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Letters of the right honourable Lady M--y W---y M----e: written, during her travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks; drawn from sources that have been inaccessible to other travellers. [Letters 1-52].

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Letters of the right honourable Lady M--y W---y M----e: written, during her travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to persons of distinction, men of letters, &c. in different parts of Europe. Which contain, among other curious relations, accounts of the policy and manners of the Turks; drawn from sources that have been inaccessible to other travellers. [Letters 1-52].

by MONTAGU, Mary Wortley

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London, for T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, 1763. 3 vols. Sm. 8vo. xii,[iv],165 - [ii],167 - [iv],134 pp. Sewn, in modern marbled paper. (half-title of vol.2 not present). ADDED: [IDEM:] Letters of the right honourable Lady M-y W-y M-e: written, during her travels in Europe, Asia and Africa [...] in 4 volumes. London, for B. Dodd and T. Reilly, 1776. Vol. 3 &4 together (letters 35 to 58). 120,88 pp. Full calf; gilt spine w. morocco titel-piece (stain on front board; a bit chafed; lower corner bumped) � Ad 2: In 1767, Becket & De Hondt published an 'Additional volume to the letters of Lady M.' This fourth volume incorporates letters 53 to 58; an 'Inquiry into the truth of Monsieur Rochefoucault's maxim "That marriage is sometimes convenient, but never delightful"'; and 2 poems by Montagu and Pope. The poems are not present in this edition by Dodd and Reilly. Internet

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Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Marbled Paper
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