A new academy of complements, or, The lover's secratary [sic] : being wit and mirth, improv'd by the most elegant expressions us'd in the art of courtship, in divers examples of writing or inditing letters, relating either to love or business : also the silent language, or a compleat rule for discoursing by motion of the hand without being understood by the company ... : to which is added, a choice collections [sic] of above 120 love-songs, merry catches, and jovial healths : being the newest now extant : with plain instructions for dancing

Folger bibliographic ID: 353298
ESTC number: T86876
Folger call number: 229- 860q
Folger holdings ID: 501731
Accession Number: 229860

Edition

The fourth edition, with additions

Bibliographic format

twelvemo

General notes

Title continues: Together with instructions for writing figure-hand, bills of exchange, receipts, casting accompts, &c. The signification of moles, and interpretation of dreams. A never-failing method for women to get good husbands. Likewise a pleasant dialogue between six merry gossips paying a visit to a lying-in-woman Compiled by Lord Buckhurst, Sir Charles Sedley, Sir William Davenant and others "Licens'd and enter'd according to order"--Title page "Price one shilling"--Title page Signatures: A-G¹² Leaf A1 is a woodcut frontispiece; leaf of woodcut images of sign language between D1,2

Item information about Folger 229- 860q

Imperfect: wanting both leaves with illustrations. Bookseller's description mounted. In a modern half leather (goatskin) binding with marbled paper boards and endpapers; gold tooling on spine; top edge gilt. Acquired from B. Walzer (cat. 6:369), 1988-06-15 Adopted by Elizabeth Cabot, Acquisitions Night 1989

Extended title: A new academy of complements, or, The lover's secratary [sic] : being wit and mirth, improv'd by the most elegant expressions us'd in the art of courtship, in divers examples of writing or inditing letters, relating either to love or business : also the silent language, or a compleat rule for discoursing by motion of the hand without being understood by the company ... : to which is added, a choice collections [sic] of above 120 love-songs, merry catches, and jovial healths : being the newest now extant : with plain instructions for dancing
Alternate titles: Lover's secratary, New academy of complements, or, The lover's secretary

Conduct of life Courtesy

editor: Dorset, Charles Sackville, Earl of, 1638?-1706
editor: Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701
editor: D'Avenant, William, 1606-1668
bookseller: Bates, C. (Charles), active 17th century-18th century
bookseller: Bettesworth, Arthur, -1739