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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: Giving an Impartial Account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most re markable 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." 8 volumes. Contested authorship. Read widely in the 18th century. An excellent example of the books Austen's family and friends might have read. Period leather binding, remains on boards, with expert binding of spines to attach joints at some time in its history. Repair is brown buckram with paper labels "Spy VOL. 1" etc. London. With previous title page showing Printed for G. Strahan et. al. 1741. Additional title page shows this is the 24th printing, printed by A. Wilde. 1748. $300.00 Show more