Joe Miller's jests : or, the wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests; the Politest Repartees; the most Elegant Bons Mots, and most pleasant short Stories in the English Language. First carefully collected in the Company, and many of them transcribed from the Mouth of the Facetious Gentleman, whose Name they bear; and now set forth and published by his lamentable Friend and former Companion, Elijah Jenkins, Esq; Most Humbly Inscribed To those Choice-Spirits of the age, Captain Bodens, Mr. Alexander Pope, Mr. Professor Lacy, Mr. Orator Henley, and Job Baker, the Kettle-Drummer.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English wit and humor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],70p. )

Edition:

The second edition.

Other Title:

Joe Miller's jests

Place of Publication:

London : printed and sold by T. Read, in Dogwell-Court, White Fryars, Fleet-Street, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]

Notes:

Compiled by John Mottley.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T63559.

OCLC:

642650875