Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests, the most excellent bons mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English Language; many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman whose Name they bear. To which are added, choice collections of moral sentences, and of the most pointed and truly valuable epigrams in the British Tongue; With the Names of the Authors to such as are known. Most humbly Inscribed To those choice spirits of the age, His Majesty's Poet - Laurear, Mr. David Garrick, Mr. The. Cibber, Mr. Justice Bodens's Horse, Tom Jones, the most impudent Man living, the Rev. Mr. Henley, and Job Baker the Kettle-Drummer.

People / Organizations

• H. Fenwick ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for H. Fenwick, Newgate-Street, [1780?]

Publication year

1780-1780

ESTC No.

T188761

Grub Street ID

224506

Description

191,[1]p.,plate ; 12⁰

Note

Compiled by John Mottley.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling and Six-Pence.

Uncontrolled note

Frontis. = plate or ill.? Fenwick at the Newgate St. address in the early 1780s (Maxted)