A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest. In Two Parts. By a Lover of her Sex. The Fourth Edition.

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Title A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest. In Two Parts. By a Lover of her Sex. The Fourth Edition.
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Signed Author By a Lover of her Sex.
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Pagination [2], 111, [12], 298, [2]
Date of Publication 1701
Edition Statement The Fourth Edition.
Edition Number 4
Date of First Publication 1694
Imprint Printed by J.R. for Richard Wilkin at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1701.
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
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Notes The general titlepage and the title page to the second part are dated 1697; the title page to the first part is dated 1701 though. It's unclear from ECCO whether this edition was published in one or two volumes (or runs of both).
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Astell, Mary. A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest. In Two Parts. By a Lover of her Sex. The Fourth Edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 15640, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/15640. Accessed 2025-11-25. 

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  year={1701},
  title={A Serious Proposal to the Ladies, for the Advancement of their True and Greatest Interest. In Two Parts. By a Lover of her Sex. The Fourth Edition.},
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