Rochester's jests [electronic resource] : or, the quintessence of wit; containing a new collection o...
Rochester's jests [electronic resource] : or, the quintessence of wit; containing a new collection of merry stories, repartees, jokes, puns, Bulls, Blunders, Conundrums, the Newest Riddles, Rebusses, smartest Epigrams and Epitaphs; the most admired songs, sung by Mr. Beard, Mrs. Pinto, Miss Wright, &c. and two original love letters: To which is added, Wit Upon Windows, Copied by a London Rider. The Whole being free from that Obscenity, so frequent in most other Books of this kind, is calculated to inspire Mirth and Good Humour, without giving Offence to the chastest Ear.
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London : printed for the proprietors, and sold by J. Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXX. [1770]
Date
MDCCLXX. [1770]
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English
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[2],344[i.e.144]p. : ill. ; 12°.
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Publisher
London : printed for the proprietors, and sold by J. Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXX. [1770]
Edition
The fourth edition.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
MDCCLXX. [1770]
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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.
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Rochester's jests [electronic resource] : or, the quintessence of wit; containing a new collection of merry stories, repartees, jokes, puns, Bulls, Blunders, Conundrums, the Newest Riddles, Rebusses, smartest Epigrams and Epitaphs; the most admired songs, sung by Mr. Beard, Mrs. Pinto, Miss Wright, &c. and two original love letters: To which is add...
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Notes
General note
Braces in title.
Not in fact by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester.
P. 144 misnumbered 344.
Price from imprint: price only One Shilling.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
Citation / References Note
ESTC T169502.
Additional physical form availability note
Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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74Vv0GRKjaxZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv0GRKjaxZ
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991015851079702626
