The Ladies Library
Subtitle: vol. I[-III]
By: written by a Lady ; published by Mr. Steele.
Contributors: Berkeley, George, 1685-1753; Wray, Mary Harrison, Lady, d. 1745.; Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667; Fleetwood, William, 1656-1723; Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729; Du Guernier, Louis, 1677-1716; Tonson, Elizabeth (autograph); Forbes, E. (autograph); Leslie, Margaret (autograph)
Publisher: Printed for Jacob Tonson
Published: 1714
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.; Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800.; Women and religion -- Early works to 1800.
Notes: By George Berkeley.  Cf. ESTC and the Berkeley Newsletter, no. 4.

Previously attributed to Lady Mary Wray and allegedly compiled from the writings of her grandfather Jeremy Taylor, William Fleetwood and others. Cf. Halkett & Laing and BM.

With extensive editorial additions and changes by Steele. Cf. Notes and queries, ser. 1, v. 11, p. 408 and v. 12, p. 12-13; Aitken, v. 2, p. 39-41.

Each vol. has engr. frontis. by Lud. Du Guernier.

Dedication signed: Richard Steele.

Fisher B-10 copy: With microfilm duplicate, vol. 2 (mfm. dup. 0527).  With the autograph of Eliz: Tonson on t.p.

Fisher Walsh copy: With the autograph of E. Forbes on t.p., and of Marg. Leslie on fore-edge.