An address to the Cocoa-tree, from a Whig : and a consultation on the subject of a standing-army, held at the King's Arms Tavern, on the twenty-eight day of February, 1763

An address to the Cocoa-tree, from a Whig : and a consultation on the subject of a standing-army, held at the King's Arms Tavern, on the twenty-eight day of February, 1763

Consultation on the subject of a standing army, held at the King's Arms Tavern, on the twenty-eight day of February, 1763|Letter from the Cocoa-tree to the country-gentlemen

Fifth ed.

London Printed by Dryden Leach for G. Kearsly ... 1763

vii, [3], 56 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)

L2000F120 1763

(OCoLC)43815558

Authorship attributed to Butler by Halkett & Laing.
Two pamphlets: the first part 5th ed., the second 2nd ed.; this is the first joint ed. with a new preface.
Signatures: A5 B-H4.
Signed on p. 21: A Whig.
A reply to "A letter from the Cocoa-tree [i.e. Philip Francis] to the country-gentlemen".
First pamphlet: attack on Bute's ministry since the accession of George III; 2nd pamphlet: political satire.
Sig. D4r, half title: A consultation on the subject of a standing army, held at the King's Arms Tavern, on the twenty-eight day of February, 1763, 2nd ed.
Armorial bookplate with motto (Appetitus, Ratione, Pareat): William Charles de Meuron, Earl Fitzwilliam; bookplate: J. R. Western, Stockport, Cheshire.

Halkett & Laing v. 1, p. 29

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