 Author Name: Montagu, Lady Mary
Title: The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Edition: Second Revised Edition
Publisher: London Richard Bentley 1837
Seller ID: 4385E
#4385E. 3 volumes. Full Tree Calf, with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Elaborate decoration on spine. Edited by her Great-Grandson, Lord, Wharncliffe. Lady Mary Montagu was one of the most fascinating women in hstory. She married the richest man in England, then left him to live in Italy with a handsome young lover. She also lived in Turkey. She has been credited with first suggesting that smallpox could be prevented by injecting people with a small dose of the disease. Later, Jenner improved on this suggestion by using cowpox instead of smallpox. This is an exquisite set of books, a feast for both the eye and the mind.; 8vo
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2250.00 USD |
