Proposals for printing a very curious discourse, in two volumes in quarto, intitled, Pseudologia Politik?; or, a treatise of the art of political lying, with an abstract of the first volume of the said treatise.

All titles

• Proposals for printing a very curious discourse, in two volumes in quarto, intitled, Pseudologia Politik?; or, a treatise of the art of political lying, with an abstract of the first volume of the said treatise.
• Proposals for printing the Art of political lying, in two volumes

People / Organizations

• John Arbuthnot (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for John Morphew, near Stationers-Hall, [1712]

Publication year

1712-1712

ESTC No.

T75422

Grub Street ID

298147

Description

22,[2]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to John Arbuthnot. Sometimes also attributed to Jonathan Swift. 'Pseudologia politik?' in the title is transliterated from the Greek.

With a half-title: 'Proposals for printing the Art of political lying, in two volumes', and a final advertisement leaf.

A satire, probably not intended to be published.

Price from imprint: Price 3 d.

Uncontrolled note

Ht signed A1 = pp. 1-2