Letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived five and forty years, undiscovered, 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) from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, first translated into Italian, afterwards into French, and now into English

All titles

• Letters writ by a Turkish spy, who lived five and forty years, undiscovered, 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) from the year 1637, to the year 1682. Written originally in Arabick, first translated into Italian, afterwards into French, and now into English
• Turkish spy. Vol. 1
• Letters writ by a spy at Paris; L'Esploratore turco

People / Organizations

• Giovanni Paolo Marana (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J. Leake, and are to be sold by Henry Rhodes, next door to the Swan-Tavern in Fleet-street, 1687.

Publication year

1687

ESTC No.

R31174

Grub Street ID

113977

Description

[24], 376 p. ; 12°.

Note

A translation of "L'Esploratore turco" by Giovanni Paolo Marana. Subsequent volumes have been variously attributed

Running title reads: Letters writ by a spy at Paris

On R8v: The end of the first volume

Cf. Wing M565BA in which title begins "The first volume of letters ...". Is this a variant?

Uncontrolled note

D8 lacking in copy filmed; reel 1487: t.p., A2-3, sig.D from CS copy spliced at end. - Identified as Wing M565B Variant on UMI microfilm "Early English books, 1641-1700" reel 1127, and as Wing M565BA on reel 1487