Oblong folio (10 1/8 x 14 1/2 inches). 6 hand-coloured etched plates by Heath, with drop-head title and imprint as above on each plate. (Repaired tears to plates 1 and 4, the tear in 4 affecting the image area). Later calf by Riviere and Son covers triple fillet gilt border, spine in three compartments with raised bands, red morocco label in the second compartment, gilt turn-ins, dark green glazed endpapers gilt edges. A RARE WORK only two copies are listed as having sold at auction in the past thirty-five years. Detailed instructions are given on dealing with husbands, wives, friends, servants, children, and pets. Coloured plates in order: The Art of Tormenting. 1. Eight sketches beginning with "Lobster! Oh the filthy things, pray take it away or I'm sure I will faint" and ending with "If you are yourself a Widdow, the well-known path lies before you..." 2. Six sketches beginning with "My dear, I've got a duck for your supper..." and ends with "Pray let not this be omitted amongst friends, never to give a kind or cheerful reception..." 3. Six sketches beginning with "It has ever been held a part of friendship to tell each other in a gentle manner..." and ending with "In the common practice of deserting their friends in distress..." 4. Nine sketches beginning with "On no account miss the useful season of the year..." and ending with "even in the middle of the night, should they call for it do not refuse the poor things some victuals..." 5. Seven sketches beginning with"If you'r not in a great hurry to be off gadding..." and ending with "Always scold your Maid if she is the least undressed or dirty..." General Rules for the Art of Tormenting. 6. Five sketches beginning with "Let Gaol Keepers be cruel to their prisoners..." and ending with "Allow your children to be as disagreeable to Visitors as they can."