The Maiden's Prize; or Batchelor's Puzzle; Being a Miscellany of Theological and Philosophical Queries. Proposed to all the ingenious Married Men and Batchelors in the Kingdom of England. By Mrs. Ann Ward, a beautiful young Lady of Five Hundred Pounds a Year. Who vows never to Marry any Man but him who resolves the following Questions. She likewise promises the ingenious Married Man an Hundred Guineas for his Trouble.

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Title The Maiden's Prize; or Batchelor's Puzzle; Being a Miscellany of Theological and Philosophical Queries. Proposed to all the ingenious Married Men and Batchelors in the Kingdom of England. By Mrs. Ann Ward, a beautiful young Lady of Five Hundred Pounds a Year. Who vows never to Marry any Man but him who resolves the following Questions. She likewise promises the ingenious Married Man an Hundred Guineas for his Trouble.
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Signed Author By Mrs. Ann Ward, a beautiful young Lady of Five Hundred Pounds a Year. Who vows never to Marry any Man but him who resolves the following Questions. She likewise promises the ingenious Married Man an Hundred Guineas for his Trouble.
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Volumes 1
Pagination 8
Date of Publication 1770
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Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed and sold in Aldermary Church Yard, Bow Lane
Colophon
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Octavo (8vo)
Length (cm) 18
Width (cm) 11
Price (pound)
Price (shilling)
Price (pence)
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  • BL 11621.e.4.(8.)
Notes Includes two woodcuts on pp. 4 and 5.
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Ward, Ann. The Maiden's Prize; or Batchelor's Puzzle; Being a Miscellany of Theological and Philosophical Queries. Proposed to all the ingenious Married Men and Batchelors in the Kingdom of England. By Mrs. Ann Ward, a beautiful young Lady of Five Hundred Pounds a Year. Who vows never to Marry any Man but him who resolves the following Questions. She likewise promises the ingenious Married Man an Hundred Guineas for his Trouble.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 1779, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/1779. Accessed 2024-11-22. 

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