Observations on a pamphlet, Intitled, An answer to One Part of a Late.
A Vehement Pamphlet War with Walpole Arnall, William [1699 or 1700-1736]. Observations on a Pamphlet, Intitled, An Answer to One Part of a Late Infamous Libel, &c. In a Letter to Mr. P. London: Printed for J. Roberts, In Warwick-Lane, 1731. The second edition. [ii], 50 pp. With a half-title. Octavo (8-1/2" x 5-1/2"; 21.6 x 14 cm). Stab-stitched pamphlet, untrimmed edges. Moderate toning, soiling to exterior, small early owner signature to head of half-title. A very good copy. $250. * Second and final edition, published the same year as the first edition. This pamphlet relates to the substantial political, and eventually intensely personal, debate between Pulteney and Sir Robert Walpole; Pulteney's "Answer" (to which Arnall responds) had so enraged Walpole that he had ordered the arrest of that pamphlet's printer. English Short-Title Catalogue N10118.
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