An Essay of the Art of Tormenting; with Proper Rules for the Exercise of that Amusing Study
London: Printed for Andrew Millar; reprinted for William Miller by W. Bulmer and Co. 12mo (6 1/8 x 3 3/4 inches). 229 pages, 2-pages ads. Engraved frontispiece by James Gillray of a cat tormenting a mouse. Contemporary mottled calf (front cover detached, rebacked). Third edition (first Bulmer). Provenance: 1804 gift.....