Montagu, The works of the honorable Lady Mary Montagu, London 1803. First collected edition of all her works. In 8vo 18x10cm, 5 volumes complete engraved portrait, 309p., 10 plates, 292p., 288p., 325p., 339p. contemporary leather over boards, slightly rubbed, text clean, overall very good. Lady Mary Montagu (1689-1762) was one of the very few woman who left descriptions for the Levant included in her famous letters. These were firstly published during the 1760s and became a classic, as she was the wife of the British ambassador to the Porte, since 1716. In this edition are included all her writings and the letters from the Levant, including letters that had not published before.