The works of the author of The whole duty of man. In two volumes. ... Containing, I. The whole duty of man. II. The gentlemans calling. III. The ladies calling

All titles

• The works of the author of The whole duty of man. In two volumes. ... Containing, I. The whole duty of man. II. The gentlemans calling. III. The ladies calling
• Whole duty of man; Gentlemans calling; Ladies calling; Cause of the decay of Christian piety; Lively oracles; Government of the tongue; Art of contentment
• Works

People / Organizations

• B. Haite ("printed for")
• Richard Allestree (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for B. Haite, and are to be sold by most book-sellers, MDCLXXXII [1682]

Added name

Fell, John, 1625-1686, ed.; Fell, John, 1625-1686, supposed author.; Henchman, Humphrey, 1592-1675, attributed name.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, -1679, attributed name.; Pakington, Dorothy Coventry, Lady, -1679, attributed name.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683, attributed name.; Sterne, Richard, 1596?-1683, supposed author.

Publication year

1682

ESTC No.

R214303

Grub Street ID

89607

Description

2 v.([18], 312, [22], 105, [11], 164, [2]; [8], 294, [12], 136, [1], 113, [1] p., [2] leaves of plates) ; 12°.

Note

The author of The whole duty of man = Richard Allestree. Probably edited and published by John Fell, Allestree's "literary executor" (DNB)

Volume 1: 'The whole duty of man' has a separate titlepage, with imprint: "London, printed for Massy Browning, A.D. 1682." 'The gentlemans calling' has a separate titlepage with imprint: "London, printed anno Domini 1682". 'The ladies calling .. The sixth impression.' has a separate titlepage, with imprint: "Printed at Amsterdam, 1682"

Volume 2: 'The cause of the decay of Christian piety. Or an impartial survey of the ruines of Christian religion, ..' has a separate titlepage with imprint: "London, printed anno Domini 1682". 'The lively oracles given to us. Or, the Christians birth-right and duty', with separate titlepage, has imprint: "Printed in the year of our Lord, 1682". 'The government of the tongue. .. The fifth impresssion' has a separate titlepage, with imprint: "At the Theater in Oxford: M. DC. LXVII.", and an imprimatur signed and dated: Rad. Bathurst. Vice-Chancel. Oxon. Januarii 24. 1675". 'The art of contentment' has a separate titlepage, with imprint: "London printed in the year 1682"

With an additional, engraved titlepage, that reads: The works of the author of The whole duty of man. In seaven books In two volumes

The frontispiece is conjugate with the engraved titlepage, and there is an additional imprint, running across the two pages, that reads: "Sold by the booke-sellers of London 1682."

Also variously ascribed to Lady Dorothy Coventry Pakington, Richard Sterne, John Fell, Humphrey Henchman, and others. Cf. DNB.