FOX, Henry, first Baron Holland (1705-74) and Arthur MURPHY (1727-1805). The Test. Number I. To be continued. Saturday, November 6, 1756 [-Saturday, July 2, 1757], [at foot of verso], London, for S. Hooper, numbers I-XXXIV only (of 35), 2°, drop-head titles, continuous pagination (titles soiled on numbers XVIII and IX, worming to numbers XX-XXIII, minor spotting throughout) -- The Con-test. Number I. Tuesday, November 23, 1756 [Saturday, January 15, 1757], [at foot of verso], London, for C. Cobbett, numbers I-IV, VI, VIII and IX only (of 38), 2°, drop-head titles, continuous pagination (creases and soiling affecting numbers VI and VIII); and 2 numbers of The World, bound together in one vol., 19th-century half calf (hinges cracked).

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FOX, Henry, first Baron Holland (1705-74) and Arthur MURPHY (1727-1805). The Test. Number I. To be continued. Saturday, November 6, 1756 [-Saturday, July 2, 1757], [at foot of verso], London, for S. Hooper, numbers I-XXXIV only (of 35), 2°, drop-head titles, continuous pagination (titles soiled on numbers XVIII and IX, worming to numbers XX-XXIII, minor spotting throughout) -- The Con-test. Number I. Tuesday, November 23, 1756 [Saturday, January 15, 1757], [at foot of verso], London, for C. Cobbett, numbers I-IV, VI, VIII and IX only (of 38), 2°, drop-head titles, continuous pagination (creases and soiling affecting numbers VI and VIII); and 2 numbers of The World, bound together in one vol., 19th-century half calf (hinges cracked).

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The first 3 numbers of The Test were by Fox and the rest by Murphy.

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