By James Puckle
Published:
xii, 179pp. Copper engraved portrait frontis. Page 64 misnumbered as 46. Full leather binding. Front board and ffep are detached. The first edition was printed in 1723.
Advice from a father to son, with delightful index including topics such as Abilities, Atoms, Covetousness, Gluttony, Dotage, Ingratitude, Justice, Scandal, Respect, Strife, Time, Youth & Zany. Dedicated to three London merchants, including one who traded with Virginia, named Richard Perry.
SCARCE title. Not Ex-Lib.
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