Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests; the Politest Repartees; the most Elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. First carefully collected in the Company, and many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman, whose Name they bear; and now set forth and published by his lamentable Friend and former Companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq; Most Humbly Inscribed To those Choice-Spirits of the age, Captain Bodens, Mr. Alexander Pope, Mr. Professor Lacy, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Read ("printed by and for", or "by/for and sold by")

Imprint

London: printed and sold by T. Read, in Dogwell-Court, White-Fryars, Fleet-Street, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]

Publication year

1739-1739

ESTC No.

T63558

Grub Street ID

288814

Description

80p. ; 8⁰

Note

Compiled by John Mottley.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.