The way of the town : or, the sham-heiress. A Burlesque Poem. Being a Satyr on the Ladies of Pleasure and the Beaux's of the Town. With the Fable of the Lady's Silver Piss-Pot.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Verse satire, English--Early works to 1800.

Verse satire, English.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([16],36,25-40,[4]p. ) ill. ;

Other Title:

Way of the town

Place of Publication:

London : printed; and sold by J. Morphew near Stationer's-Hall, and A. Dodd at Temple-Bar, [1717] [1716]

Notes:

The cancel title is followed by a conjugate leaf bearing duplicate advertisements for the poem "and clearly meant to be detached" (Foxon).

Includes the cancelled titlepage: 'The way of the town: or, the Covent-Garden heiress. .. The second edition'.

With two final leaves of advertisements for books printed for Sam. Briscoe.

Price from imprint: Price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Foxon, W259

English Short Title Catalog, T54928.

OCLC:

642629881