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Country Gentleman’s Vade Mecum, (The): Or, His Companion for the Town. In Eighteen Letteres, From a Gentleman in London, to his Friend in the Country. London: Printed for John Harris,…, 1699. First edition. Cont. blind-tooled calf, backstrip mostly perished but retaining title compartment, joints splitting but boards attached. Lacks front flyleaf. 8vo. [22], 148pp., [4, ads]. Title within double-rule border. Occasional small rust spots. A guide to protecting oneself against London’s swarthiest inhabitants, such as the “bullies, sharpers and whores” of gaming houses. Jessel 1470. Wing C6533. Rare.