The tricks of London laid open: being, a true caution to both sexes in town and country. I. A General Reflection on the Town, with a Description of the present State of it. II. A Disswasive against Idleness, with the Character of a Sot. III. The Character of a Beau and a Gamester. IV, The Humours, Customs and Tricks of the Play-House, are discover'd and expos'd. V. The tricks of Cockers, Cock matches, and the Cheats of Horse-Races and Foot-Matches are discover'd VI. The villainy of money-dropper is expos'd, and the roguish methods they take to impose on country-men. VII. The Tricks of Bawds and Whores are detected, with a Description of a Bawdy house, and the art of Trapping. VIII. The Character of a Bully, Setter, and Spunger. IX. Particular Observations and Reflections upon several distinct occurrences of the Town

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  • The tricks of London laid open: being, a true caution to both sexes in town and country. I. A General Reflection on the Town, with a Description of the present State of it. II. A Disswasive against Idleness, with the Character of a Sot. III. The Character of a Beau and a Gamester. IV, The Humours, Customs and Tricks of the Play-House, are discover'd and expos'd. V. The tricks of Cockers, Cock matches, and the Cheats of Horse-Races and Foot-Matches are discover'd VI. The villainy of money-dropper is expos'd, and the roguish methods they take to impose on country-men. VII. The Tricks of Bawds and Whores are detected, with a Description of a Bawdy house, and the art of Trapping. VIII. The Character of a Bully, Setter, and Spunger. IX. Particular Observations and Reflections upon several distinct occurrences of the Town
  • Tricks of the town laid open.
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London : printed by T. Sabine, (no. 17) in Little New-street, Shoe-Lane, Fleet-Street; where Printing is Performed at the Letter Press, and off Copper Plate, on the most reasonable Terms, and with Expedition, [between 1774 and 1779?] The sixth edition with considerable improvements.; ..
Publication year
1774-1779
ESTC No.
T181956
Grub Street ID
218475
Description
56p. : ill. ; 8°.
Note
First published in 1728 as 'The tricks of the town laid open'

Title page in red and black

Thomas Sabine was at 17 Little New street from at least 1774 to 1779. See adverts in The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser Nov. 10, 1774, p.4. and Oct. 1, 1779, p.4, col. 4. Cf. 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers online. First dated imprint for Thomas Sabine at this address is 1775 (ESTC N67115)

British Book Trade Index puts Thomas Sabine at 81 Shoe Lane from 1780. By 1781 he was advertising at that address in The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser Jan. 27, 1781, p.1. Cf. 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers online

Below imprint: (Price six-pence.)
Uncontrolled note
Titlepage in red and black. T. Sabine at 81, Shoe Lane from 1785-1825 (Maxted) The address here; (No. 17) in Little New-street, Shoe Lane?