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 remarkable transactions of Europe
Subtitle: and, discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts  continued from the year 1637, to the year 1682
By: written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, from thence into English: and now published with a large historical preface and index, to illustrate the whole. By the translator of the first volume
Contributors: Samuel Johnson and William Samuel Johnson Libraries (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Printed by A. Wilde, for S. and E. Ballard ... [and 17 others]
Published: 1753
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: History; Spies
Other titles: Letters writ by a Turkish spy; Turkish spy
Notes: Vol. 1: 25th ed.; v. 2-8: 13th ed.

Vol. 1 has both general and special t.p.; v. 2-8 have special t.p. only.

Vol. 1-6 published in 1753; v.7-8 published in 1754, without name of printer in imprint.

Woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Authorities agree that the first part of the work, published in Paris 1684, was written by Marana. The remainder has been ascribed to different Englishmen, among them Dr. Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw. It is probable however that Midgley simply edited the English translation, made by Bradshaw, of the original Italian manuscript. cf. ESTC.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T91589

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T91590

Gift; Johnson family; 1914.