Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of. Advice to a daughter : as to religion, husband, house, family and children, behaviour and conversation, friendship, censure, vanity and affectation, pride, diversions : to which is added The character of a trimmer, as to the laws and government, Protestant religion, the papists, forreign affairs / by the late noble M. of H

Folger bibliographic ID: 157810
ESTC number: R9539
Wing number: H290
Folger call number: 185- 009q
Folger holdings ID: 140170

Edition

The sixth edition

General notes

Originally published as "The Lady's new-years gift" in 1688 "The character of a trimmer" is given first on the film and has a title page which reads: The character of a trimmer .. The third edition. The Advice to a daughter follows The character of a trimmer and has a t.p. which follows the general t.p., and reads: The lady's New-Year's gift, or, Advice to a daughter .. The sixth edition, exactly corrected The first three editions of The character of a trimmer were erroneously ascribed to Sir William Coventry: now established as the work of his nephew, George Savile, Marquis of Halifax. Cf. DNB Place of publication from Wing

Item information about Folger 185- 009q

Manuscript biographical notes on Lord Halifax on back endpaper. Bound in old calf. Provenance: Folger purchase from H.W. Edwards, 26 February 1962

Uniform title: Lady's New-Year's gift
Extended title: Advice to a daughter : as to religion, husband, house, family and children, behaviour and conversation, friendship, censure, vanity and affectation, pride, diversions : to which is added The character of a trimmer, as to the laws and government, Protestant religion, the papists, forreign affairs / by the late noble M. of H
Alternate titles: Character of a trimmer

Young women Great Britain

author: Halifax, George Savile, Marquis of, 1633-1695
associated with: Coventry, William, Sir, 1628?-1686