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Athenian Sport: Or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, To Amuse and Divert The Age.........
by Dunton, John
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Modern full brown calf. Fine
- Seller
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ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: B. Bragg, 1707. First edition. leather_bound. Modern full brown calf. Fine. 544 pages. 20 x 13 cm. The author, an English bookseller founded The Athenian Society in 1691. He also wrote the first periodical designed specially for women, "The Ladies' Mercury." Some of his tidbits here include: "The loving shrew, or the kindest women are the most cruel." "The virgin-paradox, or a young lady may love and hate the same person at the same time."...and..."a paradox proving there's no pleasure in copulation." Half title, lacking ads, renewed endpapers, interior contents generally clean. Raised bands, spine panels drecorated in gilt motifs, black leather spine label lettered gilt.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22607
- Title
- Athenian Sport: Or, Two Thousand Paradoxes Merrily Argued, To Amuse and Divert The Age.........
- Author
- Dunton, John
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Modern full brown calf. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- B. Bragg
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1707
- Keywords
- Social Life
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ardsley, New York
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- Fine
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- Raised Band(s)
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