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1730 Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy in Paris. Complete in 8 Volumes. (Book Set)
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1730 Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy in Paris. Complete in 8 Volumes. (Book Set)

18th century
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'The Eight Volumes Of Letter Writ By A Turkish Spy, Who Liv'd Five and Forty Years Undiscovered At Paris'. printed for G. Strahan, London in 1730.

Original binding. Each volume is fully bound in brown leather with five raised bands to the spine and red leather title panel with gilt-stamped title. All volumes show signs of shelf wear to the extremities. The bindings remain tight.

Bookplate for 'Library Brocket Hall' (Hertfordshire) and 'Lord W. Kerr G.C.B.' to the front pastedown. Lord Walter Kerr (1839-1925) G.C.B was Admiral of the Fleet; the highest rank in the Royal Navy. In retirement he lived at Melnbourne Hall, Derbyshire, which his wife had inherited, along with Brocket Hall and the manor of Ayot St. Peter.

Small ink name inscription to the top of the title page of Volume I and some light spotting throughout, predominantly to the preliminary pages.

A scarce set.

Dimensions:-

Height: 16cm

Width: 10cm

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16cm (6.30")
Width
10cm (3.94")
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Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 18th Century.

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SA1229905
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8037
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'The Eight Volumes Of Letter Writ By A Turkish Spy, Who Liv'd Five and Forty Years Undiscovered At Paris'. printed for G. Strahan, London in 1730.

Original binding.

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Each volume is fully bound in brown leather with five raised bands to the spine and red leather title panel with gilt-stamped title.
Harrington Antiques

All volumes show signs of shelf wear to the extremities. The bindings remain tight.

fig 1. An eight-volume set of 18th-century leather-bound books standing upright with visible raised spine bands and gilt titles.
fig 1. 1730 Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy in Paris. Complete in 8 Volumes. (Book Set)

Bookplate for 'Library Brocket Hall' (Hertfordshire) and 'Lord W. Kerr G.C.B.' to the front pastedown. Lord Walter Kerr (1839-1925) G.C.B was Admiral of the Fleet; the highest rank in the Royal Navy. In retirement he lived at Melnbourne Hall, Derbyshire, which his wife had inherited, along with Brocket Hall and the manor of Ayot St. Peter.

fig 2. An eight-volume set of 18th-century leather-bound books standing upright with visible raised spine bands and gilt titles.
fig 2. 1730 Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy in Paris. Complete in 8 Volumes. (Book Set)

Small ink name inscription to the top of the title page of Volume I and some light spotting throughout, predominantly to the preliminary pages.

A scarce set.

Dimensions:-

Height: 16cm

Width: 10cm

DELIVERY

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
16cm (6.30")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1229905
Dealers Internal Ref
8037
Harrington Antiques
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During the 18th century, multi-volume book sets were bound in full leather to preserve literary works, serving as prominent features of private libraries in Georgian estates.

Traditional bookbinding of this era utilised calfskin or goat leather over paper boards, featuring hand-sewn spines with raised bands and gold leaf tooling for titles.

Authentic period bindings exhibit genuine surface patination, raised spine bands formed by underlying cord structures, hand-stamped gilt lettering, and rag paper pages.

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Store volumes upright in a climate-controlled environment away from direct sunlight, handle bindings with clean dry hands, and avoid using modern chemical cleaners.
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