The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant. The second edition.

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Title The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant. The second edition.
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Signed Author The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's
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Self-published No
Volumes 1
Pagination [2], ii, 116
Date of Publication 1764
Edition Statement The second edition.
Edition Number 2
Date of First Publication
Imprint Printed for W. Nicoll, at the Paper Mill, in St. Paul's Church-Yard
Colophon
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Location of Printing London GB
Format Duodecimo (12mo)
Length (cm) 17
Width (cm) 9
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Price (shilling)
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  • BL 12316.bb.28.
Notes Frontispiece Ill.
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Pilkington, Laetitia. The celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant. The second edition.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 5594, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/5594. Accessed 2024-12-26. 

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