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. By Hannah Woolley

All titles
  • 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. By Hannah Woolley
  • Guide to the female sex
People / Organizations
Imprint
London: Printed by A. Maxwell for Dorman Newman at the Kings-Arms in the Poultry, 1673.
Added name
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, engraver.; Woolley, Hannah, active 1670.; Maxwell, Anne, active 1665-1675, printer.; Newman, Dorman, bookseller.
Publication year
1673
ESTC No.
R204109
Grub Street ID
81127
Description
[24], 262, [10] p. : 1 port. (metal cut) ; 8°.
Note
"An unauthorized work based on [Hannah Woolley's] books and adorned by a spurious portrait and unreliable biographical information" -- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The portrait is signed: W: Faithorne fe:

The words "Children ... husbands." and "Huswifes ... to all." are bracketed together on title page

Woodcut head-piece; woodcut initial

Leaf S4 is blank

With four final advertisement leaves

Signatures: A]8] b]4] B-S]8.