An essay on the art of ingeniously tormenting : with proper rules for the exercise of that pleasant art : humbly addressed, in the first part, to the master, husband, &c., in the second part, to the wife, friend, &c. : with some general instructions for plaguing all your acquaintance ; [Two lines of quotation].
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for A. Millar in the Strand,
M. DCC. LVII. [1757]
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| Edition: | The second edition, corrected. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in 1753. Signatures: a⁴( -a4), B-P⁸, Q⁴, R1(=a4). The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. Head- and tail-pieces; initials. Library copy bears its ethe book-plate by P.R. Maverick; No. 1634 in ms, black ink at the upper left. Library's binding in full leather, direct lettering at foot of spine and on black lettering-piece. Trimmed to 20 cm. Listed in 1793 catalogue, p. 79 as Tormenting; and in the First ledger as Art of torments. Borrowed by Rev. William Linn on January 12th, 1792, returned on the 16th. |
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| Physical Description: | [2], iii, [1], 234 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : 1 illustration ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |