First English Edition of The Jewish Spy

First English Edition of The Jewish Spy

Marquis D'Argens, trans. THE JEWISH SPY: BEING A PHILOSOPHICAL, HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL CORRESPONDENCE, BY LETTERS WHICH LATELY PASS'D BETWEEN CERTAIN JEWS IN TURKEY, ITALY, FRANCE, &C. London: Printed for D. Browne, at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar; and R. Hett, at the Bible and Crown in the Poultry, 1739. First English edition, first volume (4 additional volumes were published in 1740). Hardcover. Gilt paneled vellum with eagle stamp, gilt on spine, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. 12mo; xii, 303, [45index]pp. Translated into English from the French by D'Argens. With title page engraving, printer's ornaments. ESTC T129708.
6 3/8 x 4 in.
Predates the second edition in five volumes published in 1744. This first English edition translates forty letters of Lettres juives by Marques de Argens.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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Condition Report: A good and well-bound copy; vellum with discoloration and slight warping; bookplate of Edward Rogers Cookman; pages lightly toned, minor foxing, upper margin closely trimmed, title page with separation at head, occasional stain or marginalia, lacking engraved frontispiece.