A short essay upon lying : or, A defence of a reverend dignitary, who suffers under the persecution of Mr. Toland, for a lapsus calami.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gordon, Thomas, -1750 (supposed author.), Moore, A., active 1721-1747 (Printer)
Format: Book
Language:English
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Description
Item Description:Sometimes attributed to Thomas Gordon.
The controversy referred to is that between Thomas Sherlock, Bishop of London, and Benjamin Hoadly, Bishop of Winchester.
With a half-title.
The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious. See Treadwell, M.: "Of false and misleading imprints", in: Fakes and frauds, 1989, pp. 41-43.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, 19 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm (octavo)
Place of Publication:England -- London.