Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1334938865 ISBN 13: 9781334938863
Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This 17th century travelogue offers a fascinating window into the world of the Ottoman Empire and the European courts through the eyes of a Muslim traveler. The author, disguised as a Christian, experienced firsthand the religious and political tensions of the time while providing valuable insights into the customs and beliefs of diverse cultures. The book offers a unique perspective on the era's historical events and the complex interactions between East and West, shedding light on the religious, social, and political dynamics that shaped the world in the 17th century. Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase. print-on-demand item.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1334938865 ISBN 13: 9781334938863
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 1334938865 ISBN 13: 9781334938863
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0332855937 ISBN 13: 9780332855936
Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
ISBN 10: 0332855937 ISBN 13: 9780332855936
Seller: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom
HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
Published by London: printed for H. Rhodes. and Rich. Sare, 1703
Seller: Barry McKay Rare Books, Appleby-in-Westmorland, CUMBR, United Kingdom
Association Member: PBFA
12mo, (155x90mm), [22],268,[2,2 adverts], lightly browned throughout and with some slight damp-staining in the tail margin of the first few leaves. Contemporary sprinkled calf, very worn and with some loss of leather at the backstrip. Several sources attribute editorship of the English translation to Robert Midgley although his role, or that of William Bradshaw (who may have provided the translation and who was des Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email.cribed by Dunton in his Life and errors as 'the best accomplished hackney-writer I have ever met with) in the publishing history and authorship of The Turkish Spy have never been fully established. Giovanni Paolo Marana, a Genoese refugee at the court of Louis XIV, published the first volume in Italian in 1683. A French version, L'espion du grand seigneur (1684-6), in three volumes and 102 letters, attributed to Marana, reached nine volumes in various editions by 1756. The expanded English version, eventually in eight volumes and containing some 600 letters, was first published in the years 1687 to 1694. A footnote in Nichols's Literary Anecdotes, concerning the authorship of The Turkish spy, reads: 'the following memorandum was taken from a copy of the original conveyance in the hands of the late Mr. Charles Bathurst, bookseller in London, in May 1767: Dr. Robert Midgely, of the parish of St. Michael Bassishaw, London, conveys 27th Dec. 1693, to Jos. Hindmarsh, Rd. Sare, and Henry Rhodes [a subsequent publisher of some of the volumes], all the copy-right in the Turkish Spy in 8 volumes. . translated, written, and composed, by himself. Afterwards: written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English. Last of all, he calls himself the sole author of these copies or books. He sold the copy for £209. 11s. 9d.' As DNB notes, All this is very detailed, but not definite proof of Midgley's authorship. The Turkish spy is, however, of greater importance than the problem of its authorship, as it is the first example of a literary genre: the description of a country and its customs, people, and institutions laid bare in a series of letters by a foreigner, and won great contemporary popularity by thrilling and satisfying the new bourgeois reading public with its pseudo-secret revelations of the intrigues of a foreign observer in the capital of one of the most powerful monarchies of western Europe. Although there is no edition statement on this volume, we believe it to be the fifth edition. The first leaf of adverts is for books printed for Richard Sare, the second leaf for Daniel Brown, John Nicholson, Benj. Tooke and George Strahan. Please note that the advised postage is based on an average book, if necessary the postage will be reduced to the correct amount and you will be notified by email.
Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010
ISBN 10: 1140875957 ISBN 13: 9781140875956
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 268 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.
Published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions, 2010
ISBN 10: 1140875957 ISBN 13: 9781140875956
Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, Germany
Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand. | Seiten: 268 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.
Published by Printed for A. Wilde, J. Brotherton and Sewell [and 12 others]. 1770, 1770
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
xxvi, [4], viii, [10], 312pp; [24], 276pp; [22], 263, [1]p; [22], 287, [1]p; [18], 257, [1]p; [22], 241, [1]p; [14], 248pp; [18], 280pp, engr. front. 12mo. Paper flaw to blank leading edge E11-12, vol. I, small ink splash A4 vol. VII. Attractive set in full contemporary sprinkled calf, raised & gilt banded spines, red morocco labels; sl. cracking to three joints but firm, very minor chip to one headcap, a little unintrusive surface wear to some boards. Near contemporary signature of John Morshead at head of titlepages, W. Morshead, Lavethan on inner boards. John Morshead, 1747-1813, of Trenant Park and Lavethan, Cornwall. An attractive set. Modern bookplate of Robert J. Hayhurst. ESTC T91577. The first volume, comprising 102 letters was published in several parts between 1684 and 1686 in both an Italian and in a French translation. They were translated by William Bradshaw into English in 1687 under the supervision of Robert Midgley, who owned the copyright of the work. The remaining seven volumes appeared first in English between 1691 and 1694, prefaced with a letter claiming that they were translated from a discovered Italian manuscript. A French edition of the last seven volumes (with the first) was published in 169697 and asserting that it was a translation from the English. The eight volumes contain 644 letters. There has long been a controversy as to the authorship of the volumes subsequent to Marana's first. They have been attributed to many writers, most notably Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw, who produced the English translation. However, given the similarities between the letters, and the stylistic coherence of the whole series, the likeliest author is Marana himself. Marana may have had difficulty in getting the later volumes published in France and turned to England to secure their continuing appearance.