The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq;

All titles
  • The history of the proceedings in the case of Margaret, commonly called Peg, only lawful sister to John Bull, Esq;
  • History of Margaret
People / Organizations
Imprint
London : Printed for W. Owen, near Temple Bar, MDCCLXI. [1761] The second edition.; ..
Added name
Hume, David, 1711-1776, attributed name.; Ferguson, Adam, 1723-1816, attributed name.; Owen, W. (William), -1793, bookseller.
Publication year
1761
ESTC No.
T214143
Grub Street ID
240704
Description
86, [2] p. ; 8°.
Note
A political satire

Anonymous. Attribution is disputed. David Raynor (1982; reissue 2009) suggests David Hume is the author. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry for Hume (2009) explicitly rejects this and restates the more traditional attribution to Adam Ferguson

The setting is different from that of the other second edition (ESTC T122565). This edition has "London" in imprint and price below imprint in square brackets: Price one shilling

With a final blank leaf

Signatures: [A]]4 B-L]4.
Uncontrolled note
Cf. t122565