"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: And discovering feveral 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. 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. Printed for G. Strahan et. al. 1741. $300.00