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The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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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