The mad dog, a tale. By H---------- J--------- Esq;

People / Organizations

• John Gay (Author)
• A. Moore (pseud.) ("printed for")

Imprint

London : printed for A. Moore, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1730.

Publication year

1730

ESTC No.

T3208

Grub Street ID

262820

Description

8p. ; 2°.

Note

H---------- J--------- was meant to suggest Hildebrand Jacob by John Gay the author

Verse

The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious

Price from imprint: price, Six-Pence.

Uncontrolled note

See Treadwell, M.: 'Of false and misleading imprints'. In: 'Fakes and frauds', 1989, pp. 41-43