Female policy detected: or, The arts of a designing woman laid open treating I. Of the allurements, inconstancy, love, revenge, pride and ingratitude. II. A pleasant and profitable discourse in defence of married men, agains peevish, fretful, scolding wives; with several notable examples of the mischiefs and miseries which have attended their lust and pride. III. A true character of a vertuous vvoman; or, wife indeed. With a poetical description of a maid, wife, and widow by E, VV. [sic] author of the London-Spy, and Trip to Jamaica to which is added, The batchelor's estimate of the expences of a married life

All titles

• Female policy detected: or, The arts of a designing woman laid open treating I. Of the allurements, inconstancy, love, revenge, pride and ingratitude. II. A pleasant and profitable discourse in defence of married men, agains peevish, fretful, scolding wives; with several notable examples of the mischiefs and miseries which have attended their lust and pride. III. A true character of a vertuous vvoman; or, wife indeed. With a poetical description of a maid, wife, and widow by E, VV. [sic] author of the London-Spy, and Trip to Jamaica to which is added, The batchelor's estimate of the expences of a married life
• Arts of a designing woman laid open

People / Organizations

• Edward Ward (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for John Willis and Joseph Boddington at the Angel and Bible in Tower-Street, [1732?]

Publication year

1732

ESTC No.

T109336

Grub Street ID

162137

Description

[4],140,[12]p. ; 12°.

Note

Epistle dedicatory signed: E. Ward

The final 12 pages contain 'The batchelor's estimate' which has its own titlepage and is of the fourth edition; the register is continuous

Willis and Boddington are found together in imprints only at this address, and the only dated imprints for their partnership are in 1732. Willis was alone at this address in 1730; neither man appears at this address after 1732.

Uncontrolled note

P.137 misnumbered 13