Item #86403 THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY). Martin Madan.
THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)
THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)
THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)
THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)
THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)

THELYPHTHORA; OR, A TREATISE ON FEMALE RUIN, IN ITS CAUSES, EFFECTS, CONSEQUENCES, PREVENTION, AND REMEDY; CONSIDERED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIVINE LAW: UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS, VIZ. MARRIAGE, WHOREDOM, AND FORNICATION, ADULTERY, POLYGAMY, DIVORCE; WITH MANY OTHER INCIDENTAL MATTERS; PARTICULARLY INCLUDING AN EXAMINATION OF THE PRINCIPLES AND TENDENCY OF STAT. 26 GEO. II, C. 33. COMMONLY CALLED THE MARRIAGE ACT, IN TWO VOLUMES (VOLUME I ONLY)

London, England: J. Dodsley, 1781. Second Edition. Hardcover. VOLUME I ONLY. Octavo, 8.3 in. x 5.1 in., pp. xxxii, 404. Quarter calf over marbled boards. Five gilt decorative bars and the number "1" to spine. Rubbing to extremities; edges of boards a bit ragged. Corners rounded and exposed. Headband and footband worn off. Scuffing and pencil and ink marks to front and rear pastedowns. Front free endpaper and half title missing. One inch open tear on top corner and foxing to title page. Age-toning to pages. Joints and hinges tight; leaves in good plus condition. Good. Item #86403

Published anonymously. Chapters include: 1) Of Marriage as a Divine Institution; 2) Of Whoredom and Fornication; 3) Of Adultery; 4) Of Polygamy; 5) Christ Not the Giver of a New Law; and 6) Concubinage.

Martin Madan (1726 – 1790) was an English barrister, clergyman, and writer, known for his contribution to Methodist music, 'The Lock Hospital Collection,' and later controversial views on marriage expressed in his book Thelyphthora.

Price: $250.00

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