The Athenian Oracle: Being an Entire Collection of All the Valuable Questions and Answers in the Old Athenian Mercuries. Intermix'd with Many Cases in Divinity History, Philosophy, Mathematics, Love, Poetry, Never Before Published. To Which Is Added an Alphabetical Table... By a Member of the Athenian Society

John Dunton (editor)

Collects questions and answers from The Athenian Mercury, which featured the what is considered the world's first "advice column". Readers could write in questions and receive answers, in print, from the so-called Athenian Society of Experts. Questions range from religious (what is the meaning of 1 Corinthians 11:10?), to economic (should pawnbrokers be considered extortioners?), to medical (how can heavy readers best preserve their eyesight?). Period signature of John Wood on title page.

London: Printed, for Andrew Bell, 1703. [8], 530, [20] pp. Includes one page of publisher's advertisements. Octavo. First Edition. Bound in period paneled calf. Binding moderately rubbed, spine creased, old paper library number at foot of spine. Pages minor browning, occasional stains, some residues in gutter. Very Good-. Item #341

Price: $200.00