The school of Venus, or, Cupid restor'd to sight; : being a history of cuckolds and cuckold-makers, contain'd in an account of the secret amours and pleasant intrigues of our British Kings, noblemen, and others; ... / by Capt. Alexander Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Alexander, active 1714-1726.

Contributor:

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Standardized Title:

Secret history of the lives of the most celebrated beauties

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courtesans.

Nobility.

Kings and rulers.

Mistresses.

Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Mistresses.

Great Britain.

Nobility--Great Britain--Biography--Early works to 1800.

Courtesans--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 16 cm (12mo)

Other Title:

Cupid restor'd to sight

Second volume of the Court of Venus

Court of Venus

Place of Publication:

London: : Printed and sold by J. Morphew, and E. Berrington, 1716.

Notes:

Title of v. 2 reads: The second volume of the Court of Venus, or Cupid restor'd to sight: being a history of cuckolds, and cuckold-makers. Containing an account of the secret amours and intrigues of our British kings, noblemen, and others; with the most celebrated beauties, and famous jilts, from K. Henry II. to this present time. The whole interspers'd with letters of love and gallantry: with the amours and intrigues of two Turks, with their English mistresses, and a key to both volumes. By Captain Alexander Smith.

Imprint of v.2: London: Printed for J. Baker in Pater-Noster-Row, R. Burleigh in Amen-Corner, and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, 1716.

Signatures: v.2: A⁶ B-L¹² M⁶.

Vol. 2: [12], 254, [8] p.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

RBC Singer has v.2 only.

Cited in:

ESTC T97119

OCLC:

63764251