The pleasing moralist: or, young gentlemen and ladies' preceptor. Containing essays ... To which are added, advice to a young man, on his entrance into the world. By Solomon Winlove, Esq. With cuts by Bewick

All titles

• The pleasing moralist: or, young gentlemen and ladies' preceptor. Containing essays ... To which are added, advice to a young man, on his entrance into the world. By Solomon Winlove, Esq. With cuts by Bewick
• Moral lectures

People / Organizations

• Solomon Winlove (Author)
• W. Law ("printed for")

Imprint

London [i.e. York?] : printed for A. Millar, W. Law, and R. Cater; and for Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York. Anno, 1798.

Added name

Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748

Publication year

1798

ESTC No.

N38990

Grub Street ID

26470

Description

96 p. : ill. ; 24°.

Note

Solomon Winlove is a pseudonym

Sometimes attributed to Oliver Goldsmith

'Advice to a young man' is by Isaac Watts

First published in 1769 by F. Newbery as 'Moral lectures'

The London part of the imprint is false; probably printed at York. See Hounslow, D. "Self-interested and evil-minded persons: the book-trade activities of Thomas Wilson, Robert Spence and Joseph Mawman of York." In Printing Places, p.92. 2005.

Uncontrolled note

NNPM copy: 11.2 x 8.2cm, gathered in 8's, vertical chain lines. - Ill. includes frontis. - P.78 misnumbered 42