WAGSTAFFE, William (1685-1725)

The State and Condition of Our Taxes, Considered; or, a Proposal for a Tax Upon Funds

London: 1714. 46pp. including half-title.

Disbound. Minor toning to a few leaves. Very good.

First edition of this scarce satirical pamphlet regarding English taxation in the early 18th century.

A relatively early work by the short-lived Wagstaffe, physician, satirist and pamphleteer, published in the year of his graduation from Oxford. Apart from his medical publications, Wagstaffe wrote several satirical works, including some at times attributed to Swift, whom he met through his father-in-law, Charles Bernard.

ESTC T48570; Kress 2937; Goldsmiths 5163; Hanson 2040.

Item #34982

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