Dec 01, 2005 - Sale 2059

Sale 2059 - Lot 189

Price Realized: $ 546
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Estimate: $ 200 - $ 300
[MADAN, MARTIN.] Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin, in its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy; considered on the Basis of the Divine Law: under the following Heads, viz. Marriage, Whoredom and Fornication, Adultery, Polygamy, Divorce. 3 volumes. 8vo, original boards, spines imperfect; uncut. London: J. Dodsley, 1781

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Second edition, considerably enlarged, of a defense of polygamy by a Methodist divine (1726-90), who believed that it was justified by Mosaic law and consistent with Christianity. The original edition appeared the year before in 2 volumes.