A collection of letters and essays in favour of public liberty, first published in the news-papers in the years 1764, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, and 1770. Volume One de Various Contributors - 1774-01-01

London : Printed for J. Wilkie, 1774-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. Volume I only. Contemporary mottled calf, gilt, raised bands, red leather spine label. Rubbing, boards detached, chipping to spine. Contemporary signature to fep of Robert Hitzhumer, 1778. Rear flyleaf detached. Tanned, unmarked pages. <br> Later published under title: The budget, a collection of letters in favor of public liberty. The letters were addressed by Thomas Hollis and others to the London Chronicle and the St. James Chronicle. An pre-Revolutionary view of liberty from the English presses. Similar in style to Junius. Whig politics.