The touch-Stone: or, historical, critical, political, philosophical, and theological essays on the reigning diversions of the town. Designed for the Improvement of all Authors, Spectators, and Actors of Operas, Plays, and Masquerades. In which every Thing antique, or modern, relating to Musick, Poetry, Dancing, Pantomimes, Chorusses, Cat-Calls, Audiences, Judges, Criticks, Balls, Ridottos, Assemblies, New Oratory, Circus, Bear-Garden, Gladiators, Prize-Fighters, Italian Strollers, Mountebank Stages, Cock-Pits, Puppet-Shews, Fairs, and Publick Auctions, Is occasionally handled. With a preface, giving an account of the author and the work

People / Organizations

• James Crokatt ("printed for")
• James Ralph (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Crokatt, at the Golden Key opposite to Chancery-Lane, in Fleet-Street, MDCCXXIX. [1729] The second edition.; ..

Publication year

1729

ESTC No.

N45850

Grub Street ID

30719

Description

[2],xxviii,237,[1]p. ; 12°.

Note

Anonymous. By James Ralph

With a half-title.