The Rational Humourist: consisting of a Selection of Anecdotes, Bon Mots, &c. Elegant, Sentimental, and Mirthful.

Bookseller Notes

This seems to be the only edition, and it is rare: Bodley and San Francisco Public Library only in ESTC. ESTC calls for the advertisement leaf at the end, but not, apparently for a half-title. The anonymous editor in his Preface contrasts his purpose in publishing this book with the plethora of books for youth supposedly full of Amusement and Instruction. The frontispiece depicts a party at a decanter-laden table, three gentlemen and a lady, and a young boy clearly relishing the mirth.