The way of the town: or, The sham-heiress. A burlesque poem. Being a satyr on the ladies of pleasure and the beaux's of the town. With the fable of the lady's silver piss-pot

People / Organizations

• John Morphew ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")
• Anne Dodd I ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London : printed; and sold by J. Morphew near Stationer's-Hall, and A. Dodd at Temple-Bar, 1717.

Added name

Morphew, John, bookseller.

Publication year

1716

ESTC No.

T54928

Grub Street ID

281554

Description

[14], 36, 25-40, [4] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 8°.

Note

The cancel title is followed by a conjugate leaf bearing duplicate advertisements for the poem "and clearly meant to be detached" (Foxon)

Includes the cancelled titlepage: "The way of the town: or, the Covent-Garden heiress. .. The second edition, 1716"

With two final leaves of advertisements for books printed for Sam. Briscoe

Price from imprint: Price one shilling

Frontispiece

Signatures: [A]]6([A]1+chi1) B-E]6] F]4.