The crooked six-pence. With a learned preface found among some papers bearing date the same year in which Paradise lost was published by the late Dr. Bently. The original manuscript will be deposited in the Cotton-Library

People / Organizations

• James Bramston (Author)
• Mary Cooper ("sold by")

Imprint

London : printed for R. Dodsley at Tully's-Head in Pall-Mall; and sold by M. Cooper at the Globe in Pater-noster Row, 1743.

Added name

Dodsley, Robert, 1704-1764, bookseller.; Cooper, Mary, -1761, bookseller.

Publication year

1743

ESTC No.

T34436

Grub Street ID

264739

Description

x, [1], 12-24 p. ; 4°.

Note

Attributed to James Bramston in Isaac Reed's 'Repository. I' 1777

A parody of 'The splendid shilling' by John Philips and including the text of that work

Woodcut head-pieces

Below imprint in square brackets: Price one shilling

Signatures: [A]]4] B-C]4.