Description: The New Bath Guide: or, Memoirs of the B—N—R—D Family in a Series of Poetical Epistles, A New Edition, Printed for Robert Dodsley, London, 1788, full leather, 156 pages, 12mo. In fair condition. Front board and fly leaf are detached but intact. Attractive Greek meander design on spine in gilt. Some light staining. Front board may not be original to book, does not match rear board. Previous owner’s name on front fly leaf. Text block appropriately toned with minimal foxing. Unmarked. Binding remains intact. Please see photos. The New Bath Guide reprints the rules for both the Upper and the Lower Rooms. The two sets of rules are similar, and cover matters such as clothing, the allocation of seats and the times at which balls had to start and finish. The New Bath Guide also contains a humorous set of rules which pokes fun at the culture of the Assembly Rooms. Some of these allude to the Rooms’ reputation as centers of gossip, as in Rule X: 'That all whisperers of lies and scandal be taken for their authors'. FORN-ABE-MSB-0120-Shelf-571-lh007
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Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Year Printed: 1788
Topic: History
Binding: Leather
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Robert Dodsley
Place of Publication: London
