A free inquiry into the nature and origin of evil
Subtitle: in six letters to -.
Contributors: Donald and Mary Hyde Collection of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Houghton Library); Goldberg, Gerald M., former owner
Publisher: Printed for R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall
Published: 1757
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
Subjects: Good and evil; Early works to 1800
Notes: First edition. The second edition has the edition statement on the half title leaf, and different press figures.

Two states are noted: in state A, p. 102 is not numbered, and p.157 is misnumbered 517; in state B., p. 102 is numbered and p. 157 is correctly numbered.

Signatures: [A]² B-N⁸ [O]1.

Last p. blank.

Press figures for 1st ed.: 2-1, 15-1, 26-1, 34-1, 50-6, 52-8, 72-1, 96-5, 102-7, 116-2, 127-3, 142-8, 154-5, 171-7, 178-8.

Engraved title vignette.

Reviewed by Samuel Johnson in the literary Magazine.

ESTC T61253

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