An Additional Volume to the 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.

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Published by T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, London, 1767

About this Item

A very scarce, additional volume of the letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, published posthumously from "recovered manuscripts", although controversially considered to be fake. The first edition.Very scarce work. This collection is labelled as an additional volume of letters from English aristocrat, writer and medical pioneer, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. This volume was intended as a supplement for the three-volume set of Letters published in 1763. Published after her death in 1762, this additional volume allegedly contains writings from additional manuscripts. However, while the poetry is considered truthfully Lady Montagues, the letters are widely considered to be falsified. It is unknown whether the publisher was aware of this fact at the time of publishing. Bound in full calf.With the bookplate of Lucy Hutton, with an ink inscription, possibly of Hutton's to the verso of the title page stating 'This 4th volume is not the work of Lady Mary Montagu'. Bound in full calf. Externally, generally smart, with slight rubbing to joints and extremities. Front hinge is a touch strained, but holding firm. Endpapers and blanks have been retained. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean, with a little age toning and the odd mark. Very Good.

Seller Inventory # 919Q20

Bibliographic Details

• Title: An Additional Volume to the 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.
• Publisher: T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, London
• Publication Date: 1767
• Binding: Leather
• Illustrator: None
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literary Criticism