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#P-030701. 3 volumes. 3/4 red leather, with marbled endpapers. T.E.G. Signed binding by W. Worsfold, London. Edited by her Great-Grandso n, 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. ; 8vo
Title: The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Categories: Leather Sets & Bindings, Biography, Prose, Women, Literature, European Literature, 19th Century Literature, English, Politics,
Edition: Second Revised Edition
Publisher: London, Richard Bentley: 1837
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket
lbs: 1.00 lbs
Seller ID: P-030701