The court of Venus, or, Cupid restor'd to sight
Subtitle: being a history of cuckolds and cuckold-makers, containing an account of the secret amours and intrigues of our British kings, noblemen, and others, with the most celebrated beauties, and famous jilts, from Henry the Second, to this present time : the whole interspersed with letters of love and gallantry, with a key : in two volumes
By: by Capt. Alexander Smith
Publisher: Printed and sold by J. Baker in Pater-Noster-Row, and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar
Published: 1716
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
Subjects: Kings and rulers; Paramours; Early works to 1800; Nobility; Courtesans
Other titles: Cupid restor'd to sight; Second volume of the Court of Venus, or, Cupid restor'd to sight; Secret history of the lives of the most celebrated beauties of the female sex, from fair Rosamond down to the present age; Secret history of the lives of the most celebrated beauties
Notes: Volume 1 is a reissue of "The secret history of the lives of the most celebrated beauties" (1715) with a cancel title page.

Volume 2 has title: The second volume of the Court of Venus, or, Cupid restor'd to sight ... London : Printed for J. Baker in Pater-Noster-Row, R. Burleigh in Amen-Corner, and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, 1716.

Signatures: A¹²(-A1) B-L¹² M¹²(-M12); A⁶ B-L¹² M⁶.

Includes indexes.

English short title catalogue, entry  T97119 (v.2)

New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, II, column 987

Bound in 19th century calf; gilt borders, spine and edges; gilt tooled red leather spine labels.