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Record Nr.

UNISA996390333103316

Titolo

Wits cabinet or, A companion for young men and ladies [[electronic resource] ] : containing I. The whole art of wooing, and making love; with the best complemental letters, elegant epistles, amorous addresses, and answers, in a most pleasant and ingenious strain: with the newest songs, sung at court and both theatres. II. The school of Bacchus; or, the whole art of drinking. taught by a new and most learned method. III. The interpretation of all sorts of dreams. IV. The art of chiromancy and palmestry. V. The several sorts of cosmeticks for clearing and beautifying the face and taking away all freckles morphew, tetters, and ring-worms, and for preserving the complexion, ... VI. The use of metals and precious stones and the way to counterfeit them. VII. Several of the choicest secrets of art and nature. VIII. General rules for the gentile behaviour of young men and ladies in all company. IX. Several sorts of news from divers parts, very jocose and pleasant; with merry riddles

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed for H. Rhodes, at the Star, the corner of Bride-lane, in Fleet-street, 1698

Edizione

[The eighth edition, much enlarged.]

Descrizione fisica

[6], 188 p. : ill

Soggetti

Conduct of life

Young men - Conduct of life

Young women - Conduct of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

A1 has woodcut on verso; title page is A2.

Stained and tightly bound with slight loss of print.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014