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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gentleman at London, fl. 1746.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Country life--England.

Country life.

Gambling--England--London.

Gambling.

City and town life--England--London.

City and town life.

England--Social life and customs.

England.

London (England)--Social life and customs.

London (England).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii,95,[1]p. )

Edition:

The third edition.

Other Title:

Tricks of the town laid open

Place of Publication:

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, MDCCXLVII. [1747]

Notes:

The original 1746 London edition was by a Gentleman at London.

Horizontal chain lines.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T174270.

OCLC:

642491258