The ladies calling : in two parts. By the author of The whole duty of man, &c. The fourth impression [Allestree, Richard] Gender studies,Pre-1850 imprints,Religion and spirituality

[Allestree, Richard]. The ladies calling : in two parts. By the author of The whole duty of man, &c. The fourth impression. [Oxford] : At the Theater in Oxford, M.DC.LXXVI. [1676]. Hardback, Good. Full leather, bumped to corners, rubbed to edges, spine edges and boards with patches of decay and loss. Decorative gilt frame to upper and lower boards. Spine in 5 panels with 4 raised bands edged in gilt. Binding cracked but strong. Ownership signatures from 1706 and 1746 to ffep. [24], 270, [2] p., 1 b/w plate ; With a final contents leaf. 19cm (8vo). Richard Allestree 1622 28 January 1681) was an English Royalist churchman and provost of Eton College from 1665. The book is generally attributed to Richard Allestree, who also authored The Whole Duty of Man, but is sometimes variously attributed to Dorothy Coventry Lady Pakington, Richard Sterne, John Fell, or Humphrey Henchman and others. 'The Ladies Calling' was very popular and reached twelve editions by 1727. For a long time it was a canonical authority regarding advice manuals for ladies. Now scarce. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.