The man of pleasure's pocket-book, or, The bon vivant's vede mecum, for the year 1780 ... containing fifty-two double ruled pages ... and ... original articles, viz. I. An account of all public diversions ... VIII. A dictionary for the polite world ...

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Lewis Walpole Library > The man of pleasure's pocket-book, or, The bon vivant's vede mecum, for the year 1780 ... containing fifty-two double ruled pages ... and ... original articles, viz. I. An account of all public diversions ... VIII. A dictionary for the polite world ...


16651187

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Title
The man of pleasure's pocket-book, or, The bon vivant's vede mecum, for the year 1780 ... containing fifty-two double ruled pages ... and ... original articles, viz. I. An account of all public diversions ... VIII. A dictionary for the polite world ...
Contributor
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist.
Published / Created
[1779]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Printed for S. Bladon, No. 13, Paternoster Row
Description
"(To be continued annually)"--Following imprint.
With an engraved frontispiece showing two fashionably dressed couples walking in a park: The most elegant desses upon the Ton / Dighton del. ; Cook sculp.
With the original blind-ruled limp sheep. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance
Purchased from Stuart Bennett; January 2017.
Extent
176 pages, [1] leaf of plates : 17 cm (8vo)
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
145 M266 1779

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Guidebooks
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century
Material
1 illustration ;
Resource Type
text
Subject (Geographic)
London (England)
England
London.
London
Subject (Topic)
Men
Recreation
Sexual behavior
Social life and customs
Subjects
London (England) > Guidebooks
Men > Recreation > England > London
Men > England > London > Sexual behavior
London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century
18th century

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Orbis Record
13044609
Object ID (OID)
16651187

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