The Night-walker: or, Evening rambles in search after lewd women : with the conferences held with them, &c.

The Night-walker: or, Evening rambles in search after lewd women : with the conferences held with them, &c.

London [England] : Printed for J. Orme in St. Bartholomew's-Hospital, 1696-1697.

2 v. ; (4to)

Monthly

[Vol.I.] This for September, 1696.-vol. II. (this for April, 1697.).

First two issues unnumbered; third issue has number on first p. of text. Title page numbering begins with no. 4.
Volume numbering begins with January, 1697: Vol. 2. Numb. 1.

Edited and largely written by: John Dunton.

Title repeated as caption at head of first page of text.

Below title: "To be publish'd monthly, 'till a discovery be made of all the chief prostitutes in England, from the pensionary miss, down to the common strumpet."

Imprints include year of publication.

Running title recto has date of issue.

Price below imprint.

Each title page includes a satiric dedication, followed in each issue by an "Epistle dedicatory".

Most numbers include final advertisement leaf for new books.

At end of last issue (April 1697): "Some particular reasons have occasioned the change of the person concerned in this undertaking, but 'tis hoped without any disadvantage to it or to the publick ...".

Consists of interviews with prostitutes, probably imaginary, throughout the socio-economic range.

Essays reprinted in 'The Wit's magazine' and its cumulation: London, Harrison and Co., 1784-1785.

T.p. in copy cataloged lacking; replaced by MS. facsimile; title and imprint verified from later numbers.

NCBEL, II:1292
Crane & Kaye, 628
Nelson, C. British newspapers and periodicals, 1641-1700, 452
Times handlist, p. 34
English short title catalogue (ESTC), P2681

1696:Oct.

Great Britain -- England -- London.
Great Britain -- England -- London.

N1154.5

(Disbound.) One no. only; some pp. foxed and worm-eaten, affecting text

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