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Author Woolley, Hannah, active 1670.
Title The gentlewomans companion; or, A guide to the female sex : containing directions of behaviour, in all places companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age: viz. As, children to parents. Scholars to governours. Single to servants. Virgins to suitors. Married to husbands. Huswifes to the house. Mistresses to servants. Mothers to children. Widows to the world. prudent to all. With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, a guide for cook-maids, dairy-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general. The third edition. By Hannah Woolley.
Alternative Title Gentlewomans companion
Guide to the female sex
Publication Info London : printed by T. J. for Edward Thomas at the Adam and Eve in Little Brittain, 1682.



Descript [24], 240, 217-371, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : port. (metal cut)
Note Title page in red and black.
The frontispiece portrait of the author is signed: W: Faithorne fe:.
The words "Children ... husbands." and "Huswifes ... to all." are bracketed together on title page.
Includes contents.
With a final advertisement page.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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Author Woolley, Hannah, active 1670.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
Cooking -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Faithorne, William, 1616-1691.
Alternative Title Gentlewomans companion
Guide to the female sex
Descript [24], 240, 217-371, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : port. (metal cut)
Note Title page in red and black.
The frontispiece portrait of the author is signed: W: Faithorne fe:.
The words "Children ... husbands." and "Huswifes ... to all." are bracketed together on title page.
Includes contents.
With a final advertisement page.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Author Woolley, Hannah, active 1670.
Series Early English books online.
Subject Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
Cooking -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Faithorne, William, 1616-1691.
Alternative Title Gentlewomans companion
Guide to the female sex

Subject Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
Cooking -- Early works to 1800.
Home economics -- Early works to 1800.
Etiquette -- Early works to 1800.
Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
Letter writing -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [24], 240, 217-371, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : port. (metal cut)
Note Title page in red and black.
The frontispiece portrait of the author is signed: W: Faithorne fe:.
The words "Children ... husbands." and "Huswifes ... to all." are bracketed together on title page.
Includes contents.
With a final advertisement page.
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Alt author Faithorne, William, 1616-1691.

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