Originally published: A modest defence of publick stews, or, An essay upon whoring, as it is now practis'd in these kingdoms / written by a layman. London : Printed by A. Moore near St. Paul's, 1724. Dedication is signed: Phil-Porney.
Bernard Mandeville's "A modest defence of publick stews" : prostitution and its discontents in early Georgian England by Phil-Porney. ISBN 9781403971678. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2006. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.