The tricks of the town laid open or, a companion for country gentlemen: being the substance of seventeen letters from a gentleman in London to his friend in the country, to dissuade him from coming to town. Wherein is contain'd, The Humorous Frauds, Tricks, and Cheats of Tennis-Courts, Bowling-Greens, Play-Houses, Gaming-Houses, Bawdy-Houses, Cock-Matches, Horse-Races, Foot-Matches, &c. With the Characters of a Beau, Gamester, Bully, Setter, Spunger, and a Sot. Also, General Reflections on the Manners and Humours of the Town, with a Description of the present State of it
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
printed for, and sold by H. Slater, at the Golden-Key in Clare-Court, Drury-Lane; and R. Adams, at Dryden's Head, Holborn-Bars
1747, MDCCXLVII. [1747]
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| Edition: | The third edition |
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| Collection: | Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Item Description: | English Short Title Catalog, T174270. - Horizontal chain lines. - Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). - The original 1746 London edition was by a Gentleman at London |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (viii,95,[1]p) 8° |