Joe Miller's jests: or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brillant [sic] 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, Mr. Colley Cibber, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer.

People / Organizations

• Thomas Read ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for T. Read, in Dogwell-Court, White-Fryers, Fleet-Street, M.DCC.XLV. [1745]

Publication year

1745-1745

ESTC No.

T63552

Grub Street ID

288810

Description

[2],208p.,plate : port ; 8⁰

Note

Compiled by John Mottley.