The complete letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, volume 1 : 1708-1720 / edited by Robert Halsband
1965, First Edition. Oxford, England : Clarendon Press. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #435642
Physical description; illustrations, facsimiles, portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references. Contents; Volume 1: 1708-1720 -- List of plates -- Introduction to volume 1 -- Letters 1708-1720 -- Turkish embassy letters -- Previous editions -- Manuscript owners -- Editorial principles -- Short titles and other abbreviations -- Index of correspondents and letters in Volume 1 -- Letters 1708-1720 -- Appendix 1: Translation of French correspondence -- 2: Turkish verse in embassy letter -- 3: Mary Astell's preface to the embassy letters -- Volume 2: 1721-1751 -- List of plates -- Introduction to Volume 2 -- Letters 1721-1751 -- Previous editions -- Manuscript owners -- Short titles and other abbreviations -- Index of correspondents and letters in Volume 2 -- Letters 1721-1751 -- Appendix: Translation of French correspondence -- Volume 3: 1752-1762 -- List of plates -- Introduction to Volume 3 -- Letters 1752-1762 -- Previous editions -- Manuscript owners -- Acknowledgements -- Short title and other abbreviations -- Index of correspondents and letters in Volume 3 -- Letters 1752-1762 -- Appendix 1: Translation of French and Italian correspondence -- 2: Additions and corrections -- Index to Volume 1, 2, and 3. Subjects; Montagu, Mary Wortley Lady 1689-1762. Montagu, Mary Pierrepont Wortley Lady 1689-1762 ; Correspondance. 1700-1799. 18th century. Nobility Great Britain ; Correspondence. Authors, English 18th century ; Correspondence. Mental health. Social psychology. Women Turkey Social conditions History 18th century. Psychology, Social.
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