprint:
- i-or ere, cel, thot (3) 1694 (A)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by J.R. for J. Hindmarsh and R. Sare ..., 1694.
- Notes:
- "Vol. 1 was a translation of 'L'Esploratore turco' by Giovanni Paolo Marana. Subsequent volumes have been variously attributed, but were probably edited by Robert Midgley from William Bradshaw's translation of the original Italian MS."--ESTC.
- Signatures: A-Q¹².
- Engraved frontispiece portrait (signed: F.H. van. Hove. sculp:).
- Title within border of double rules.
- "Where Perfect Sets may be had."
- Local Notes:
- Penn Libraries copy has armorial bookplate of Thomas(?) Estcourt on front pastedown; lower portion of some leaves dampstained at beginning of volume.
- Cited in:
- ESTC R35024
- Wing (2nd ed.), M565EA
- OCLC:
- 82036356
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