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1. Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies, or, Man of pleasure's kalendar, for the year 1773 : containing an exact description of the most celebrated ladies of pleasure who frequent Covent-Garden, and other parts of this metropolis

Published / Created:: MDCCLXXIII [1773]
Call Number:: 646 773 H24B
Image Count:: 91
Description:: Page 104 misnumbered '103'., Signatures: A⁶(-A1) B-N⁶ ²A-B⁶ (- ²B6) [$3 signed (-A2, -G2, 3, -K2, 3, ²B3; A2 signed 'A3')]., Half-title wanting?, Verso of the title page: Contents to the Supplement, for 1773., Caption title on p. [1], second sequence: Supplement to Harris's list for 1773., Description based on imperfect copy: final leaf (²B5?) mutilated with loss of upper half. Page numbering based on Contents listed on verso of title page., Untitled frontispiece, signed in lower left "J. June invt. sculpt." shows a young gentleman approaching a prostitute with the arcade at Covent Garden behind them and a crowd of other men and women engaged in similar activities., Supposed to have been composed by Jack Harris, waiter at the Shakespear's Head; first edition 1760. Cf. Lowndes who says "Benjamin" Harris., and For further information including E.J. Burford's description of the British Library's 1st ed., consult library staff.
Publisher:: Printed for H. Ranger, Temple Exchange Passage, Fleet-Street
Subject (Geographic):: England and London.
Subject (Topic):: English wit and humor, Prostitution, Almanacs, English, Sex, City & town life, Couples, and Prostitutes
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > Harris's list of Covent-Garden ladies, or, Man of pleasure's kalendar, for the year 1773 : containing an exact description of the most celebrated ladies of pleasure who frequent Covent-Garden, and other parts of this metropolis