Advice to a son, or Directions for your better conduct : through the various and most important encounters of this life. Under these generall heads. I. Studies, &c. II. Love and marriage. III. Travell. IV. Government. V. Religion. Conclusion / by Francis Osborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborne, Francis, 1593-1659.

Contributor:

Hall, Henry, active 1642-1680, printer.

Robinson, Thomas, -1663, publisher.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

English Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Young men--Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Young men.

Young men--Conduct of life.

Penn Provenance:

Johnson, J. (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Norris, Isaac, 1802-1890 (bookplate) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Norris, Joseph Parker, 1763-1841 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Norris, Charles, M.D. (donor) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 188 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 15 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The sixt edition.

Other Title:

Advice to a son

Directions for your better conduct

Directions for your better conduct.

Fingerprint:

,&or r-ll i-en thdi (3) 1658 (A)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Printed by H[enry]. H[all]. for Tho: Robinson, 1658.

Notes:

Printer's name from Wing CD.

With final advertisement leaf.

In this edition, line 8 of title has "Under", and "Tho" in the imprint is followed by a colon. Madan mentions a London reprint (2397) with "Vnder" in line 8 of title, and "Tho." in imprint.

Signatures: A-H¹² I⁶.

Includes index.

Directions for your better conduct.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has the autograph of J. Johnson on front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy has bookplate of Isaac Norris (1802-1890) on front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy has ownership inscription of Joseph Parker Norris (1763-1841) on front pastedown.

Culture Class Collection copy has portions of two printed leaves used as binding waste.

Culture Class Collection copy has ms. "Sum of S[i]r Walter Raleighs instructions to his sonne" on front free endpaper.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), O513

Madan, III, 2396

ESTC, R25511

OCLC:

278712541